Hard Quiz

- Season 8

(2023)

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.

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 dishes out the points and the put-downs 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.

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 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.

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.

Fighting over Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug are experts on rapper Nicki Minaj, wacky Aussie favourite the platypus, murderous dictator Joseph Stalin, and the medical marvel of colonoscopies (not to be tried at home).

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 episode, where four big fans take on the hilarious Tom Gleeson.

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

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

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.

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.

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.