Q 01/05

Who directed Trading Places?

A) Ivan Reitman

B) John Hughes

C) Harold Ramis

D) John Landis

Answer · why

D) John Landis

He had already made Animal House and The Blues Brothers, and he pitched the script as an updated 1930s screwball comedy with swearing and nudity added...

Q 02/05

In what year was Trading Places released in theaters?

A) 1981

B) 1987

C) 1985

D) 1983

Answer · why

D) 1983

It opened in June, wedged between Return of the Jedi and Superman III in a record-breaking summer.

Q 03/05

Which city is the main setting for the film's story?

A) Philadelphia

B) Boston

C) New York City

D) Chicago

Answer · why

A) Philadelphia

The writers chose the city for its links to the founding of the United States and the American dream, then undercut that idealism with a hustler beggi...

Q 04/05

What is the name of the street hustler played by Murphy?

A) Axel Foley

B) Reggie Hammond

C) Billy Ray Valentine

D) Clarence Beeks

Answer · why

C) Billy Ray Valentine

Murphy rewrote many of his own lines because he felt a white writer would give a Black character clichés like 'jive turkey'.

Q 05/05

Which commodity do the heroes use to bankrupt the Duke brothers on the trading floor?

A) Pork belly futures

B) Frozen concentrated orange juice

C) Soybean oil contracts

D) Chicago wheat futures

Answer · why

B) Frozen concentrated orange juice

The writers had studied real attempts to corner wheat and silver but decided that a mundane breakfast staple would be funnier.