What Do You Know About the Movie, "Trading Places?"

By: J. Reinoehl
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
What Do You Know About the Movie, "Trading Places?"
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About This Quiz

"Trading Places" is the 1983 film featuring two of the '80s most popular comic actors Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. Many say it was inspired by the Twain novel, "The Prince and the Pauper," as two young men, a wealthy professional and a homeless hustler, are portrayed as a bet inspired by the '80s obsession with Wall Street. 

"Trading Places" was one of the most popular films of 1983, grossing over $90 million over its box office release. You're an obvious fan of '80s movies, so how much do you think you remember from this hilarious movie that is all about the culture of the '80s? For starters, do you remember the disabilities Billy Ray Valentine pretends to have at the beginning of the movie? Or, how Valentine makes his first $15,000 profit for the Dukes? 

Those questions are just a starter to get your lips wet and your mind flowing. But it gets harder from here. Do you remember the $7,000 item that Winthorp tried to pawn, and how much the pawnbroker actually offered him for the item?

It's time to make your bet on how well you'll do with this quiz. But, how much is a bet truly worth? $1, $50, or thousands of dollars? Not sure?  Why don't you just ask Mortimer and Randolph?

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Which stock did Louis Winthorpe III want to sell when it hit 76.25?
Auto parts.
Pork bellies.
Potato chips.
Feed corn.
What disabilities did Billy Ray Valentine pretend to have at the beginning of the movie?
He pretended he was deaf and blind.
He pretended he was missing one arm and both legs.
He pretended he was missing his legs and was blind.
He pretended he was missing one arm and was mute.
What relationship did Penelope have to Mortimer and Randolph?
She was their granddaughter.
She was their cousin.
She was their daughter.
She was their grandniece.

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Which actor played Winthorpe?
Gene Hackman.
Richard Gere.
Richard Dreyfuss.
Dan Aykroyd
How did Mortimer reply when Randolph said, "Mother always said you were greedy.”
"Only because she confused the two of us.”
"She meant it as a compliment.”
"I prefer to think of myself as thrifty.”
"I can't help it that you were her favorite.”
Where did Valentine run after taking Winthorpe's briefcase?
Into the park.
Into a department store.
Into the gentlemen's club.
Into the Dukes' car.

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What was planted on Winthorpe to show him as a thief?
A gold statuette.
An ancient vase.
A diamond necklace.
$50 bills marked with a red X.
Who got Winthorpe out of jail?
Coleman.
Mortimer and Randolph.
Penelope.
Valentine.
Billy Ray Valentine said he didn't have bruises when he arrived in the jail cell because of what?
Karate men bruised on the inside.
His makeup artist covered them.
He moved so quickly no one laid a hand on him.
He was a fast healer.

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What did Clarence Beeks pay the hooker at the police station to do?
Pretend she was engaged to Winthorpe.
Pretend Winthorpe was her drug supplier.
Bail Winthorpe out of jail.
Steal Winthorpe's clothes.
How did Valentine make his first $15,000 profit for the Dukes?
He found a discrepancy in the books.
He broke a vase with an overestimated insurance value.
He fired Winthorpe.
He told them to wait to sell their commodities.
Which actor played Valentine?
Eddie Murphy.
Arsenio Hall.
Richard Pryor.
Chris Rock.

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How did Coleman react when Winthorpe showed up on the doorstep?
He was outraged that Winthorpe would come to him.
He acted sympathetically and explained it was out of his control
The Dukes transferred Coleman to a different house, and a strange butler answered the door.
Coleman acted as if he had never seen Winthorpe before.
What did Ophelia do for a living?
She was a store clerk.
She was a drug dealer.
She was a prostitute.
She was a librarian.
Why couldn't Winthorpe get his money out of the bank?
He didn't have identification.
The IRS had frozen his assets.
Penelope had used the money to post his bond.
According to bank records, he closed the account the day before.

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What did Mortimer drop in Valentine's office to try to trick him?
False commodity reports.
A handgun.
A bag of PCP.
His money clip filled with money.
What did Ophelia want in return for helping Winthorpe?
Marriage.
To be his pimp.
Money when he got back on his feet.
To move in with him.
What did Winthorpe try to pawn?
His watch.
His shoes.
His coat.
His wallet.

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What did the pawnshop give Winthorpe for his item that retailed for $6,955?
$25
$50
$100.
$1000.
What drug did Valentine keep from the ones Winthorpe tried to plant on him?
Cocaine.
Marijuana.
Heroin.
PCP.
How much was the bet between Mortimer and Randolph?
$1.
$50.
$100.
$1000.

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Where did Valentine overhear the Dukes discussing the bet?
In his office.
In their living room.
In the bathroom
In the limousine.
How did Billy Ray reply when Randolph asked, "You're from a broken home, of course?”
"Yeah, we was broke. So what?”
"Well the plumbing had broken once or twice, but for the most part, the house worked.”
"We were the family pictured in the dictionary under ‘broken home.'”
"We were so broken, the neighbors cried when they played with us.”
What happened when Winthorpe attempted to shoot himself?
The gun misfired.
A truck splashed him with water.
A dog bit his leg.
Valentine pulled the gun away from him.

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Who was Clarence Beeks?
Winthorpe's chauffeur.
The front desk attendant at Duke & Duke.
The security man delivering the crop report.
The Santa hired at the Duke & Duke office party.
What method of suicide did Winthorpe use that almost worked?
He overdosed on prescription drugs.
He shot himself in the stomach.
He tried drowning himself in the toilet.
He attempted to jump out the window.
Why were Randolph and Mortimer paying Beeks?
To find the thief in their business.
So they could get the crop report early.
To ensure Valentine followed all the rules of his new job.
So he would take the crop report to the Department of Agriculture on time.

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Where do Valentine and Winthorpe get the crop report away from Beeks?
On a train.
On an airplane.
In a taxi.
At a hotel.
Finish the quote: "The good part, William, is that no matter whether our clients make money or lose money, Duke & Duke get the commissions.” " ...Sounds to me like _______________.”
"...Rich people can make money off anything.”
"...A couple of bookies.”
"...A very complicated process.”
"...A scam.”
As what animal do they dress up Beeks?
A giraffe.
A gorilla.
A cow.
A dinosaur.

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Who loaned Valentine and Winthorpe the money to purchase stocks?
Penelope.
Todd and Harry.
Randolph and Mortimer.
Coleman and Ophelia.
Who gives the false crop report to Randolph and Mortimer?
Winthorpe.
Beeks.
Valentine.
Coleman.
Finish the quote: "Yeah, you know, it occurs to me that the best way you hurt rich people _____________________."
"...Is by shooting out their kneecaps."
"...Is by turning them into poor people."
"...is to have them arrested for drug dealing."
"...is to seduce their spouses."

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Which actress played Ophelia?
Demi Moore.
Linda Hamilton.
Jamie Lee Curtis.
Carrie Fisher.
What commodity put the Duke brothers into the poorhouse?
Corn.
Orange juice.
Pork bellies.
Gold.