Hard Quiz

2016 • Australian Broadcasting Corporation
5.0
6 reviews
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Season 3 episodes (22)

1 Episode 1
2/21/18
Season-only
Quizzing Hard with Tom Gleeson: English Premier League Football expert Mark, Winston Churchill expert Tom, Audrey Hepburn expert Evelyn and vintage Australian washing machine expert Leon. Yep, you read that right.
2 Episode 2
2/28/18
Season-only
Tom Gleeson takes four contestants through their paces to find the Hard Quiz Champ. Tonight, Benedict Cumberbatch expert Dave, Led Zeppelin expert Paul, US Geography expert Kelly and One Direction expert Velvet all play HARD!
3 Episode 3
3/7/18
Season-only
Tom Gleeson dishes out the points and the putdowns as four experts vie for the Big Brass Mug. Tonight, French Resistance romantic Lisa, Odyssey obsessive Colleen, insect inquirer Vivien and Farnham fanboy Kevin.
4 Episode 4
3/14/18
Season-only
Who'll emerge triumphant from tonight's battle of wits? Mary McKillop expert Georgina, Rolling Stones fan John, Miss Marple maestro Julia and Sachin Tendulkar specialist Theja go up against each other. Hosted by Tom Gleeson.
5 Episode 5
3/21/18
Season-only
Well-informed Weird Al expert Ben, enlightened Edward III expert Sue and the Wicked-ly wise Leigh race Tour de France expert Greg to the finish line - all while trying to withstand Tom Gleeson's withering wit. It's #HardQuiz!
6 Episode 6
3/28/17
Season-only
Hendrix hardhead Peter, Rolex watch watcher Mark, Futurama fan Anna and Russian Revolution researcher Colleen battle it out to become the #HardQuiz champion while Tom Gleeson gleefully takes the mickey. Let's play HARD!
7 Episode 7
4/11/18
Season-only
Pit your wits against Tom Gleeson in Australia's smartest comedy. Our eclectic experts are into origami, Fawlty Towers, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and the Mountain pygmy-possum - but do they know it all, or are they know-it-alls?
8 Episode 8
4/18/18
Season-only
#SiblingRivalry - Does Chris know Nikola Tesla better than his brother Tim knows Black Sabbath? How will the bros go against Evie's Star Trek skills and Alison's piano proficiency? Tom Gleeson asks the tough questions.
9 Episode 9
4/25/18
Season-only
Comedian Tom Gleeson brings the knowledge and the laughs in equal measure as four #HardQuiz contestants bring the answers. Michael (Abraham Lincoln), Gemma (The Goonies), Matthew (Great White Sharks) and Rob (WWE) play HARD!
10 Episode 10
Season-only
#HardQuiz host Tom Gleeson sets the bar high as Elon Musk expert Ross, Strokes specialist Kate, A-League aficionado Kogu and human eye hotshot David compete for the Big Brass Mug.
11 Episode 11
Season-only
Nicole (Bon Jovi), Anthony (Ned Kelly), and Bec (Australian macropods) go up against James, who's tackling the Holy Grail of geek topics: Star Wars. Check out the #HardQuiz hashtag to see if Twitter's Force fandom is even funnier than Tom Gleeson.
12 Episode 12
Season-only
Tonight's #HardQuiz topics: Alfred Hitchcock, the Ironman World Championship, musical comedy trio Tripod... and Freemasonry?! Has Andrew gamed the system by choosing a subject so secretive that not even Tom Gleeson is allowed to know the answers?
13 Episode 13
Season-only
Australia's smartest alecs brave Tom Gleeson's wit to be crowned #HardQuiz champion. Tonight, Zara's in the tank for Timberlake, Suzanne's red-hot for Radiohead, Alex is barracking for Obama, and Paul's crazy for classic Holdens.
14 Episode 14
10/17/18
Season-only
Liv thinks Thunderbirds are go, Matt's cheering for the AFL's Sydney Swans, Brad reckons Rubik's Cubes are ripper, and Mark's nuts for nuclear physics. Tom thinks they're all a bit sad. Watch #HardQuiz and judge for yourselves.
15 Episode 15
Season-only
Jim's expert knowledge of skateboarding goes up against Amanda's research into Dr Maria Montessori, Nicole's digging into Duran Duran and Martin's eye on Stanley Kubrick, with scathing host Tom Gleeson making sure they all play HARD!
16 Episode 16
10/31/18
Season-only
It's Pearl Harbor vs Back to the Future vs Muhammad Ali vs British sitcom Peep Show in tonight's #HardQuiz smackdown. Host Tom Gleeson is cruel but fair as Phil, Jason, Mark and Valerie all play HARD!
17 Episode 17
Season-only
Sherlock Holmes scholar Damien squares off against tropical cyclone enthusiast Steve and Foo Fighters fan Jacqui, while Darren is nutty for... knots? Only Tom Gleeson's #HardQuiz can sort out these eclectic experts.
18 Episode 18
11/14/18
Season-only
Where else but #HardQuiz would you see contestants getting grilled on Kath & Kim, The Hunger Games, Puccini and Scotch whiskey all in a single half hour? Tom Gleeson brings the knowledge and laughs in equal measure.
19 Episode 19
11/21/18
Season-only
In Australia's funniest quiz show you play HARD or go home (and quite often do both). Tonight: Maddie's mad for kids show Round the Twist, David's a Bruce Lee boffin, John's a pinball wizard and Jessi's all over Alaska.
20 Episode 20
11/28/18
Season-only
#HardQuiz has never shied away from tackling the hard subjects. Tonight, that includes The Great Escape, David Bowie, Ru Paul's Drag Race... and US serial killers. And if you think the topic is unique, just wait till you meet Andrew!
21 Episode 21
12/5/18
Season-only
Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug is up for grabs again in Australia's funniest quiz show. This week, Alan, Liz, Michael and Kim go head-to-head-to-head-to-head on their expert topics: Meryl Streep, the AFLW, the Khmer Empire and My Little Pony. May the best brony (or pegasister!) win.
22 Episode 22
Season-only
Tonight on #HardQuiz, Elvis superfan David goes up against Susan (the Treehouse book series), Spencer (Vespas) and Shah (the Rugby World Cup). But no matter who wins this rock'n'roll rumble, Tom Gleeson's still the king.

About this show

Since 2015, The Weekly’s Tom Gleeson has been putting the hard questions to the big names in his regular interview segment, Hard Chat. Now he’s being let loose on the general public. In HARD QUIZ, Tom sets out to find Australia’s hardest quiz champion, pitting four contestants against each other in a battle of attrition. At the end of each episode, the two hardest Hard Quizzers go head-to-head for the honour of being crowned the Hard Quiz Champion.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
6 reviews
pr (Coolhunter)
December 17, 2016
Gleeson is a comedy freak
rdj
February 11, 2019
Best Australian quiz show ever.