Annabel posted her reaction on social media on Thursday.
Haha, good sport by Annabel Crabb.
I’ve been enjoying the return of Hard Quiz in recent weeks. It still hasn’t lost its touch.
EPISODE 19
WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 8.00PM
Australian Census expert Annmarie takes on Charlie, who knows all about Anne Boleyn, René, who is
all over Buddy Holly, and Rachael, who’s got all the tea on reality series Below Deck!
EPISODE 20
WEDNESDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 8.00PM
Fighting over possession of Tom Gleeson’s Big Brass Mug are Steely Dan devotee Liam, Boogie Boarding enthusiast Paul, Skyrim video game fan Steph, and Noel Fielding admirer Lucy.
Which of them can navigate through Tom’s own specialist subject to be crowned Hard Quiz Champion?
EPISODE 21
WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 8.00PM
Which topic will triumph this week: comic actor Peter Sellers, Aussie rock band The Chats, beer… or will The Great Fire of London destroy them all?
It’s time to play HARD!
EPISODE 22
WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 8.00PM
And it’s another crazy lineup of topics as experts in the Muppets and Pearl Jam take on experts in technology company Meta alongside fireproof asbestos. It’s a dangerous episode of Hard Quiz!
EPISODE 23
WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER 8.00PM
This week’s contestants are experts on Vanderpump Rules, Martin Scorsese, composer Chopin, and those electrical insulators you see on the top of power poles.
Where do they find the people who want a Big Brass Mug?
EPISODE 24
WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 8.00 PM
This episode’s expert subjects are Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the guillotine, the human circulatory system, and Olympic Swimming. Let’s play – HARD!
EPISODE 25
WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER 8.00PM
It’s the Battle of the Duds! Fan favourites Pru (expert subject: knitting), Sarah (the Kray twins),
Cameron (Spider-Man) and James (Breaker Morant) get one more crack at taking home Tom Gleeson’s Big
Brass Mug!
EPISODE 26
WEDNESDAY 22 OCTOBER 8.00 PM
Tom Gleeson and his Big Brass Mug are under siege from another four contestants with eclectic expert subjects.
Lawn bowls lover Andrew, hyaenas expert Alex, Geordie who’s into comedy group Aunty Donna, and Jye, who can’t get enough of US soap The O.C.!
EPISODE 27
WEDNESDAY 29 OCTOBER 8.00PM
Shane is being quizzed on rock star Suzi Quatro, Anna knows all about multi-level marketing, Sadie
is into The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and Gavin is fascinated by dirt. Yes, dirt.
EPISODE 28
WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER 8.00 PM
Another batch of ordinary Aussies are banging down Tom Gleeson’s door in a bid to win his Big Brass Mug.
And they’ve brought Hard Quiz another classic lineup of expert topics: Queen Victoria’s Children,
TV series Red Dwarf, NRL team the Sydney Roosters… and would you believe, sewage!
EPISODE 29
WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 8.00PM
Chasing the Big Brass Mug in this episode are Jacqui, who is a fan of Korean pop group Stray Kids, Shuban, a devotee of Arsenal Football Club, Avatar movie buff Jonathan, and Australian megabats expert Lisa.
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Oh god my episode finally goes to air haha!
EPISODE 30
WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 8.00PM
This episode’s expert subjects are David Fincher films, killer whales, The B-52s, and vintage sewing machines. Let’s play – HARD!
EPISODE 31
WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 8.00PM
Experts lining up to be taken down are Finn, with her knowledge of Aussie band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard; Freddie, who’s a Mario Kart aficionado; Victoria, who loves The X-Files, and Martin, who’s really into… concrete!
Good luck tonight @AJ_Lucantonio tonight.
We should start an honours board of Media Spy members who have appeared on Quiz Shows.
Thank you
Wow, that’s on tonight. So exciting ![]()
Let’s watch. HARD.
You did very well! Part of a 3 person hard=off, which happens very rarely. Was a very entertaining episode, in some ways a shit show! ![]()
EPISODE 32
WEDNESDAY 3 DECEMBER 8.00 PM
This week Tom tests Rod’s love of the North Melbourne Football Club, Peter’s knowledge of director Steven Spielberg, Daniel’s passion for the Ford Falcon, and Evie’s expertise of singer Billie Eilish. Who’s got what it takes?
Hard Quiz: Battle of the Networks
Wednesday 17 December 8:00pm ABC TV and ABC iview
Gold Logie winner Tom Gleeson returns with a turbo-charged edition of Hard Quiz, pitting television royalty against each other in a battle for the Big Brass Mug.
Leigh Sales, Larry Emdur, Angela Bishop and Karl Stefanovic face off in a no-holds-barred trivia showdown.
Well this will be a good one. Glad someone’s finally gutsy enough to go network vs network.
Very much looking forward to this showdown.
Free tickets to the taping of series 11 are available at Eventbrite website. Episodes will be filmed on November 19 and 21.
I’m actually looking forward to the Battle of the Networks special. Should be fun to watch. And lots of digs to the Networks too. Lol.

















