8.0/106 votes#1 - Episode 1
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 2/5/2020
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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NaN/100 votes#2 - Episode 2
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 2/12/2020
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? Hard Quiz has the answers.
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7.8/106 votes#3 - Episode 3
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 2/19/2020
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?
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Episode 4
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 2/26/2020
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!
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Episode 5
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 3/4/2020
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.
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8.4/107 votes#6 - 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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NaN/100 votes#7 - Episode 7
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 3/18/2020
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?
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Episode 8
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 3/25/2020
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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8.4/106 votes#9 - 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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NaN/100 votes#10 - Episode 10
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 4/8/2020
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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NaN/100 votes#11 - Episode 11
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 4/15/2020
It's a battle royale as host Tom Gleeson puts four experts to the test on their specialty topics. This week's topics are M*A*S*H, Disneyland, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and Fender guitars. Tune in... HARD!
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NaN/100 votes#12 - Episode 12
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 4/22/2020
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!
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NaN/100 votes#13 - Episode 13
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 4/29/2020
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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NaN/100 votes#14 - Episode 14
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 5/6/2020
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. Welcome to Hard Quiz!
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NaN/100 votes#15 - Episode 15
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 5/13/2020
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!
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8.6/107 votes#16 - 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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8.4/106 votes#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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NaN/100 votes#18 - Episode 18
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 7/29/2020
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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NaN/100 votes#19 - Episode 19
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 8/5/2020
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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NaN/100 votes#20 - Episode 20
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 8/12/2020
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!
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NaN/100 votes#21 - Episode 21
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 8/19/2020
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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NaN/100 votes#22 - Episode 22
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 8/26/2020
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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8.6/105 votes#23 - 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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NaN/100 votes#24 - Episode 24
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 9/9/2020
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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NaN/100 votes#25 - Episode 25
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 9/16/2020
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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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!
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
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 N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/5/2020. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".