Who Played Me in "Night at the Museum"? Quiz

Answer: Ben Stiller

Stiller, born on November 30th, 1965 in New York City was cast as Larry Daley. Larry had a son, Nicholas, with his ex-wife, Erica, and they shared custody of him. Larry could not keep a job and kept going from place to place until he finally went to an agency in New York City.

The lady said his resume was not the best she had seen but that she knew of a place which would hire Larry. She sent him to the Museum of Natural History and Larry got a job as a security guard during the museum's closing hours. During Larry's late shift, all the artifacts in the museum came to life through a tablet.

The first alive artifact that Larry encountered was a T-Rex. The T-Rex chased him and Larry did not know what to do. He called another guard and the guard informed Larry that he had to read the instruction manual.

In the manual, it said to throw a bone so the T-Rex could chase it. Larry realized that the T-Rex did not want to hurt him but he just wanted to play fetch. At the end of the movie, a couple of retired guards tried to steal the tablet since they wanted to feel young again but Larry managed to get the tablet back so the artifacts could continue to come to life each night at the museum. Stiller reprised his role of Larry Daley in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian".

He was also in the movies, "Zoolander" and "There's Something about Mary".

Answer: Carla Gugino

Gugino, a native of Sarasota, Florida landed the role of Rebecca. Rebecca introduced herself to Larry when he first began to work at the Museum of Natural History. She told him she was a docent and that she really loved Sacagawea. She mentioned in one scene to Larry that she was almost finished with a dissertation, on Sacagawea, one she had been working on for four years. Larry told Rebecca he would go crazy if he worked on just one paper for four years but she remarked that it was more like a book on Sacagawea since it was 900 pages.

In one scene, Larry informed Rebecca that the museum came to life when it closed and Rebecca thought Larry insulted her since she was a history geek. However, Rebecca saw some artifacts which escaped from the museum one night and crossed a street in New York City and realized that Larry never teased her.

She went back to the museum and saw an alive Sacagawea. She introduced herself to Sacagawea and informed her she was a huge fan of hers and Sacagawea was flattered. Gugino guest starred on the TV series, "Entourage", "Karen Sisco" and "The Wonder Years".

Answer: Ricky Gervais

Gervais, born in 1961 in Berkshire, England played Dr. McPhee. Dr. McPhee was the director of the Museum of Natural History and did not like Larry when he first met him. He told him the rules about being a security guard and let him know that any big screw ups would result in punishment.

In one scene, Dr. McPhee saw an exhibit full of foam and blamed Larry for this and he fired him but Larry persuaded him to let him stay on for one more night. Dr. McPhee agreed to give Larry another night to prove he had it in him to be a good security guard but warned him that the slightest mistake would result in termination.

The next day, Dr. McPhee noticed how certain exhibits were outside the museum and he told Larry to hand over his flashlight and identification.

As Dr. McPhee escorted Larry out of the building, he noticed many customers came to look at the exhibits and realized Larry was responsible since he brought in that business. He gave Larry his flashlight and identification back and informed him he was not fired after all. Gervais reprised his role of Dr. McPhee in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian".

He was also in the films, "Dog Eat Dog" and "For Your Consideration".

Answer: Kim Raver

Raver had the small role of Erica Daley. Erica was Larry's ex-wife and did not like how Larry created so much instability for their son, Nicholas, by being unable to keep a steady job. Larry went to Erica's apartment one day and she told him to find a good job so he would not have to move further away from her residence and further away from Nicholas.

When Larry told Erica he would take Nicholas to the museum one night, Erica did not like the idea but she eventually caved and allowed Larry to take Nicholas there to see what dad did at his job. Raver guest starred on the TV shows, "ER", "Trinity" and "The Practice".

Answer: Jake Cherry

Cherry got to play Nicholas Daley in "A Night at the Museum". His parents liked to call him "Nicky" and Nick was alright with that nickname. Nick was seen at the beginning of the movie in a hockey game when someone tripped him. Larry rushed onto the ice and made sure Nick was alright. Nick told his dad he was fine and that he needed to get off the ice.

In the next scene, Nick told Larry that, if he did not get to the NHL, he would be a bond trader like his mom's boyfriend, Don. Nick became upset when it appeared as if his dad got fired and he told his father he saw his boss fire him but Nick did not see where Dr. McPhee hired him back.

