Jets
Sharks
Social Injustce Issues
Quotes / Lyrics
Background
100
Who is the leader of the Jets?
Riff
100
Who is the leader of the Sharks?
Bernardo
100
The rumble between the Jets & the Sharks is an example of which social injustice issue?
Violence
100
"Oh, I know. It's a free country and I ain't got the right. But I got a badge. What've you got?"
Lieutenant Schrank
100
Where does West Side Story take place?
New York City
200
Why did Tony leave the Jets?
He got a job working at Doc's store.
200
Where are the Sharks from?
Puerto Rico
200
The gangs hate the cops more than they hate each other. Which social injustice issue does this relate to?
Classism
200
"When you're a Jet, you're a Jet all the way from your first cigarette to your last dying day."
Riff
200
West Side Story is based on this Shakespeare play about two teenagers from rival families who fall in love.
Romeo & Juliet
300
Who wants to join the Jets, but isn't accepted due to her gender?
Anybodys
300
How is Maria related to Bernardo?
She is his sister.
300
Which social injustice issue is shown in the following quote: Bernardo (to Anita): "Back home, women know their place."
Sexism
300
"Riff, you gotta let me in the gang! Didn't you just see me, I was smash, I'm a killer, I wanna fight!"
Anybodys
300
What year was the film released?
1961
400
What does "Tony" stand for?
Anton
400
Who is Bernardo's girlfriend?
Anita
400
Lieutenant Schrank's treatment of the Sharks is an example of which social injustice issue?
Institutional Racism
400
"Tonight is the real beginning of my life as a young lady of America!"
Maria
400
This man wrote the lyrics to West Side Story, and later composed the music and lyrics to multiple hit musicals including Into the Woods.
Stephen Sondheim
500
Who represents the Jets in the rumble?
Ice
500
Which Shark is supposed to marry Maria?
Chino
500
Recite a line from the song "America" and the social injustice issue that it relates to.
Various
500
"Play it cool, boy. Real cool."
Ice
500
West Side Story has had how many revivals on Broadway?
Two: 1980 & 2009
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