Hard Quiz 2016
★ 6.5/10 · 6 votes Comedy 11 seasons · 275 eps Returning Series
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What is Hard Quiz?
Hard Quiz is a television series first released in 2016. Catalogued under Comedy.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2016
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episodes
- 275
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 19, 2016
- Last aired
- Feb 24, 2026
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- AU
- Networks
- ABC TV
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
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Hard Quiz is a television series first released in 2016. Catalogued under Comedy. Status: Returning Series. A full overview for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.
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Should you watch it?
“Host Tom Gleeson challenges four contestants to compete for the title of Australia's hardest quiz champion.”
Reasons to watch
- engaging trivia format
- witty host commentary
Keep in mind
- competitive atmosphere may feel intense
Watch it if you enjoy fast-paced quiz shows that test deep knowledge on niche subjects.
The program features a competitive tone suitable for general audiences.
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Episode guide
Season 1 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide →- E1 Episode 1 Oct 19, 2016
- E2 Episode 2 Oct 26, 2016
- E3 Episode 3 Nov 2, 2016
- E4 Episode 4 Nov 9, 2016
- E5 Episode 5 Nov 16, 2016
- E6 Episode 6 Nov 23, 2016
- E7 Episode 7 Nov 30, 2016
- E8 Episode 8 Dec 7, 2016
- E9 Episode 9 Dec 14, 2016
- E10 Episode 10 Dec 21, 2016
Season 2 · 18 episodes
- E1 Episode 1 Aug 2, 2017
- E2 Episode 2 Aug 9, 2017
- E3 Episode 3 Aug 16, 2017
- E4 Episode 4 Aug 23, 2017
- E5 Episode 5 Aug 30, 2017
- E6 Episode 6 Sep 6, 2017
- E7 Episode 7 Sep 13, 2017
- E8 Episode 8 Sep 20, 2017
- E9 Episode 9 Sep 27, 2017
- E10 Episode 10 Oct 4, 2017
- E11 Episode 11 Oct 11, 2017
- E12 Episode 12 Oct 18, 2017
- E13 Episode 13 Oct 25, 2017
- E14 Episode 14 Nov 1, 2017
- E15 Episode 15 Nov 8, 2017
- E16 Episode 16 Nov 15, 2017
- E17 Episode 17 Nov 22, 2017
- E18 Episode 18 Nov 29, 2017
Season 3 · 22 episodes
- E1 English Premier League, Winston Churchill, Audrey Hepburn & Australian Washing Machines Feb 21, 2018
- E2 Benedict Cumberbatch, Led Zeppelin, US Geography & One Direction Feb 28, 2018
- E3 French Resistance, The Odyssey, Insects & John Farnham Mar 7, 2018
- E4 Mary McKillop, Rolling Stones Miss Marple & Sachin Tendulkar Mar 14, 2018
- E5 Weird Al, Edward III, Wicked & Tour de France Mar 21, 2018
- E6 Jimi Hendrix, Rolex, Futurama & Russian Revolution Mar 28, 2018
- E7 Origami, Fawlty Towers, Eleanor of Aquitaine & the Pygmy-Possum Apr 11, 2018
- E8 Nikola Tesla, Black Sabbath, Star Trek & the Piano Apr 18, 2018
- E9 Abraham Lincoln, The Goonies, Great White Sharks & WWE Apr 25, 2018
- E10 Elon Musk, The Strokes, A-League & the Human Eye Sep 19, 2018
- E11 Bon Jovi, Ned Kelly, Australian Macropods & Star Wars Sep 26, 2018
- E12 Alfred Hitchcock, Ironman World Championship, Tripod & Freemasonry Oct 3, 2018
- E13 Justin Timberlake, Radiohead, Barack Obama & Classic Holdens Oct 10, 2018
