Q 01/05

Red Dwarf was created by which writing duo?

A) Ben Elton and Richard Curtis

B) Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais

C) Rob Grant and Doug Naylor

D) Galton and Simpson

Answer · why

C) Rob Grant and Doug Naylor

Rob Grant and Doug Naylor wrote the first six series together; Grant left in 1995 and Naylor carried on with new co-writers.

Q 02/05

How long was Dave Lister in suspended animation before waking as the last human alive?

A) Three million years

B) Three thousand years

C) Three hundred years

D) Thirty million years

Answer · why

A) Three million years

Holly kept Lister in stasis for three million years, until the radiation from the leak that killed the crew had fallen to a safe level.

Q 03/05

In Red Dwarf's first episode, why is Lister in stasis when the radiation leak kills everyone else aboard?

A) He had volunteered for a sleep experiment

B) He was being treated for a virus

C) He had been caught stealing supplies

D) As punishment for smuggling a cat on board

Answer · why

D) As punishment for smuggling a cat on board

As punishment for smuggling a pregnant cat on board and refusing to hand her over, Lister was sentenced to 18 months in stasis, which is why he alone ...

Q 04/05

What was the name of Lister's smuggled pregnant cat?

A) Dracula

B) Frankenstein

C) Nosferatu

D) Godzilla

Answer · why

B) Frankenstein

The Cat learned about her at school as 'the holy mother'; her descendants evolved into a race of humanoid felines.

Q 05/05

What is Arnold Rimmer's middle name?

A) Jeremiah

B) Judas

C) Justin

D) Jasper

Answer · why

B) Judas

His full name is Arnold Judas Rimmer, a middle name that fits a man his crewmates despise; his three brothers all became officers while he never passe...