52 Trading Places Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: Two people find themselves in each other's position

The film "Trading Places" is a comedy about two people - a commodities broker and a small time crook, who get a chance to experience each other's lifestyle, after they become the subjects of a bet. It is a very lively and funny movie. It was released in 1983, and starred Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy in the roles of the commodities broker and small time crook respectively. It also starred Kristin Holby in the role of Penelope, Dan Aykroyd's fiancee, Jamie Lee Curtis in the role of Ophelia, Denholm Elliot in the role of Dan's servant, Coleman, and Paul Gleason in the role of Clarence Beeks, along with other actors. It was a hit.

Answer: Sharing is Caring

A sweet sentiment for the holidays.

Answer: Philadelphia

This plot of this movie and the actual filming both took place in historical Philadelphia! Check out the montage of scenery at the beginning of the movie.

Answer: John Landis

John Landis directed several films but is probably remembered most for directing the excellent film 'The Blues Brothers.'

Answer: The Prince and the Pauper

"Trading Places" is based on "The Prince and the Pauper", which is a famous novel written by Mark Twain. The movie is a modern version of the novel, which was published in the 19th century and tells the story of two people - a prince and a beggar, who experience each other's lifestyle by changing positions for some time. The prince leads the life of a poor person, as the beggar was leading, while the beggar leads a very royal and rich lifestyle. "Trading Places" also has a similar plot, with some changes.

Answer: roses

Because Winthorpe is in bed with the flu, Ophelia is forced to turn down her client for the evening by saying that her mother just arrived for a visit.

Answer: Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd played the snotty, yet refined, Louis Winthorpe III who experiences a series of unforunate events which transform his life.

Answer: Dan Aykroyd

Eddie Murphy played the other main character in the film, Billy Ray Valentine. Paul Gleason took the role of Clarence Beeks and Frank Oz played a cameo role of a policeman in the film.

Answer: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

"Trading Places" is set in Philadelphia, which is the largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

The movie is set in Philadelphia, so to that extent, this city is important. In the movie, Dan Aykroyd's character, Louis Winthorpe III worked for a commodities brokerage firm in Philadelphia, owned by the Duke brothers, Randolph Duke and Mortimer Duke, and the entire story of the movie takes place in Philadelphia. Eddie Murphy's character Billy Ray Valentine was also living in Philadelphia. Most of the action of the movie takes place in Philadelphia.

Answer: pork bellies

Initially it seems that Winthorpe's pork belly speculation is wrong because the price begins to drop. In the last few seconds of trading, the final price climbed to $75.89.

Answer: It is from the Shakespeare play "Hamlet"

Winthorpe points out that Opehlia was the name of Hamlet's girlfriend. Ophelia points out that life "is not Shakespeare."

Answer: Duke and Duke

The firm Duke and Duke was owned by the Duke brothers, Randolph and Mortimer. Louis was one of their top commodity brokers.

Answer: Louis and Billy

The Duke Brothers, Randolph Duke and Mortimer Duke, held different views about the role played by nature and nurturing in shaping a person's life. So they decided to make a bet and conduct an experiment by changing the social positions of two people and putting each of them in the position of the other person and see the outcome of their experiment. They decided to use Louis and Billy for their experiment after they saw Louis and Billy arguing with each other, when Louis suspects that Billy has tried to rob him. However, Louis and Billy didn't know that they were being used for the experiment.

Answer: $347,000

Randolph, who always seems to have his trusty calculator, figures out that they made an extra $347,000.

Answer: Folsey

Apparently this guy is responsible for helping Winthorpe out of his coat. He is seen deligently waiting at the Duke and Duke offices as Winthorpe comes in.

Answer: $1

The Duke brothers had a wager between themselves. They wanted to see what happened if they reduced upper class employee Louis to living in the gutter and elevated the status of working class Billy Ray. Would their background and upbringing hold firm or would they adapt to their new surroundings and social levels?

Answer: Louis lost everything, while Billy benefitted for some time

The bet and experiment of conducted by the Duke Brothers had a significant impact on the lives of Louis and Billy. Louis loses his job, his house, access to his money, and also his reputation, since the Duke brothers frame him for crimes and actions that he didn't commit. On the other hand, Billy benefits for some time from this experiment. The Duke brothers appoint him to take up Louis Winthorpe's job, allow him to stay in Louis Winthorpe's home, as a result of which Billy becomes adept in business, and achieves considerable success. His social skills also improve.

Answer: Ezra

They give Ezra a $5.00 Christmas bonus, to which he responds: "Maybe I'll go to the movies--by myself."

Answer: 47 years

According to Mortimer Duke: "We did manage to stay in business 47 years before your arrival."

Answer: He was caught stealing money

Clarence Beeks, who was an employee of the two brothers purposely framed Louis for the theft so he would lose his job and the respect of his colleagues. This was the start for him on the downward slope to losing everything.

Answer: Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche

In the movie "Trading Places", Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche played the roles of the Duke Brothers, Randolph Duke and Mortimer Duke respectively.

Ralph Bellamy was a famous actor during the Golden Age of Hollywood who began his acting career as a theater actor. He began his film career in 1931 with the film "The Secret Six". Some of his well known films are: "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" (1932), "The Awful Truth" (1937), and "His Girl Friday" (1940). He also acted in a number of television shows such as "Man Against Crime", from 1949-1956, "The Eleventh Hour", from 1963-1964, "Wheels" and "The Winds Of War".

Don Ameche was also a well known actor, who acted in theater, films and television. He made his debut in films in 1935 with the film "Clive of India". Some of his other well known films are: "Ramona" (1936), "Ladies in Love" (1936), "Love Is News" (1937) "Slightly French" (1949) and many other films. He acted in TV shows such as "The Polly Bergen Show" and "The Greatest Show on Earth"

Answer: A grateful war veteran thanks you. Merry Christmas

He was pretending to be blind and missing both legs.

Answer: Penelope Witherspoon

She did try to stand by him when he was sacked from Duke and Duke and even went to meet him from jail. It was only when a lady of the night approached Louis outside the police station asking him for drugs that Penelope finally had enough. Little did she know that it was all part of the Dukes' plan!

Answer: Because he realised that he and Louis were the subjects of the bet and experiment

Louis feels very unhappy about the way the Duke Brothers have treated him, and he also feels like getting even with Billy, who he knows benefitted after Louis was fired by the Duke Brothers and framed even though he was innocent. To get even with Billy, Louis plants some drugs in Billy's cabin when Billy isn't in the room, so that Billy is arrested and jailed. In order to escape, Louis also uses a gun. Later on, he also tries to commit suicide. However, Billy quietly overhears Randolph and Mortimer discussing their experiment and bet and their plan to remove him from his position and letting him resume his previous lifestyle, and so he decides to help Louis Winthorpe. He meets Louis and first he helps him regain his health, together with Ophelia and Louis's servant. After Louis recovers his health, Billy, Ophelia and his servant tell him about the bet and experiment of the Duke Brothers.

Answer: 1776

It also said "With Liberty and Justice for All. Members Only."