On the Waterfront Super Quiz

Round 1 – Characters Name as many characters from the movie as you possibly can. Bonus points are available if you can provide an interesting fact about each character.

Round 2 – Glossary Quickly write down as many terms or phrases that were new to us before we watched the film. E.g. Canary – Someone who ‘sings’ to the police

Round 3 - Reflections What can we learn from the film and what was Kazan trying to preach? 1.Give 2 examples of how people ‘dobbing in’ their friends during McCarthyism was mirrored in ‘On the Waterfront’. 2.Why did Kazan make ‘On the Waterfront’?

Round 4 – Symbols Identify as many objects or people that were in some way symbolic and explain their importance.

Round 5 – Pics

Bonus Round Does On the Waterfront suggest that honesty is always the best policy – whatever the consequences?