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1.
  'Red Dwarf' Series 2   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Although the viewing figures for the first series were not brilliant, the feedback was strong, and a second series was commissioned. Did you see it?
Average, 15 Qns, ArleneRimmer, Apr 06 15
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  'Red Dwarf' Series 2 - The Saga Continues   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As the crew travel further into deep space we continue to watch their journey. But how much did you learn from watching series 2?
Average, 10 Qns, hayley_black77, Mar 04 06
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  Queeg    
Multiple Choice
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Holly gets replaced but there's a little twist in that story.
Easier, 10 Qns, valjoedg, Nov 03 11
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  Kryten    
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The crew comes across Kryten, on board three skeleton remains of his crew.
Average, 10 Qns, valjoedg, Jan 25 12
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  Thanks for the Memory    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The boys wake up with no memory of what happened and go to investigate. Also early Lister gives Rimmer a memory which would be the plot device later.
Average, 10 Qns, valjoedg, Oct 27 11
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  Parallel Universe    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The guys get put in a parallel universe thanks to Holly and it has a surprise ending!
Average, 10 Qns, valjoedg, Nov 06 11
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  Stasis Leak    
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A stasis leak is discovered and the guys try to decide who deserves to go into stasis.
Average, 10 Qns, valjoedg, Oct 30 11
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  Better Than Life    
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The guys receive mail, and in it is a video game that they all play. But, it doesn't go according to plan.
Average, 10 Qns, valjoedg, Jan 01 13
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trivia question Quick Question
What was missing from Rimmer later on?

From Quiz "Queeg"





'Red Dwarf' - Series 2 Trivia Questions
1. Who was singing the lead in "Tongue Tied"?

From Quiz Parallel Universe

Answer: Cat

Danny John-Jules was a singer and dancer before he became The Cat. I read when he auditioned for the role he was already dressed as The Cat.

2. What hit the ship causing Lister to fall out of his bunk?

From Quiz Queeg

Answer: Meteor

The ship is hit by a meteor, forcing the crew to fall to the floor. Lister fell out of his bunk. Holly: "Yeah. That's it. 'Look out, a meteor is about to hit the ship.' I knew it'd come back to me." The Cat: "Thanks for the warning."

3. Whose head came through the table in Lister and Rimmer's quarters?

From Quiz Stasis Leak

Answer: Rimmer

The hologram Rimmer came through the table to warn the living Rimmer of the pending radiation leak and the stasis leak.

4. Whose death day were they celebrating on the moon?

From Quiz Thanks for the Memory

Answer: Rimmer

Lister and Cat were in silver space suits minus the helmets because it was a moon with a breathable atmosphere. Holly was on a portable television with wheels and Rimmer was in a holographic cage dancing.

5. How did the mail come to Red Dwarf?

From Quiz Better Than Life

Answer: 2nd Class Post

Holly: "It's been tracking us since we left Earth. Now we've turned round, it's caught up." Lister: "Do you mean it's taken three million years?" Holly: "Yeah. Just about average for second class post."

6. What show was Kryten watching on his ship?

From Quiz Kryten

Answer: "Androids"

A girl android told the male android that their child android wasn't his android. The theme song to "Androids" then played.

7. What is the name of the ship that Kryten is found on?

From Quiz 'Red Dwarf' Series 2 - The Saga Continues

Answer: The Nova 5

The Red Dwarf crew answer a distress call from Kryten, and he ends up joining them after realising that the remaining crew members of the Nova 5 are dead.

8. The first episode of the second series introduced a new character - who was this?

From Quiz 'Red Dwarf' Series 2

Answer: Kryten

The first Kryten was played by David Ross; the character did not become a regular cast member (then played by Robert Llewellyn) until series 3.

9. According to Holly, who invented the sandwich?

From Quiz Parallel Universe

Answer: The Earl of Sandwich

Holly invented the Holly Hop Drive which was just a box with "start" and "stop" on it. Holly: "The Earl of Sandwich invented the sandwich, Samuel Morse invented Morse Code, Plato invented the plate and I, Holly, have invented The Holly Hop Drive."

10. What was missing from Rimmer later on?

From Quiz Queeg

Answer: Legs

As the crew was heading to room 592, the hologram suite, Rimmer walked to the guys only to have his legs missing. Holly said not to worry. Rimmer's legs then walked past them. Lister said, "Leggies over here."

11. What was Lister doing in his quarters, much to Rimmer's annoyance?

From Quiz Stasis Leak

Answer: Reading Rimmer's diary

In a flashback, Rimmer was given eight weeks of painting the ship for bad mouthing Hollister and shoving a pencil up his nose. Lister was given two weeks for giving Rimmer hallucinating mushrooms. Lister left to get the spacesuits then he was shocked to see his head coming through the table.

12. What was NOT a part of the sandwich that Holly made for Rimmer?

From Quiz Thanks for the Memory

Answer: Sour cream

This was said: Rimmer: "I want a triple fried egg sandwich with..." Lister: "With chili sauce and chutney." Holly: "You what?" Lister: "It's a state-of-the-art sarnie." Holly: "It's the state of the floor I'm worried about. All right, okay." Lister: "Trust me." Rimmer then eats the sandwich and has several conflicting emotions cross Rimmer's face. Rimmer: "I think I'm having a baby."

