Q 01/05

Who plays night guard Larry Daley in the Night at the Museum films?

A) Jack Black

B) Ben Stiller

C) Steve Carell

D) Adam Sandler

Answer · why

B) Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller shares the first film with his own mother: Anne Meara plays Debbie, the job agent who sends Larry to the museum.

Q 02/05

Who directed the three live-action Night at the Museum films?

A) Jon Favreau

B) Adam Shankman

C) Shawn Levy

D) Brad Silberling

Answer · why

C) Shawn Levy

Shawn Levy also slips in front of the camera: he plays the dad in Larry's television infomercial at the start of the second film.

Q 03/05

The first film is based on a 1993 children's book by which author?

A) Chris Van Allsburg

B) David Wiesner

C) Jon Scieszka

D) Milan Trenc

Answer · why

D) Milan Trenc

The book is a slim picture book; the films added almost everything else.

Q 04/05

Which real New York institution is the setting of Night at the Museum?

A) The Metropolitan Museum of Art

B) The American Museum of Natural History

C) The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

D) The New York Public Library

Answer · why

B) The American Museum of Natural History

The American Museum of Natural History lent the film its look and its exterior, but the halls Larry patrols were built on a soundstage.

Q 05/05

Which real gadget does Larry Daley say stole the thunder of his own failed invention?

A) The Flowbee

B) The Clapper

C) The Chia Pet

D) The ThighMaster

Answer · why

B) The Clapper

The Clapper turns lights on at a clap; Larry's Snapper did it at a snap of the fingers, and he tells the job agent the rival 'stole a bit of our thund...