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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- Seasons
- 11
- Episodes aired
- 282
- Latest aired
- S11E16
- Total runtime
- 5d 17h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 October 2016 – December 2016 10 episodes
- Season 2 August 2017 – November 2017 18 episodes
- Season 3 February 2018 – January 2019 22 episodes
- Season 4 February 2019 – October 2019 20 episodes
- Season 5 February 2020 – February 2021 40 episodes
- Season 6 February 2021 – December 2021 35 episodes
- Season 7 February 2022 – November 2022 24 episodes
- Season 8 February 2023 – October 2023 30 episodes
- Season 9 February 2024 – December 2024 34 episodes
- Season 10 January 2025 – December 2025 33 episodes
- Season 11 January 2026 – September 2026 16 episodes
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S11E01 Rick & Morty, Quebec, film Bringing Up Baby & Daft Punk
January 6 · 30min find the promo
Show synopsis
Tom Gleeson awards the Big Brass Mug to whichever expert best answers his Hard Quiz questions on their expert topic: Quebec, classic comedy film Bringing Up Baby, electronic duo Daft Punk, and Rick & Morty.
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S11E02 French Horn, Franklin's Lost Expedition, Kookaburras, American Psycho
January 13 · 31min find the promo
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Four know-it-alls try to get their hands on Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug, but which eclectic topic will win the day: the French horn, Franklin's lost expedition, kookaburras, or the film American Psycho?
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S11E03 A Nightmare on Elm Street, Warren Buffett, MRI, Curb Your Enthusiasm
January 20 find the promo
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Hard Quiz puts four self-nominated experts under Tom Gleeson's merciless microscope. This week's topics are A Nightmare on Elm Street, investor Warren Buffett, MRI, and US comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm!
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S11E04 Fleetwood Mac, Mammoths, Disney's Aladdin, US sitcom Grace and Frankie
January 27 · 29min find the promo
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Where does Tom Gleeson find these oddballs? Tonight's Hard Quiz expert topics are Fleetwood Mac, mammoths, Disney's Aladdin, and US sitcom Grace and Frankie. Let the hardest quizzer win!
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S11E05 Noodles, Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Somerton Man, House MD
February 3 · 31min find the promo
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What do noodles, tennis legend Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Somerton Man, and US drama House MD have in common? They're all topics on tonight's Hard Quiz, where four big fans match wits with the hilarious Tom Gleeson!
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S11E06 Funnel-web spiders, State of Origin, the P-51 Mustang, The Nanny
February 10 · 30min find the promo
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Four experts match wits and dodge witticisms from host Tom Gleeson. Tonight's contestants go head-to head while being quizzed on Australian funnel-web spiders, State of Origin, the P-51 Mustang, and US sitcom The Nanny.
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S11E07 Holden Racing team, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Geordie Shore & Silence of the Lambs
February 17 · 30min find the promo
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Tom is besieged by another four contestants with eclectic expert subjects: Lindy with the Holden Racing Team, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fan Blake, Geordie Shore lover Eimile and Siamak, who's lotioned-up with Silence of the Lambs!
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S11E08 Highgate Cemetery, Psychedelics, Die Hard & Kelly Clarkson
February 24 · 30min find the promo
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Four contestants vie for the Hard Quiz Big Brass Mug! Which topic will triumph: Highgate Cemetery, psychedelics, Die Hard, or Kelly Clarkson? Yippie ki-yay, it's time to play HARD!
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S11E09 Mazda RX-7, series Asterix, the Melbourne Cup & Wonder Woman
July 22 · 30min find the promo
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It's another classic lineup of Hard Quiz expert subjects on the hunt for the Big Brass Mug! Tonight, it's The Mazda RX-7, French comic series Asterix, the Melbourne Cup, and Wonder Woman!
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S11E10 Mammalian Sperm, Ada Lovelace, Steely Dan & John Deere Tractors
July 29 · 30min find the promo
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It's a Battle of the Duds! Tom Gleeson invites four failed former contestants to humiliate themselves again. Vying for the Big Brass Dud Mug are experts in mammalian sperm, Ada Lovelace, Steely Dan and John Deere Tractors.
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S11E11 Millinery, Murriyang, RuPaul's Drag Race & Pablo Escobar
August 5 · 30min find the promo
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Four experts, four topics, one Big Brass Mug. Tonight's subjects: Millinery, Murriyang (the Parkes Radio Telescope), RuPaul's Drag Race and Pablo Escobar! It's the game show where stealing is the way to win!
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S11E12 Dynastic China, Franz Kafka, Formula 1 & Merino Sheep
August 12 · 30min find the promo
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Tom Gleeson hosts a clash of epic proportions on Hard Quiz! Where else would you see dynastic China go head-to head with Franz Kafka, Formula 1, and merino sheep? Nowhere, that's where!
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S11E13 Beastie Boys, Medieval Footwear, the NRLW & Sacha Baron Cohen
August 19 · 30min find the promo
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Tom Gleeson is back with a fresh batch of experts on Beastie Boys, medieval footwear, the NRLW and Sacha Baron Cohen. The contestants fight for their right to raise the Big Brass Mug on this 'very nice' episode of Hard Quiz!
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S11E14 Veep, Cloudstreet, The Beach Boys & Tumblr
August 26 · 30min find the promo
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Fighting for Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug in this episode are Veep devotee Fraser, Cloudstreet fan Elise, Paddy, who loves The Beach Boys, and Tumblr expert Rose!
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S11E15 Mountain Gorillas, How I Met Your Mother, Edith Head, & the General Theory of Relativity
September 2 · 30min find the promo
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Tom Gleeson squeezes another four so-called expert contestants through the Hard Quiz wringer: mountain gorillas, US sitcom How I Met Your Mother, costume designer Edith Head, and the general theory of relativity.
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S11E16 Frank Sinatra, Olympic Diving, Carnivorous Plants & Spanish
September 9 · 30min find the promo
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Tom Gleeson dishes out the points and the putdowns as four experts vie for the Big Brass Mug. Tonight's topics are Frank Sinatra, Olympic diving, carnivorous plants, and the Spanish language. Play along at home!