10 free Red Dwarf Season 2 trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Red Dwarf Season 2 is where the show truly found its comedy gold—Kryten's debut, better scripts, and some genuinely iconic episodes. You think you caught all the details? Let's find out.
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Q 01In Red Dwarf's episode "Kryten," what was the name of the ship the mechanoid was rescued from?
Nova 5
Kryten was the sole survivor aboard the crashed American Space Cruiser Nova 5, where he continued to diligently serve three deceased female crew members.
Q 02Kryten was programmed to serve the surviving members of what profession aboard the Nova 5 before joining Red Dwarf?
Botanists
Kryten was found serving the skeletons of three female botanists aboard the Nova 5, unaware they had been dead for centuries.
Q 03In 'Better Than Life', what type of immersive experience lets the crew live out their greatest fantasies?
Virtual reality game
The crew receives a post pod containing a total-immersion computer game called "Better Than Life," which makes the player's wishes come true.
Q 04Which Red Dwarf crew member's subconscious kept creating disasters for himself in the 'Better Than Life' game?
Rimmer
Rimmer's neurotic mind, unable to accept good things happening to him, subconsciously rebelled and turned his fantasy into a nightmare.
Q 05In 'Thanks for the Memory', what memory does Lister implant into Rimmer's mind out of compassion?
A memory of a successful romantic relationship
Lister, feeling pity for Rimmer's lack of romantic experience, implanted his own memories of a love affair with Lise Yates into Rimmer's mind.
Q 06In 'Thanks for the Memory', what physical symptom do Lister and Cat both wake up with after four lost days?
A broken leg
After a boozy party, Lister and Cat wake up with no memory of the previous four days and both discover they have broken legs.
Q 07In 'Stasis Leak', what item does Lister find suggesting a different past with Kristine Kochanski?
A wedding photograph
Lister discovers a photograph of himself marrying Kristine Kochanski, which leads the crew to investigate a "stasis leak" allowing them to travel to the past.
Q 08Red Dwarf's Season 2 'stasis leak' takes the crew back to when, relative to the disaster?
Three weeks before
The stasis leak opens a passageway to the past, approximately three weeks before the cadmium II accident that wiped out the crew.
Q 09In 'Queeg', what challenge does backup computer Queeg 500 issue to Holly to decide who runs the ship?
A game of chess
Queeg 500, Red Dwarf's backup computer, takes command and challenges Holly to a game of chess, with the loser being erased from the system.
Q 10What is revealed to be Holly's IQ in the episode "Queeg"?
60
The backup computer, Queeg 500, takes over the ship after revealing Holly's IQ has dropped to 60.