- E14 Thunderbirds, Sydney Swans, Rubik's Cubes & Nuclear Physics Oct 17, 2018
- E15 Skateboarding, Dr Maria Montessori, Duran Duran & Stanley Kubrick Oct 31, 2018
- E16 Pearl Harbor, Back to the Future, Muhammad Ali & Peep Show Nov 7, 2018
- E17 Sherlock Holmes, Tropical Cyclones, Foo Fighters & Knots Nov 14, 2018
- E18 Kath & Kim, The Hunger Games, Puccini & Scotch Whiskey Nov 21, 2018
- E19 Round the Twist, Bruce Lee, Pinball & Alaska Nov 28, 2018
- E20 The Great Escape, David Bowie, Ru Paul's Drag Race & US Serial Killers Dec 5, 2018
- E21 Meryl Streep, the AFLW, the Khmer Empire & My Little Pony Dec 12, 2018
- E22 Elvis, Treehouse Books, Vespas & Rugby World Cup Jan 30, 2019
Season 4 · 20 episodes
- E1 Kylie Minogue, Bathurst 1000, The Office & Cremation Expert Feb 6, 2019
- E2 Meccano, Alcatraz, R.E.M. & Indonesian Political History Feb 12, 2019
- E3 Whales, World Geography, Life of Pi & Sir Donald Bradman Feb 20, 2019
- E4 The Big Bang Theory, the Jonestown cult, rock band Queen & Tintin Feb 27, 2019
- E5 Banksias, Gilmore Girls, the American Civil War & Yes the band Mar 6, 2019
- E6 Roller Coasters, Manchester United, The Shining & the Watergate scandal Mar 13, 2019
- E7 Horses, Wars of the Roses, Vintage Australian Washing Machines & Sachin Tendulkar Mar 20, 2019
- E8 The Zimbabwe cricket team, Pokemon, the wreck of the Batavia & Absolutely Fabulous Mar 27, 2019
- E9 The Wright brothers, The Book of Mormon, Aerosmith & the Volkswagen Beetle Apr 3, 2019
- E10 Bill Clinton, the planet Neptune, Taylor Swift & TV series Press Gang Apr 10, 2019
- E11 Joan Crawford, K-Pop group BTS, rugby hero John Eales & Jewish holidays Jul 31, 2019
- E12 Steve Waugh, Luna Park, David Foster Wallace & Frank Sinatra Aug 7, 2019
- E13 Dolly Parton, the Toy Story films, Pete Sampras & Dogs Aug 14, 2019
- E14 The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the Napoleonic Wars, Air Traffic Control & Brooklyn Nine-Nine Aug 21, 2019
- E15 French cheese, World Chess Champions, leaders of the Soviet Union & the White Stripes Aug 28, 2019
- E16 Croquet, Barry Manilow, retired AFL superstar Nick Riewoldt & Toenails Sep 4, 2019
- E17 Battle of the Duds Sep 11, 2019
- E18 Strictly Ballroom, the Australian Light Horse, the Bee Gees & Breaking Bad Sep 18, 2019
- E19 David Cassidy, Anne Frank, the 1868 Aboriginal cricket tour of England & Coffee Sep 25, 2019
- E20 Tanks of WWII, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Bananarama & film Manhattan Oct 2, 2019
Season 5 · 40 episodes
- E1 Lady Gaga, William Butler Yeats, Xanadu & Typewriters Feb 5, 2020
- E2 The Young Ones, Dr. Victor Chang, Makybe Diva & Volvos Feb 12, 2020
- E3 Louis Armstrong, Boston Red Sox, Arnold Schwarzenegger & McDonald's Feb 19, 2020
- E4 The Lord of the Rings, Ayrton Senna, Barbarella & Eric Abetz Feb 26, 2020
- E5 Little House on the Prairie, Amedeo Modigliani, Thylacine & Rihanna Mar 4, 2020
- E6 U2, Home Alone, Hercule Poirot & Squid Mar 11, 2020
- E7 London Underground, Fremantle Dockers, Will & Grace & Elizabeth I Mar 18, 2020
- E8 1990s Disney Cartoons, Brooklyn Bridge, Kurt Cobain & Badminton Mar 25, 2020
- E9 The Bold and the Beautiful, Helicopters, Siamese Fighting Fish & Australia's 45th Parliament Apr 1, 2020