13. What was Holly's first move in his chess game?

From Quiz Better Than Life

Answer: No move

Gordon aboard the Scott Fitzgerald made the first move; pawn to king 4. Holly didn't make a move.

14. What ship was Kryten on when he sent out the distress call?

From Quiz Kryten

Answer: Nova 5

I would guess they had at least three male crew members who died on impact. The three surviving female crew members, Tracy, Anne and Jane died of old age and were nothing but skeletons when Red Dwarf came across them.

15. Whose death are we informed of during episode 2, "Better Than Life"?

From Quiz 'Red Dwarf' Series 2 - The Saga Continues

Answer: Rimmer's dad

Rimmer gets a letter from his mother, sent millions of years ago, telling him that his father is dead. The following events give us a lot of insight into Rimmer's past.

16. What was the title of the robotic 'Neighbours'-type soap opera?

From Quiz 'Red Dwarf' Series 2

Answer: Androids

Avidly watched by Kryten, 'Androids' was the standard soap-story, but based around robots. The theme tune was that of 'Neighbours', the Australian soap opera, with suitable robotic references.

17. Who did Rimmer originally claim was responsible for the strange events that happened in episode 3, "Thanks for the Memory"?

From Quiz 'Red Dwarf' Series 2 - The Saga Continues

Answer: Aliens

The crew realise that they have lost four days of their memory and that strange events have happened that they can't remember. Rimmer claims that they have been abducted by aliens, showing strange logic to support his theory.

18. What were the names of the female crew who were 'alive but badly injured' on the Nova 5?

From Quiz 'Red Dwarf' Series 2

Answer: Jane, Tracey and Ann

All three were skeletons who had been dead for hundreds of years. It took some considerable skill to convince Kryten that they were no longer alive, even though he did ask Rimmer if he was a doctor!

19. Lister: "Rear Admiral Lieutenant General Rimmer." Rimmer: "That's from my ______."

From Quiz Better Than Life

Answer: Mother

Along with his bill from Outland Revenue, he received a letter from his mother to inform him that his father was dead. Along with his bill from Outland Revenue, he received a letter from his mother to inform him that his father was dead.

20. On what floor was the stasis leak?

From Quiz 'Red Dwarf' Series 2 - The Saga Continues

Answer: Floor 16

The crew discover a stasis leak, and use it to go back in time and try to persuade another crew member to go into stasis.

21. Who tried to get food from the machines?

From Quiz Queeg

Answer: Cat

Rimmer asked Queeg to get him up at six in the morning and Queeg got him up on time. Rimmer kindly reminded him that he liked getting up late like Holly did. Queeg then forced Rimmer to jog but passed out after a few feet. He passed by Cat who was trying to get food from the machines. Queeg: "You have run out of credits."

22. In the stasis leak, what did they try to bring back?

From Quiz Stasis Leak

Answer: A bar of soap

On their side of the stasis leak, they soon found themselves in the men's shower. Wondering if they could bring anyone back they tested it on a bar of soap. The bar of soap turned to a pile of powder.

23. Whose gravestone did they find on the moon?

From Quiz Thanks for the Memory

Answer: Lise Yates

It said "Dedicated to the memory of Lise Yates" and in the grave was Red Dwarf's black box.

24. Rimmer's father was denied entry into the Space Corps because he was how much too short?

From Quiz Better Than Life

Answer: 1 inch

Rimmer: "He always wanted to join the Space Corps, be an officer, but they wouldn't take him because he was an inch below regulation height. 1 inch. I had 3 brothers. When we were young he bought a traction machine so that he could stretch us. By the time my brother Frank was 11, he was 6ft 5. Every morning, he'd measure us. If we hadn't grown, back on the rack."

25. What did Kryten NOT change in their quarters?

From Quiz Kryten

Answer: Paint in room

Lister came back to their quarters to find his boxers were washed and could bend. The moldy cup he kept to drive Rimmer nuts was thrown away and there were curtains on their bunks. There was also flower wallpaper on the wall.

26. What colour cable was the red cable supposed to be connected to?

From Quiz 'Red Dwarf' Series 2 - The Saga Continues

Answer: Yellow

Holly is directing Lister in repairs and tells him to connect the red cable to the white cable, but then decides that it should be connected to the yellow cable after a minor explosion occurs.

27. Rimmer got married in the 'Better than Life' game - but to whom?

From Quiz 'Red Dwarf' Series 2

Answer: Yvonne McGruder

Yvonne McGruder was the woman with whom he had a very brief fling in reality, but only after she was knocked on the head and got concussion.

28. Where did Arlene Rimmer suggest Lister keep his beer?

From Quiz Parallel Universe

Answer: Between Rimmer's legs

Arnold had told Lister about he tried to hypnotize women to get them to go on dates with him. One date managed to escape via the ladies' room window. In the parallel universe Arlene tried using the same exact techniques on Arnold who was very uncomfortable.

29. What was Lister's dinner for cleaning the floors?

From Quiz Queeg

Answer: A toast and a single pea

Lister took off the lid of his dinner to find a piece of toast and a single pea. He used his fork, only to have his pea get flung into his sock hamper. He didn't eat the pea, of course.

30. On the alternate Red Dwarf, who did Lister and Cat run into?

From Quiz Stasis Leak

Answer: Olaf Peterson

Olaf Peterson was flirting with two female crewmates who had just returned from shore leave. Present Lister was thrilled to see his friend and hugged him and kissed him.

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