When Larry took his son to the museum to show him what happened at night, the artifacts did not come alive. Larry realized that a retired guard had stolen the tablet which brought them to life.

He and Nicky caught up to the guard and activated the tablet to make the exhibits come alive. Cherry reprised his role of Nick Daley in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian".

He also had roles in the movies, "Friends with Money" and "The Rebound".

Answer: Mizuo Peck

Peck, a native of New York City, was cast as Sacagawea. Sacagawea was on display at the Museum of Natural History and, like the other artifacts, came alive every night. Since Sacagawea was behind glass, she could not be heard by people that she spoke to on the other side of the glass.

In one scene, she tried to tell Larry something but Larry told her he could not hear her. At the end of the movie, someone hurled something at the glass and it broke. Sacagawea was free and she helped Larry and the others track the location of the guy who stole the tablet. Peck reprised her role of Sacagawea in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian".

She portrayed characters in the films, "Peace of Mind" and "Scenes of the Crime".

Answer: Paul Rudd

Rudd, born in 1969 in Passaic, New Jersey got the small role of Don. Don dated Erica, Larry's ex wife, but he and Larry still managed to be civilized towards each other. In one scene, Larry went to Erica's apartment and he saw Don there while he entertained Nicky. Near the beginning of the film, Don walked Nicky to school since Erica had to be in court early and he saw Larry outside the Museum of Natural History. Don told Larry that Erica could not walk Nicky to school that day so he did it on his way to work. We learned that Don was a bond trader since Nicky told Larry that, if he did not become a professional hockey player, he would be like Don and go into bond trading. Rudd had guest starring stints on the TV series', "Wainy Days", "Reno 911!" and "Deadline".

Answer: Dick Van Dyke

Van Dyke, born on December 13th, 1925 in West Plains, Missouri got the part of Cecil. Cecil was a security guard at the Museum of Natural History and decided to retire. He met Larry Daley and showed him around the museum and that all he would ever need to know would be written in the instruction manual.

When Larry first saw the alive T-Rex, he phoned up Cecil and asked him what to do. Cecil reminded Larry to read the instructions and it would give him hints as to how to deal with the T-Rex. At the end of the movie, Cecil and a couple other security guards came to the museum and told Larry they planned to steal the tablet since it made them feel young again.

However, Larry and other members of the museum got the tablet back from Cecil. Van Dyke guest starred on the TV shows, "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" and "Coach".

He is best known for his role of Rob Petrie on "The Dick Van Dyke Show".

Answer: Robin Williams

Williams, a native of Chicago, Illinois got the part of Teddy Roosevelt. Teddy often gave Larry advice on how to handle the alive artifacts but Larry told him he would not be guarding a museum of alive artifacts for low pay. Teddy urged Larry not to quit since Larry was the museum's one hope but Larry did not believe him. Throughout the movie, Teddy discussed how he built The Panama Canal and also introduced the National Park Service to the United States.

In a couple of scenes, he gave Larry some words of wisdom that the real Teddy Roosevelt gave to the American people when he was U.S. President. Williams reprised his role of Teddy Roosevelt in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian".

He also starred in the films, "Man of the Year" and "License to Wed".

In 1990, Williams was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film, "Dead Poets Society", but he lost to Daniel Day-Lewis for "My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown". Other Oscar nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role that year were Tom Cruise for "Born on the Fourth of July", Morgan Freeman for "Driving Miss Daisy" and Kenneth Branagh for "Henry V".

Answer: Patrick Gallagher

Gallagher, born in 1968 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada played Attila the Hun. When the artifacts first came alive, one of them remarked that Attila the Hun was the only one that had the ability to defeat the entire Roman Empire. Larry also learned that Atilla the Hun and his men liked to rip off the limbs of people they did not like.

There was one scene in which Larry almost lost his limbs to Attila the Hun and his men but they got scared once they saw animals come after them. Near the end of the movie, Attila the Hun spoke to Ahkmenrah and Attila realized that Larry was not the bad guy he made him out to be. Attila and Larry finally became allied and teamed up with the other artifacts and Nicky to get the tablet back from Cecil. Gallagher reprised his role of Attila the Hun in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian".

He also appeared in the movies, "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" and "The House Next Door".