• Premiered: Oct 2016
  • Episodes: 240
  • Followers: 7
  • Running
  • ABC (AU)
  • Wednesday at 20
  • Comedy Game show

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Season 5
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Episode 1
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Air date
Feb 05, 2020
Tom Gleeson and Hard Quiz are back for 2020. Vinny loves Lady Gaga, Jess is into poet William Butler Yeats, Brigid is a fan of the movie Xanadu and Michael has a thing for typewriters. Only one wins the Big Brass Mug!
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Episode 2
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Air date
Feb 12, 2020
Which expert dares tell Tom Gleeson he's wrong? Is it Young Ones fan Kreisha? Abhi, who admires heart surgeon Dr Victor Chang? Simon, who loves racehorse Makybe Diva? Or Volvo owner Frank? This program has the answers.
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Episode 3
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Feb 19, 2020
This episode's weird and wonderful topics: Louis Armstrong, the Boston Red Sox, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the history of McDonald's restaurants. Will Tom be forced to serve up the Big Brass Mug with a side of fries?
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Episode 4
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Feb 26, 2020
What secret are two of tonight's contestants hiding? Is Eric Abetz really Peter's favourite senator, or did he just pick that topic to try to game the system?
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Episode 5
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Mar 04, 2020
Join Tom Gleeson for TV's most unpredictable game show. With a surprising mix of contestants and topics, including: the Little House on the Prairie books, Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani, and singer/songwriter Rihanna.
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Episode 6
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Mar 11, 2020
Tom Gleeson oversees another battle for trivia supremacy. The weird and wonderful topics are superband U2, Home Alone, Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, and squid.
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Episode 7
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Mar 18, 2020
Is there a more quintessential program topic than the London Underground? Christian's up against the Fremantle Dockers, Will & Grace, and Elizabeth I, so can he ride the Tube to victory?
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Episode 8
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Mar 25, 2020
James Sherry is an expert on 1990s Disney cartoons because he hosted a 1990s Disney cartoon show. Can he defeat Brooklyn Bridge expert Maria, Kurt Cobain fan Brittany, and badminton expert Oliver to rule TV screens once more?
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Episode 9
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Apr 01, 2020
Tom Gleeson hosts Australia's favourite quiz show. The expert topics are The Bold and The Beautiful, helicopters, Siamese fighting fish, and Australia's 45th Parliament. Only one winner can take home the Big Brass Mug!
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Episode 10
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Apr 08, 2020
Forget the Iron Throne, Tom Gleeson has the Big Brass Mug. Heading into battle are experts in Game of Thrones, Franklin D Roosevelt, Grand Slam tennis and electronic organs. Plus, Tom now has a dragon! (No, he doesn't).
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Episode 11
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Apr 15, 2020
It's a battle royale as host Tom Gleeson puts four experts to the test on their specialty topics. This week's topics are MASH, Disneyland, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Fender guitars. Tune in, hard!
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Episode 12
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Apr 22, 2020
The Big Brass Mug is up for grabs again, and experts in The Blues Brothers, Jack Russell terriers, Roald Dahl, and the Mazda MX-5 are out to get it. There can be only one winner. It's time to play hard.
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Episode 13
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Apr 29, 2020
Battle of the duds! Which returning contestant will seize a second chance to hoist the Big Brass Mug? Sydney Swans fan Matt, Pete Sampras expert Kaushik, reality TV devotee Josh, or Barry Manilow fan club president Julie?
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Episode 14
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May 06, 2020
Quizmaster-General Tom Gleeson pits a Julia Gillard diehard against a fan of teen soap Gossip Girl, a Tiger Woods obsessive, and a gentleman with a perfectly normal interest in Jack the Ripper.
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Episode 15
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May 13, 2020
Tom Gleeson hosts a clash of epic proportions. Where else would you see the clarinet go head-to-head with Transformers, Australian pythons, and Islamic political movements? Nowhere, that's where!
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Episode 16
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Jul 15, 2020
Tom Gleeson hosts the quiz show where the only prizes are glory and a Big Brass Mug. This episode's topics are: Rafael Nadal, Spongebob Squarepants, dingoes, and New Yorker cartoons. And, draw!
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Episode 17
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Jul 22, 2020
Four experts battle it out: Ryan knows all there is to know about guinea pigs, Patrick has a penchant for vintage sneakers, Steven is a Peanuts comics pro, and Katharina's an expert in Penicillin. Who will win?
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Episode 18
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Jul 29, 2020
Sue's a librarian. Can her Dewey Decimal System expertise defeat Australian geography boffin Ken, Canberra Raiders fan Chris, or Trent's knowledge of Shakespeare's Richard III? The Big Brass Mug awaits the victor!
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Episode 19
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Air date
Aug 05, 2020
Tom Gleeson presides over the latest episode of Hard Quiz, grilling his subjects on Barbra Streisand, Wolverine, video game Halo, and The Handmaid's Tale. Who will prove themselves champion and take home the Big Brass Mug?
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Episode 20
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Aug 12, 2020
Tom Gleeson hosts another clash of the titans, pitting against each other experts in the Arab/Israeli conflict, Savage Garden, the Chicago Bulls, and the entire planet of Saturn. Game on!
