9.2/105 votesLoading...#1 - Battle of the Duds
Season 5 Episode 36 - Aired 12/2/2020
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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9.0/106 votesLoading...#2 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/9/2016
Tom Gleeson puts four experts to the test in Australia's funniest new quiz show. Can Simpsons expert Frances, Beethoven expert Duncan, or Cold Chisel fan Allan match Cherie's knowledge of Australian medical inventions?
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9.0/106 votesLoading...#3 - Episode 12
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 10/18/2017
Tom Gleeson gleefully grills four so-called experts to find the Hard Quiz champ. Tonight: ABBA expert Emilia, Apple Inc. expert Rob, board games expert Cam, and Shirley Temple expert Rebecca all vie for Tom's Big Brass Mug.
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9.0/107 votesLoading...#4 - Episode 29
Season 5 Episode 29 - Aired 10/14/2020
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. This is Hard Quiz!
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8.9/109 votesLoading...#5 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/2016
Tom Gleeson grills four self-declared experts in TV's funniest new quiz show. Tonight's contenders: Flags expert Sue; Brat Pack expert Liz; Dr Who fan Miles; and expert in Field Marshals of the British Army, Mark.
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8.7/108 votesLoading...#6 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/26/2016
Comedian Tom Gleeson puts four experts to the test in his riotous new quiz show. Battling it out tonight: Wars of the Roses expert Lucy, Military aviation expert James, punk rocker Pierre, and Richard Gasquet superfan Renae.
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8.7/108 votesLoading...#7 - Spartacus, Glee, Penguins & the Trump Presidency
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 5/19/2021
Tom Gleeson is back to poke fun at a fresh batch of experts competing for the Big Brass Mug. Topics include Spartacus, TV Series Glee, Penguins, and the Trump Presidency.
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8.6/106 votesLoading...#8 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/2/2016
Australia's newest, hardest quiz show, finds comedian Tom Gleeson interrogating Seinfeld expert Nicolas, capital city expert Steve, Michael Collins expert Alan and Human Body expert (and actual doctor) Lara.
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8.6/107 votesLoading...#9 - Episode 16
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 7/15/2020
Tom Gleeson hosts the quiz show where the only prizes are glory and a Big Brass Mug. This week's topics are Rafael Nadal, Spongebob Squarepants, dingoes, and New Yorker cartoons. And... DRAW!
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8.6/105 votesLoading...#10 - Episode 23
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 9/2/2020
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. But only one can survive Hard Quiz!
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8.6/106 votesLoading...#11 - The First Persian Empire, the Wiggles, TV show Scrubs & Guinness
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 6/16/2021
Hard Quiz brings together four contestants with four expert topics and puts them all under Tom Gleeson's merciless microscope. Topics include: the First Persian Empire, the Wiggles, TV show Scrubs, and Guinness.
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8.6/106 votesLoading...#12 - Ratatouille, Australian Owls, the Ford Mustang & the Real Housewives of New York
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 10/12/2022
Four experts enter. Three will exit through the big steel doors. One will be the Hard Quiz Champion! Topics include: the animated film Ratatouille, Australian Owls, the Ford Mustang, and the Real Housewives of New York!
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8.6/106 votesLoading...#13 - Macbeth, Family Guy, Canadian Rock Band Rush & Disaster Movie Armageddon
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 10/19/2022
Tom Gleeson faces an onslaught from experts in Shakespeare's Macbeth, animated sitcom Family Guy, Canadian rock band Rush and disaster movie Armageddon. Who will win the Big Brass Mug?
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8.6/106 votesLoading...#14 - The Phantom, Love Actually, Republican China & Eddie McGuire
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 11/9/2022
Hard Quiz: it's the quiz show so big that OTHER quiz show hosts turn up in the questions! Vying for Tom's Big Brass Mug are experts in the Phantom, Love Actually, Republican China, and...Eddie McGuire!
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8.4/107 votesLoading...#15 - Episode 6
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 3/11/2020
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! #HardQuiz #BigBrassMug #squid
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8.4/106 votesLoading...#16 - Episode 9
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 4/1/2020
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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8.4/106 votesLoading...#17 - Episode 17
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 7/22/2020
Four experts battle it out on Hard Quiz: 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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8.4/105 votesLoading...#18 - Episode 31
Season 5 Episode 31 - Aired 10/28/2020
Tom Gleeson pits four strangers against each other in a bloodthirsty battle of brains. This week's topics are Aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force, the Seattle Seahawks, Forrest Gump, and Leonardo Da Vinci.
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8.4/106 votesLoading...#19 - Leon Trotsky, 'The Fast and the Furious', Bananas & The Sun
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2022
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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8.4/108 votesLoading...#20 - Bugs Bunny, Magic: The Gathering, St Kilda Footy Club & 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 3/2/2022
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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8.4/109 votesLoading...#21 - Agatha Christie, Adolf Hitler, Jesus Christ Superstar & Fortnite
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 4/20/2022
Which subject will win Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug for its expert contestant? Crime writer Agatha Christie, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, the musical Jesus Christ Superstar or online game Fortnite.
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8.3/107 votesLoading...#22 - Duke Kahanamoku, AC/DC, Mean Girls & Australian Dung Beetle Project
Season 6 Episode 31 - Aired 11/17/2021
The Big Brass Mug is up for grabs, and experts in Duke Kahanamoku, AC/DC, Mean Girls and the Australian Dung Beetle Project are out to get it. What on earth is the Australian Dung Beetle Project?
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8.3/108 votesLoading...#23 - LA Dodgers, Project Mercury space program, Lawrence of Arabia & 'Get Smart'
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 2/2/2022
Tom Gleeson returns with his Big Brass Mug to 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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8.3/107 votesLoading...#24 - Phil Collins, High School Musical, Architect Frank Lloyd Wright & Telecom Phonecards
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 2/9/2022
Tom Gleeson faces down a bunch of boffins battling for the Big Brass Mug. Will a fan of Phil Collins, High School Musical, or famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright win? Or will it be added to a collection of Telecom Phonecards?
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8.3/108 votesLoading...#25 - Australian Poetry, Mahatma Gandhi, Stargate SG-1 & Scott Pilgrim
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 4/6/2022
Tom Gleeson is back with the Big Brass Mug and four know-it-alls want it: an Australian Poetry afficionado, 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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The Best Episodes of Hard Quiz
Every episode of Hard Quiz ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Hard Quiz!
Host Tom Gleeson sets out to find Australia's hardest quiz champion, pitting four contestants against each other in a battle of attrition.
Genre:Comedy
Network:ABC TV
Best Episodes Summary
"Battle of the Duds" is the best rated episode of "Hard Quiz". It scored 9.2/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/2/2020. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 4".