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Red Dwarf: Characters & Catchphrases Quiz

A Red Dwarf quiz ·15 questions · Difficulty: Hard· 1988-2020. Circle one answer per question.

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  1. 1. What is Rimmer's middle name?

    A) Jeremy
    B) Judas
    C) Julius
    D) James
  2. 2. What rank did Rimmer hold aboard Red Dwarf before his death?

    A) First officer
    B) Third technician
    C) Second technician
    D) Navigation officer
  3. 3. What IQ does Holly regularly claim to have?

    A) 600
    B) 12,368
    C) 60,000
    D) 6,000
  4. 4. Who played Holly in Series III to V?

    A) Hattie Hayridge
    B) Clare Grogan
    C) Chloë Annett
    D) Jane Horrocks
  5. 5. What is Kryten's full designation?

    A) Kryten 4000-Z
    B) Kryten 2X4B-523P
    C) Kryten HX-17
    D) Kryten Series 3000
  6. 6. Who played Kryten in his first appearance, in Series II?

    A) Robert Llewellyn
    B) Mark Williams
    C) David Ross
    D) Tony Hawks
  7. 7. What is Ace Rimmer's catchphrase?

    A) 'Stand aside, I'll handle this!'
    B) 'Once more unto the breach!'
    C) 'Keep the kettle on, I'll be back for tea!'
    D) 'Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!'
  8. 8. What do the Cat's people call Lister in their holy scriptures?

    A) Cloister the Stupid
    B) Cloister the Wise
    C) The Great Kipper
    D) Lord of the Hold
  9. 9. What do the Cat's people call Fiji, their promised land?

    A) Felicia
    B) Fuchal
    C) Fijuka
    D) Furbia
  10. 10. Lister's two robot goldfish are named after which pair?

    A) Simon and Garfunkel
    B) Laurel and Hardy
    C) Lennon and McCartney
    D) Morecambe and Wise
  11. 11. What subject does Talkie Toaster steer every conversation towards?

    A) Chess
    B) Opera
    C) Philosophy
    D) Toast
  12. 12. In "Ouroboros", Lister discovers that he is his own what?

    A) Father
    B) Brother
    C) Grandfather
    D) Twin
  13. 13. Chris Barrie cut back his Series VII role while starring as the title character in which sitcom?

    A) The Thin Blue Line
    B) The Brittas Empire
    C) Mr Bean
    D) Keeping Mum
  14. 14. Robert Llewellyn went on to present which engineering game show?

    A) Robot Wars
    B) Techno Games
    C) Scrapheap Challenge
    D) The Gadget Show
  15. 15. Clare Grogan, the original Kochanski, was lead singer of which band?

    A) Bananarama
    B) Strawberry Switchblade
    C) The Primitives
    D) Altered Images
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Red Dwarf: Characters & Catchphrases Quiz: Answers

  1. 1. B - Judas
  2. 2. C - Second technician
  3. 3. D - 6,000
  4. 4. A - Hattie Hayridge
  5. 5. B - Kryten 2X4B-523P
  6. 6. C - David Ross
  7. 7. D - 'Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast!'
  8. 8. A - Cloister the Stupid
  9. 9. B - Fuchal
  10. 10. C - Lennon and McCartney
  11. 11. D - Toast
  12. 12. A - Father
  13. 13. B - The Brittas Empire
  14. 14. C - Scrapheap Challenge
  15. 15. D - Altered Images

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