Four experts match wits and dodge witticisms from host Tom Gleeson with their subjects: animated film Monsters, Inc, artist Frida Kahlo, pug dogs, and Australian currency. Only the hardest will survive.

Tom Gleeson dishes out the points and the putdowns as four experts vie for the Big Brass Mug with their topics: tennis star Samantha Stosur, Queen singer Freddie Mercury, TV sitcom Seinfeld, and the Galapagos tortoise.

Tom Gleeson is hanging on to the Big Brass Mug until one Hard Quiz expert can prove they deserve it - but with which topic? Australian parrots, cricket bats, bones, or WikiLeaks?

Who will accept the Big Brass Mug from Tom Gleeson... and who will be sent OUT!? On the Hard Quiz podiums are self-nominated experts in Kate Bush, Bratz dolls, Kakadu National Park and The Goodies!

Fighting for Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug are engineer and Lion King fan Jasmine, software engineer and Legend of Zelda player Ed, nanny and smallpox expert Izzy, and dill pickle maker Mikey...who is into antique purses!

It takes all sorts, and Hard Quiz is Australia's biggest bag of liquorice. Vying for Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug are experts in typefaces, the Tasmanian devil, war criminal Breaker Morant and Aussie songbird Tina Arena.

Tom Gleeson puts four experts through the Battle of the Big Brass Mug! This week's topics are Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, medical drama Grey's Anatomy, echidnas, and the black and white canine adventures of Rin Tin Tin.

It's a Battle of the Duds. Taking another shot at Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug are Bugs Bunny expert Michael, Hamilton the musical fan Miek, Love Actually expert Spencer, and Airbus A320 expert Deborah, who is a pilot.

Chasing after Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug this week are experts in Australian zoos, rap group Salt-N-Pepa, animated series BoJack Horseman, and a fascinator-wearing fan of ballet superstar Anna Pavlova.

It's another Battle of the Duds! Tom Gleeson faces four people foolish enough to have a second try at the Big Brass Mug with their expert subjects of dinosaurs, penicillin, the Isle of Wight and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles.

The 200th episode of Hard Quiz is a Battle of the Duds! Tom Gleeson invites four failed contestants to humiliate themselves again. Vying for the Dud Mug are experts in The Phantom, Miles Davis, Easy Rider, and Adolf Hitler.

Fighting over Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug this week are experts on rapper Nicki Minaj, wacky Aussie favourite the platypus, murderous dictator Joseph Stalin, and the medical marvel of colonoscopies! (Don't try this at home.)

Tom Gleeson quizzes contestants on pop legend George Michael, video game The Sims, AFL team Western Bulldogs, and the Cuban missile crisis.

Four know-it-alls want Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug: an Android smartphone aficionado, a Sydney Opera House tour guide, an AFL umpire, and someone who is into people getting hit with padded poles on the TV show Gladiators.

Tom Gleeson has Hard Quiz questions for those who covet his Big Brass Mug. Contestants are experts on the Avro Lancaster bomber, Canadian singer Celine Dion, comedy series The IT Crowd and African venomous snakes!

Tom Gleeson is back with another four experts vying to be champion and take home the Big Brass Mug. Topics include skateboard legend Tony Hawk, cricket legend Glenn McGrath, period drama Mad Men, and parachuting.

What do the movie Blade Runner, poet Geoffrey Chaucer, Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo and pineapples have in common? They're all topics on this week's Hard Quiz, where four big fans take on the hilarious Tom Gleeson!

The Big Brass Mug is up for grabs again as Tom Gleeson quizzes another quartet on their questionable topics: the musical Rent, Grammy-winner Beyonce, Australian finches and Aussie TV classic SeaChange.

Tom Gleeson oversees another Hard Quiz battle for the Big Brass Mug. He welcomes alleged experts on the musical Come From Away, pop star Katy Perry, the human immune system and philosopher Rene Descartes!

Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug is under siege from four contestants and their eclectic expert subjects: Disney's Encanto, artist Brett Whiteley, musician George Harrison, and the Bear Grylls adventure series Man vs Wild.

What do singer Harry Styles, tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley, the movie Pulp Fiction, and wheat have in common? They're all expert topics on Hard Quiz this week! Find out who takes home Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug!

An epic Hard Quiz battle featuring experts on pop group S Club 7, TV sitcom Modern Family, NRL club Brisbane Broncos and the Spielberg masterpiece Schindler's List. Only one will prove worthy of Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug.

Tom Gleeson awards the Big Brass Mug to whichever expert best answers his Hard Quiz questions on their expert topic: Hello Kitty, Triumph motorcycles, actor Michael J. Fox, and composers Gilbert and Sullivan!

Four contestants are after one Big Brass Mug, and host Tom Gleeson is in the way. Expert topics this week are Scouts Australia, animated film The Incredibles, NBA superstar Michael Jordan, and penny farthing bicycles!

It's the Hard Quiz Ashes! A pack of Poms want the Big Brass Mug and Aussie Tom Gleeson wants to bowl them out! Their topics: Morse code, video game Animal Crossing, the movie Good Will Hunting, and Machin postage stamps.