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36 Episodes 2021 - 2021
Episode 1
30 mins
Quizzing hard with Tom Gleeson tonight: Greek Mythology fan Tamara, SpaceX fan Michael, Rake fan Megan, and Holden Commodore expert Jason. Don't mix these topics at home.

Episode 2
29 mins
Tom Gleeson tests four experts to find the Hard Quiz Champ. Tonight's topics: The Tuba, Gone with the Wind, Paul McCartney and The Battle of Britain. Play along at home - you might be surprised at what you already know.

Episode 3
27 mins
Tom Gleeson dishes out the points and he putdowns as four experts vie for the Big Brass Mug. Tonight's topics: Alfred the Great, Bob Dylan, the British Open and Degrassi. See how you fare when the Hard Quiz buzzer sounds.

Episode 4
29 mins
Four experts match wits and dodge witticisms from host Tom Gleeson. This week's topics: Wally Lewis, Mel Brooks, Mushrooms, and Stephen Sondheim. Only the hardest will survive. Play along with the hashtag Hard Quiz.

Episode 5
28 mins
Tom Gleeson puts four more self-proclaimed experts through the Big Brass wringer. Tom tests four hopeful hotshots on Kanye West, Gavin and Stacey, Robert F Kennedy and the books of Jane Austen.

Episode 6
28 mins
Tom has the questions, but do his guests have the answers? Self-proclaimed experts on Olivia Newton-John, Collingwood FC, Garlic and Top Gun put their knowledge to the ultimate test.

Episode 7
30 mins
Tom Gleeson isn't afraid to keep asking questions until someone hoists a Big Brass Mug. His contestants tackle Field Hockey, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Sister Elizabeth Kenny, and milk.

Episode 8
28 mins
Four vastly different contestants compete on four vastly different topics, all at the mercy of host Tom Gleeson. this week's subjects: HMAS Melbourne, Justin Bieber, The Powerful Owl and Jim Henson.

Episode 9
29 mins
Tom Gleeson puts another set of contestants through their paces - and through the wringer. Tonight's topics include Schitt's Creek, Japanese Railways, the Percy Jackson book series and Hank Williams.

Episode 10
28 mins
Tom Gleeson is grumpier, the questions are harder, and our everyday experts are more determined than ever to test their knowledge and come away victorious with the Big Brass Mug.

Episode 11
28 mins
Four favourites return for a second shot at being Hard Quiz champion in the latest Battle of the Duds - Kristy 'expert topic: the Arab-Israeli conflict', Julie, Charlie and Vinny.

Episode 12
28 mins
Tom Gleeson squeeze another four expert contestants through the Hard Quiz wringer. Their special subjects include Tennis World Number One Novak Djokovic, whimsical nanny Mary Poppins, black holes and the European Union.

Episode 13
28 mins
Four experts, four topics, but only one Big Brass Mug. Tom Gleeson asks hard-hitting questions about My Fair Lady, the Qantas Flight 32 emergency, TikTok, and Ricky Ponting. Why not bat along at home?

Episode 14
Tom Gleeson is back to poke fun at a fresh batch of experts competing for the Big Brass Mug. This episode's topics include Spartacus, TV series Glee, penguins, and the Trump presidency.

Episode 15
27 mins
Tom Gleeson is an expert at drawing contestants out of their shells, and with topics as varied as the C-130 Hercules, Little Shop of Horrors, Simone Biles, and World of Warcraft, there's something for everyone.

Episode 16
30 mins
Tom Gleeson digs up another batch of improbable experts to battle it out for the Big Brass Mug on the topics of classic Star Wars action figures, Hanging Rock, Tomorrow When the War Began, and Goo Goo Dolls.

Episode 17
27 mins
Hard Quiz brings together four contestants with four expert topics and puts them all under Tom Gleeson's merciless microscope. Topics include the First Persian Empire, the Wiggles, TV show Scrubs and Guinness.

Episode 18
Four brave contestants put themselves under the Hard Quiz spotlight for a chance to win Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug. Their expert subjects are the Kosciuszko National Park, the violin, Nelson Mandela, and Japanese comic Sailor Moon.

Episode 19

Episode 20
Contestants compete for Tom Gleeson's treasured Big Brass Mug. The expert topics include Bram Stoker's Dracula, Hilary Clinton, Indian cricketer Virat Kohli, and Gibson guitars.

Episode 21
Four experts battle it out for the Big Brass Mug. The chosen topics are Tenzing Norgay, diamonds, Frozen, and the Turnbull government.

Episode 22
It's another Battle of the Duds. Former losing contestants make a not-so-triumphant return to reclaim the victory they never had. Tom welcomes back experts on French and Saunders, Tiger Woods, Calculus and the Brooklyn Bridge.

Episode 23
27 mins
The contestants' specialist subjects include Petula Clark, the How to Train Your Dragon films, the periodic table of elements, and the supersonic F/A-18 Hornet combat jet, and Tom's got a missile lock on all of them.

Episode 24
27 mins
Vying for honours are experts on Silverchair, the women's suffrage 'Monster Petition', William the Conqueror, and classic Aussie film favourite The Castle. One lucky contestant will earn the Big Brass Mug.

Episode 25
28 mins
Tom Gleeson oversees another battle for trivia supremacy. Special subjects include the musical Les Miserables, illustrated book series Grug, retired actor Meghan Markle, and money laundering.

Episode 26
27 mins
A Mortal Kombat expert faces off against fans of Ace Ventura, the Kray Twins and the Airbus A320, and only one will be left standing.

Episode 27
27 mins
King Henry VII, Shaquille O'Neal, dinosaurs, and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert are the expert topics as contestants compete to take home Tom's Big Brass Mug.

Episode 28
28 mins
Only one winner can take home Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug. Expert topics include Manchester city, Australian blue-tongued lizards, Mariah Carey, and The Babysitters Club.
Episode 29
27 mins
To accept the Big Brass Mug from Tom Gleeson are experts in Bob Geldof, machine learning, the powerful owl, and The Matrix trilogy.

Episode 30
28 mins
It's a battle royale as host Tom Gleeson puts four experts to the test on their specialty topics. Topics include the Chernobyl disaster, Ultimate Frisbee, Wallace and Gromit, and Hanson.

Episode 31
28 mins
The Big Brass Mug is up for grabs, and experts in Duke Kahanamoku, AC/DC, Mean Girls, and the Australian Dung Beetle Project are out to get it.

Episode 32
27 mins
Quizmaster-General Tom Gleeson sinks his teeth into the Twilight Saga, Midnight Oil, Danish kings of England, and Australian railways.

Episode 33
27 mins
It's the Battle of the Duds as fan favourites Miles, Nick, Lisa and Ash get one more crack at taking home Tom's Big Brass Mug. Their special topics: Mazda MX-5, Sir Donald Bradman, Kate Ceberano, and the clarinet.

Episode 34
27 mins
Tom Gleeson hosts a clash of epic proportions, where vintage synthesisers go head-to-head with Dance Academy, Neil Armstrong, and Sierra Leone.

Episode 35
27 mins
Four contestants vie for the Big Brass Mug, with Tom Gleeson putting their various specialty topics of Billy Idol, The Witcher, Stephen King's IT, and '80s and '90s supermodels to the test. It's time to play HARD.

Episode 36