Hard Quiz

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  • ABC (AU)
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  • Comedy Game show

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Episode 1
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Tom Gleeson and his Big Brass Mug test the mettle of average Aussies with eccentric interests, such as the LA Dodgers baseball team, Project Mercury space program, Lawrence of Arabia, and '60s comedy Get Smart.
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Episode 2
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Tom Gleeson faces down a bunch of boffins battling for the Big Brass Mug. Fans of Phil Collins, High School Musical, famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and Telecom Phonecards compete to win.
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Episode 3
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Tom Gleeson has hard questions on revolutionary Leon Trotsky, film franchise The Fast and the Furious, fun fruit, bananas, and that ball of burning gas: the sun.
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Episode 4
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Fascinating facts emerge as Tom Gleeson dangles the Big Brass Mug in front of experts in rock icons Deep Purple, Britain's Isle of Wight, Spielberg's ET the Extra-Terrestrial, and the Super Netball League.
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Episode 5
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To win Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug, four experts are grilled on their knowledge of cartoon critter Bugs Bunny, collectible card game Magic: The Gathering, AFL footy club St Kilda, and classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Episode 6
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Only one contestant can hoist Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug and cry, "Thanks for playing HARD." This episode's competing topics are author Kurt Vonnegut, pop star Britney Spears, the Wayne's World movies, and, er, condoms.
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Episode 7 - Battle Of The Duds
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Tom Gleeson offers a second chance at the Big Brass Mug to fans of rock band Goo Goo Dolls, cricketer Virat Kohli, online game World of Warcraft and classic film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in a Battle of the Duds!
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Episode 8
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Experts in malaria, the Australian Greens, Aussie motorcycle champ Toby Price and comedy duo Lano and Woodley are after Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug. One of them is in for a surprise.
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Episode 9
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Tom Gleeson will hang on to the Big Brass Mug until one expert can prove they deserve it with their knowledge of soccer legend Diego Maradona, US President George W Bush, the Harry Potter movies, or bricks.
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Episode 10
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Tom Gleeson is back with the Big Brass Mug, and four know-it-alls want it: an Australian poetry aficionado, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, and fans of sci-fi TV show Stargate SG-1 and graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim.
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Episode 11
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The Big Brass Mug is up for grabs again as Tom Gleeson queries another quartet of quizzers on their questionable topics: opera composer Richard Wagner, actor Nicole Kidman, Buddhism, and the film Fight Club.
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Episode 12
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Expert contestants compete to determine which subject will win Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug: crime writer Agatha Christie, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, the musical Jesus Christ Superstar or online game Fortnite.
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Episode 13
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Tom Gleeson and his Big Brass Mug are under siege from another four contestants whose wildly eclectic expert subjects include actor Jake Gyllenhaal, Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, talking horse sitcom Mister Ed, and feet.
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Episode 14 - Battle Of The Duds
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Tom Gleeson faces four people foolish enough to have a second try at the Big Brass Mug with their expert subjects of diamonds, social psychology, Novak Djokovic, and the Australian Dung Beetle Project.
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Episode 15
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Tom Gleeson awards the Big Brass Mug to whichever expert best answers his questions about photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, NRL team Melbourne Storm, heavy metal band Metallica and romantic book and TV series, Bridgerton.
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Episode 16
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Contestants who want to win the Big Brass Mug must answer Tom Gleeson's questions about their expert subjects: The Bible, dog breed Weimaraners, punk band Green Day and classic Aussie film Puberty Blues.
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Episode 17
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Four more contestants are desperate to get their grubby mitts on Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug: superfans of '90s sitcom Father Ted, Arnott's bickies, the Final Fantasy video game series, and the real Jackie O (not Kyle's mate).
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Episode 18
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Experts in the L.A. Lakers basketball team, classic film Easy Rider, animated Disney classic Beauty and the Beast and reality television series Keeping Up with the Kardashians battle for Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug.
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Episode 19
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Four experts enter. Three will exit through the big steel doors. One will be the champion. Topics include: the animated film Ratatouille, Australian owls, the Ford Mustang, and the Real Housewives of New York.
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Episode 20
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Tom Gleeson faces an onslaught from experts in Shakespeare's Macbeth, animated sitcom Family Guy, Canadian rock band Rush and disaster movie Armageddon as they compete to win the Big Brass Mug.
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Episode 22
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Tom Gleeson has a fistful of questions for anyone who dares covet his Big Brass Mug. Lining up are experts on the global financial crisis, jazz legend Miles Davis, irreverent stunt team Jackass, and comedians Hamish and Andy.
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Episode 21: Battle Of The Duds
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Tom Gleeson invites failed former contestants to humiliate themselves all over again. Vying for the dud mug are experts in social media platform TikTok, soccer's A-League, comedy film Mean Girls and teeth.
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Episode 23
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Vying for Tom's Big Brass Mug are experts in the Phantom, Love Actually, Republican China, and Eddie McGuire.
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Episode 24
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It's another classic line-up as experts on flags, Bruce Springsteen, the stage musical Hamilton and Japanese artist Hokusai fight it out. Only one will prove worthy of Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug.
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Episode 25 - Mad As Hell
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A special edition of Hard Quiz will screen in which 4 former cast members of Mad as Hell will compete. Christie Whelan Browne, Tosh Greenslade, Emily Taheny and Francis Greenslade will all be grilled by host Tom Gleeson at Christmas.

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