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The Best Episodes of Hard Quiz Season 5

Every episode of Hard Quiz Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hard Quiz Season 5!

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Host Tom Gleeson sets out to find Australia's hardest quiz champion, pitting four contestants against each other in a battle of attrition.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #1 - Episode 1

    S5:E1

    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!

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Episode 2

    S5:E2

    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? Hard Quiz has the answers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.8/10(6 votes)

    #3 - Episode 3

    S5:E3

    Tonight's weird and wonderful #HardQuiz 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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Episode 4

    S5:E4

    What secret are two of tonight's contestants hiding? And is Eric Abetz really Peter's favourite senator, or did he just pick that topic to try to game the system? Tune in HARD to find out!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Episode 5

    S5:E5

    Join Tom Gleeson for TV's most unpredictable game show! A surprising mix of contestants and topics including the Little House on the Prairie books, Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani, and singer/songwriter Rihanna.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.4/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Episode 6

    S5:E6

    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

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #7 - Episode 7

    S5:E7

    Is there a more quintessential #HardQuiz 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?

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Episode 8

    S5:E8

    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?

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.4/10(6 votes)

    #9 - Episode 9

    S5:E9

    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!

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Episode 10

    S5:E10

    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).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Episode 11

    S5:E11

    It's a battle royale as host Tom Gleeson puts four experts to the test on their specialty topics. This week's topics are M*A*S*H, Disneyland, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Fender guitars. Tune in... HARD!

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Episode 12

    S5:E12

    The Big Brass Mug is up for grabs again on Hard Quiz, 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!

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 13 - Episode 13
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Episode 13

    S5:E13

    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?

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 14 - Episode 14
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Episode 14

    S5:E14

    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. Welcome to Hard Quiz!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 15 - Episode 15
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Episode 15

    S5:E15

    Tom Gleeson hosts a clash of epic proportions on Hard Quiz! Where else would you see the clarinet go head-to-head with Transformers, Australian pythons, and Islamic political movements? Nowhere, that's where!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 16 - Episode 16
    8.6/10(7 votes)

    #16 - Episode 16

    S5:E16

    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!

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 17 - Episode 17
    8.4/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Episode 17

    S5:E17

    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?

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 18 - Episode 18
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Episode 18

    S5:E18

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 19 - Episode 19
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Episode 19

    S5:E19

    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?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 20 - Episode 20
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Episode 20

    S5:E20

    Tom Gleeson hosts another clash of the titans on Hard Quiz, pitting against each other experts in the Arab/Israeli conflict, Savage Garden, the Chicago Bulls, and the entire planet of Saturn. Game on!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 21 - Episode 21
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Episode 21

    S5:E21

    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!

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 22 - Episode 22
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Episode 22

    S5:E22

    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).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 23 - Episode 23
    8.6/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Episode 23

    S5:E23

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 24 - Episode 24
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Episode 24

    S5:E24

    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!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Hard Quiz Season 5 Episode 25 - Episode 25
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Episode 25

    S5:E25

    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!

    Director:Unknown
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Hard Quiz" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/5/2020. This episode is rated 8.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".