WALL STREET MOVIE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What company does Bud Fox work for? ANSWER Steinem & Co. Jackson.
The Japanese stock market is known as the Nikkei Index.
Which year did the film begin? ANSWER: 1985
What are the stock market trading hours? ANSWER: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
What dream does Bud have? - ANSWER "To be on the other side of that
phone"
What is meant by "D.K.'ed"? "Didn't know" is the answer.
Jobs for blue-collar workers include postman, janitor, manufacturing worker,
and answer mechanic.
Jobs for white-collar workers: ANSWER accountant, teacher, factory manager,
and stockbroker
What business does Bud's father provide him "inside information" about? Blue
Star Airlines' ANSWER
The Federal Aviation Administration's ANSWER
Regarding the Blue Star Airlines disaster, what was the F.A.A. saying? -
ANSWER that the airline is no longer being investigated and that it was not
their fault.
In what way does Bud meet Gekko for the first time? ANSWER He presents
him with a birthday gift.
What was Gekko's birthday present from Bud? In ANSWER, Cuban cigars
, What "new technology" did Bud see Gekko demonstrating? The blood pressure
monitor ANSWER
What was the value of the check Gekko gave Bud at the eatery? - ANSWER
$1,000,000
What is a W.A.S.P.? ANSWER White Protestant Anglo-Saxon
What is the most valuable commodity, according to Gekko? The information for
the answer
Bud is sent by Gekko to follow whom? Sir Larry Wildman's ANSWER
Answer: Securities & Exchange Commission What is the S.E.C.?
What is under the S.E.C.'s jurisdiction? The stock market is the ANSWER.
The S.E.C. was established when? ANSWER 1934; following the stock market
meltdown (depression)
What is a j.d.? ANSWER To become a lawyer, one must complete law school
and pass the state bar test.
What does the term "disbarred" mean? ANSWER: They revoke your legal
practice license.
What other actions does Bud take to try to learn more? ANSWER He steals
information from file drawers and purchases a portion of a cleaning company.
When Bud enters into a contract with Gekko and his lawyer, what does he
become? The power of attorney for answers
According to the film, whose company gives the S.E.C. information about the
N.Y.S.E.? ANSWER Stock Monitor
What was the cost of Bud's apartment? ANSWER: $950,000
ANSWERS
What company does Bud Fox work for? ANSWER Steinem & Co. Jackson.
The Japanese stock market is known as the Nikkei Index.
Which year did the film begin? ANSWER: 1985
What are the stock market trading hours? ANSWER: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
What dream does Bud have? - ANSWER "To be on the other side of that
phone"
What is meant by "D.K.'ed"? "Didn't know" is the answer.
Jobs for blue-collar workers include postman, janitor, manufacturing worker,
and answer mechanic.
Jobs for white-collar workers: ANSWER accountant, teacher, factory manager,
and stockbroker
What business does Bud's father provide him "inside information" about? Blue
Star Airlines' ANSWER
The Federal Aviation Administration's ANSWER
Regarding the Blue Star Airlines disaster, what was the F.A.A. saying? -
ANSWER that the airline is no longer being investigated and that it was not
their fault.
In what way does Bud meet Gekko for the first time? ANSWER He presents
him with a birthday gift.
What was Gekko's birthday present from Bud? In ANSWER, Cuban cigars
, What "new technology" did Bud see Gekko demonstrating? The blood pressure
monitor ANSWER
What was the value of the check Gekko gave Bud at the eatery? - ANSWER
$1,000,000
What is a W.A.S.P.? ANSWER White Protestant Anglo-Saxon
What is the most valuable commodity, according to Gekko? The information for
the answer
Bud is sent by Gekko to follow whom? Sir Larry Wildman's ANSWER
Answer: Securities & Exchange Commission What is the S.E.C.?
What is under the S.E.C.'s jurisdiction? The stock market is the ANSWER.
The S.E.C. was established when? ANSWER 1934; following the stock market
meltdown (depression)
What is a j.d.? ANSWER To become a lawyer, one must complete law school
and pass the state bar test.
What does the term "disbarred" mean? ANSWER: They revoke your legal
practice license.
What other actions does Bud take to try to learn more? ANSWER He steals
information from file drawers and purchases a portion of a cleaning company.
When Bud enters into a contract with Gekko and his lawyer, what does he
become? The power of attorney for answers
According to the film, whose company gives the S.E.C. information about the
N.Y.S.E.? ANSWER Stock Monitor
What was the cost of Bud's apartment? ANSWER: $950,000