- E10 Game of Thrones, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grand Slam Tennis & Electronic Organs Apr 8, 2020
- E11 M*A*S*H, Disneyland, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy & Fender Guitars Apr 15, 2020
- E12 The Blues Brothers, Jack Russell Terriers, Roald Dahl & Mazda MX-5 Apr 22, 2020
- E13 Battle of the Duds: Sydney Swans, Pete Sampras, Reality TV & Barry Manilow Apr 29, 2020
- E14 Julia Gillard, Gossip Girl, Tiger Woods & Jack the Ripper May 6, 2020
- E15 The Clarinet, Transformers, Australian Pythons & Islamic Political Movements May 13, 2020
- E16 Rafael Nadal, Spongebob Squarepants, Dingoes & New Yorker Cartoons Jul 15, 2020
- E17 Guinea Pigs, Vintage Sneakers, Peanuts Comics & Penicillin Jul 22, 2020
- E18 Dewey Decimal System, Australian Geography, Canberra Raiders & Richard III Jul 29, 2020
- E19 Barbra Streisand, Wolverine, Halo, & The Handmaid's Tale Aug 5, 2020
- E20 Arab/Israeli Conflict, Savage Garden, Chicago Bulls & Saturn Aug 12, 2020
- E21 The Korean War, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ducati Motorcycles & The Great Plague Aug 19, 2020
- E22 Kakapo, Theseus, Calculus & Neighbours Aug 26, 2020
- E23 Shane Warne, World War II's Dam Busters Raid, James Herriot & Survivor Sep 2, 2020
- E24 Sylvester Stallone, Leeds United, Labyrinths & Rats Sep 9, 2020
- E25 Cleopatra, Allan Border, Bluey & Bridge Sep 16, 2020
- E26 Battle of the Duds: Charles Darwin, My Little Pony, John Farnham & the Human Eye Sep 23, 2020
- E27 Pomeranians, Alien, the Ultimate Fighting Championship & Recorders Sep 30, 2020
- E28 Prince Charles, Dungeons and Dragons, Kill Bill & Verdi Oct 7, 2020
- E29 Prince, the Holden Torana, David Unaipon & Studio Ghibli Oct 14, 2020
- E30 Julius Caesar, Australian Hip Hop, Oliver Sacks & The Office Oct 21, 2020
- E31 Aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force, Seattle Seahawks, Forrest Gump & Leonardo Da Vinci Oct 28, 2020
- E32 Siege of Tobruk, Shaun the Sheep, the Theory of Evolution & the Ferguson TE-20 Tractor Nov 4, 2020
- E33 Tudor Monarchs, Adrian Mole, Vincent Motorcycles & Superman Nov 11, 2020
- E34 Fred Astaire, Black Books, Bret "The Hitman" Hart & Epiphytic Orchids Nov 18, 2020
- E35 Andy Warhol, Dressmaking, Kate Ceberano & Donkey Kong Nov 25, 2020
- E36 Battle of the Duds: Manchester United, South Park, Dolly Parton & World War II Tanks Dec 2, 2020
- E37 James Dean, Boomboxes, Parks and Recreation & Pluto Dec 9, 2020
- E38 Alexander the Great, The Golden Girls, The Vietnam War & Teeth Dec 16, 2020
- E39 Dugongs, Bob's Burgers, Space Shuttle Disasters & Pipe Organs Feb 3, 2021
- E40 The Australian Constitution, Snakes, the Mitford Sisters & the Marvel Universe Feb 10, 2021
Frequently asked questions
Who hosts the show?
The series is hosted by Tom Gleeson.
What is the premise?
Four contestants compete against each other to determine who is the hardest quiz champion.
When did the show premiere?
The series premiered in 2016.
What is the goal of the contestants?
Contestants aim to win the title of Australia's hardest quiz champion.
Is this a competition series?
Yes, the show features a battle of attrition between four participants.