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Episode 21
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Aug 19, 2020
Tom Gleeson hosts a contest of wits. Which topic will see its nominated expert crowned Hard Quiz Champion: the Korean War, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ducati Motorcycles, or the Great Plague? The fun is contagious!
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Episode 22
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Aug 26, 2020
It's a Hard Quiz lineup for the ages: Tom Gleeson grills experts in the kakapo (it's a flightless bird), Theseus (he's a mythical Greek), calculus (it's a field of mathematics), and Neighbours. (It's Neighbours.)
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Episode 23
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Sep 02, 2020
Host Tom Gleeson grills experts who fancy themselves on their knowledge of Shane Warne, World War II's Dam Busters raid, the novels of James Herriot, and reality TV show Survivor. Only one can survive Hard Quiz!
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Episode 24
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Sep 09, 2020
In one of the hardest, quizziest episodes yet, four experts head into battle wielding nothing but their brains, armed with their expert knowledge in Sylvester Stallone, Leeds United, labyrinths, and rats. Let's play, hard!
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Episode 25
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Sep 16, 2020
What do Cleopatra, Allan Border, ABC cartoon Bluey and the game of bridge have in common? They're all expert topics on tonight's #HardQuiz. Tune in to see who takes home Tom's Big Brass Mug!
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Episode 26
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Sep 23, 2020
It's the Battle of the Duds. Fan favourites Claus (expert topic: Charles Darwin), Kim (My Little Pony), Kevin (John Farnham), and David (The Human Eye) get one more crack at taking home Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug.
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Episode 27
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Sep 30, 2020
Tom Gleeson drills four contestants on their expert topics until a victor emerges. This time its Pomeranians, Alien, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and recorders. (No eardrums were harmed in the making of this episode).
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Episode 28
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Oct 07, 2020
To be crowned champion by host Tom Gleeson, an expert on Prince Charles must defeat a Dungeons and Dragons enthusiast, a Kill Bill devotee, and a Verdi opera fan. Who will take the Hard Quiz throne?
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Episode 29
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Oct 14, 2020
Tom Gleeson has questions about Prince, the Holden Torana, David Unaipon, and Studio Ghibli films, so he invited some self-proclaimed experts to answer them in an unhealthily competitive environment.
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Episode 30
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Oct 21, 2020
Tom Gleeson brings you his quiz-show answer to The Hunger Games. Battling it out this week are experts in Julius Caesar, Australian hip hop, Oliver Sacks, and The Office. Who will reign supreme?
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Episode 31
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Oct 28, 2020
Tom Gleeson pits four strangers against each other in a bloodthirsty battle of brains. This episode's topics are Aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force, the Seattle Seahawks, Forrest Gump, and Leonardo da Vinci.
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Episode 32
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Nov 04, 2020
An unforgettable line-up on this episode as Tom Gleeson grills expert contestants on the Siege of Tobruk, Shaun the Sheep, the Theory of Evolution, and - wait for it - the Ferguson TE-20 tractor.
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Episode 33
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Nov 11, 2020
Tom Gleeson leads a crash course in four topics so you can crush your next trivia night. This week's topics are Tudor monarchs, Adrian Mole, Vincent motorcycles, and Superman. Who will be crowned Hard Quiz Champion?
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Episode 34
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Nov 18, 2020
The people are real, the questions are real, the rulings are final. This episode: Fred Astaire, TV comedy Black Books, Bret 'The Hitman' Hart, and Australian native epiphytic orchids.
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Episode 35
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Nov 25, 2020
Want to learn more about Andy Warhol, dressmaking, Kate Ceberano and Donkey Kong? Well, tonight's episode will be perfect for you! Tom Gleeson deep dives into the expert subjects of four contestants to find one champion.
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Episode 36
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Dec 02, 2020
Yet another Battle of the Duds! Former losing contestants make a not-so-triumphant return to reclaim the victory they never had. Tom welcomes back experts on Manchester United, South Park, Dolly Parton and World War II Tanks.
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Episode 37
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Dec 09, 2020
It's time to quiz, HARD! Tom Gleeson conducts a fight to the death among experts in James Dean, boomboxes, TV series Parks and Recreation and the planet Pluto. Who will prove themselves worthy of the Big Brass Mug?
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Episode 38
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Dec 16, 2020
What do Alexander the Great, The Golden Girls, The Vietnam War, and Teeth have in common? Nothing. Join Tom for a night of random fun as he interrogates contestants on their chosen subjects until only one victor remains!
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Episode 39
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Feb 03, 2021
This episode is brought to you by the letters D for Dugongs, B for Bob's Burgers, S for Space Shuttle Disasters, and P for Pipe Organs. Join Tom as he tests four willing victims on their expert subjects. Time to play, hard!
5x40 Season finale
Episode 40
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 10, 2021
Tom Gleeson's got a Gold Logie in his back pocket, and he's not afraid to use it. Back for another season, with more laughs, more put-downs, and more self-declared experts lining up for a crack at the coveted Big Brass Mug.

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