About this season
Host Tom Gleeson sets out to find Australia's hardest quiz champion, pitting four contestants against each other in a battle of attrition.
Episodes (9)
1. Rick & Morty, Quebec, film Bringing Up Baby & Daft Punk
Aired 6 January 2026 • 30 min
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.
2. French Horn, Franklin's Lost Expedition, Kookaburras, American Psycho
Aired 13 January 2026 • 31 min
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?
3. A Nightmare on Elm Street, Warren Buffett, MRI, Curb Your Enthusiasm
Aired 20 January 2026
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!
4. Fleetwood Mac, Mammoths, Disney's Aladdin, US sitcom Grace and Frankie
Aired 27 January 2026 • 29 min
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!
5. Noodles, Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Somerton Man, House MD
Aired 3 February 2026 • 31 min
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!
6. Funnel-web spiders, State of Origin, the P-51 Mustang, The Nanny
Aired 10 February 2026 • 30 min
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.
7. Holden Racing team, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Geordie Shore & Silence of the Lambs
Aired 17 February 2026 • 30 min
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!
8. Highgate Cemetery, Psychedelics, Die Hard & Kelly Clarkson
Aired 24 February 2026 • 30 min
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!