ANNOUNCER: Tonight on Hard Quiz -
Kreisha, Aviation Journalist.
Expert subject - The Young Ones.
Abhi, Agribusiness Analyst.
Expert subject - Dr Victor Chang.
Simon, Business Development Manager.
Expert subject - Makybe Diva.
Frank, Credit Analyst.
Expert subject - Volvos.
Here's your host, Tom Gleeson.
Yes, hello.
Rage.
Welcome to Hard Quiz. Rage.
Welcome to Hard Quiz.
These contestants are dreamers, and I'm reality.
Last one to come crashing back to me
will be tonight's Hard Quiz champion.
Let's say hello.
G'day, Frank.
G'day, Tom.
Now, your expert subject is Volvos. Mm-hm.
Does that make you as boring as it sounds?
No, no, no.
Actually the most intelligent people,
including a lot of Mensa members, drive Volvos.
Right. It's a fact.
I must admit, I've got two Volvos as well, so...
I must admit, So maybe I'm twice as smart as you.
Do you have a Volvo yourself? I do indeed.
Yeah? One of the fast ones?
Yes, a Turbo.
Ooh.
There it is. Oh, look at that.
Looks very aerodynamic.
Cut through the air like a brick.
What's your favourite thing about them?
Yeah, the design. I like the square look.
Yeah.
Are you just really into squares?
I do. I love the geometric Are you just really into squares?
I do. I love the geometric squareness of them.
I do. I love the geometric Yeah? I'm not making this up.
When you applied for Hard Quiz
and you said you wanted your When you applied for Hard Quiz
and you said you wanted your expert subject to be Volvos,
you were asked what else are you an expert in,
and is it true that you said "the history of cardigans"?
I did, yeah.
(APPLAUSE)
But Tom, as you know... as you know, the two go together.
Sorry, I've been told I've got dribble on my bottom lip.
We were talking about Volvos and I started to salivate.
Simon. Tom.
Now, you're really into Makybe Diva. Yes.
Is that cover for a gambling problem?
Is that cover Ask my wife.
Now, you actually worked in radio, is that right?
I was a radio announcer at a number of radio stations
I was a radio announcer throughout Australia.
And did you call races?
I called races in country Queensland and also in country Victoria.
Do you reckon you could call Hard Quiz?
Oh, I could probably give it a crack.
Well, imagine you know, you and Frank are in the final stretch.
Yeah, well Frank and I are stretching out
with about fifty metres left to go.
Kreisha's coming down the outside and so too is Abhi but SIMON!
Simon's got the rails run.
He's hit the front.
He puts his nose in front! He wins! (CHEERING)
That sounded like Frank would sound if he got a new cardigan.
Now, Abhi. Hey, Tom.
Now, you're into Dr Victor Chang.
Yes, I am. Why?
Yes, I am. 'Cause he's a great innovator
and he's of Asian Australian 'Cause he's a great innovator
and he's of Asian Australian background and...
and he's of Asian Australian Yeah, he's a great role model.
But you're not in medicine, though, are you? You're in finance.
Yes, I'm in finance. So you...
But I do watch videos online of open-heart surgery.
Really? You get your jollies by watching surgery online?
Really? You get your jollies It is interesting, yes.
OK. So where did the interest start?
I did a research project about him OK. So where did the interest start?
I did a research project about him in high school,
and I actually went to... he's an alumni of Sydney Uni
and I went there as well.
You're an alumni of Sydney Uni. and I went there as well.
You're an alumni of Sydney Uni. I believe.
You're an alumni of Sydney Uni. That's right, yes.
But he's actually, you know, positive.
He's actually contributed positively to Australia.
He's actually contributed (APPLAUSE)
Kreisha. Hello.
Now, British comedy The Young Ones is your subject.
Yes, it is. MAN: Whoo!
Yes, when did you first get into them?
Yes, when did you When it came out, I guess.
And who's your favourite character?
Oh, Rick.
Oh, really? Oh, yeah.
Thought it might be Vyvyan. You've copied his hairstyle.
Yeah. I admire Vyvyan, but Rick reflects the prick in all of us.
OK.
Now, you're an aviation journalist. I am.
What's the most full-on thing you've done for your job?
I wing-walked on the wing of a vintage...
Oh, there you are.
Was there not a seat spare?
Why were you there?
That's right. They strap you to the front
because there's only the one seat for the pilot.
Now, you've flown from Sydney to Perth in heels.
What was that about? These heels, in fact.
What was that about? Yeah, were you on top of the wing?
No, actually I was flying.
You were flying.
Yes, as a pilot, just to raise awareness that you can be a pilot
and be glamorous, and you don't have to be a man.
and be glamorous, (APPLAUSE)
Alright, let's play - HARD.
ANBNOUNCER: Win or lose five points.
Steal an answer, double points.
I'll ask each of you five questions on your expert subject.
I'll ask each of you five questions Right, you get five points.
Wrong, I will take five points Right, you get five points.
Wrong, I will take five points from you.
The rest of you can steal at any time to get double points.
Let's start with Kreisha and her expert subject,
British comedy, The Young Ones.
Here's a scene from the pilot episode of The Young Ones.
Here's a scene from the pilot Oh, far out!
Really great!
Woodstock!
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
Vyvyan has just returned from the morgue with a human leg
which he's meant to study as part of what university course?
Frank for the steal.
Medicine.
Correct! Double points to you.
Wow.
What a dark horse.
Didn't see that coming, Frank.
Most episodes included a music act,
with the Kebab and Calculator Pub hosting a performance of House of Fun
by which ska pop band?
Madness.
Correct.
In Episode 4, Rick threatens to blow up England with an atom bomb,
unless poverty and capitalism are abolished by whom?
Kreisha? Thatcher.
Kreisha? Correct.
A Cliff Richard song gave the show its name and theme tune,
and in 1986, most of the cast teamed with Cliff himself to...
Simon for the steal.
Um...
Living Doll.
Ooh! To release what charity single?
Living Doll is correct. Double points to you.
Last question in your set, Kreisha.
Following The Young Ones, Last question in your set, Kreisha.
Following The Young Ones, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson
continued as a double act, notably as Richie Richard and Eddie Hitler
continued as a double act, notably in which cult sitcom?
Kreisha. in which cult sitcom?
Kreisha. Bottom.
Kreisha. Correct.
Time now for Abhi and Dr Victor Chang.
Time now for Abhi Operated on by Victor in 1984
and becoming Australia's youngest heart transplant survivor
at fourteen years old was which patient? Abhi?
Fiona Coote.
Correct.
There's Fiona Coote after the operation
and there's Fiona Coote now.
Designed by Victor, this artificial heart valve is known internationally
by what name, derived from the hospital where it was developed?
(BUZZ!) Time's up.
St Vincent's.
In 1988, Victor performed a quintuple bypass
on Logie award-winning journalist, Richard Carlton,
on Logie award-winning journalist, filmed for what television program?
Simon for the steal.
60 Minutes?
Correct. Double points to you.
There's Richard Carlton there being wheeled into surgery,
and that's also how they used to get Daryl Somers
and that's also how they used to to Hey, Hey, It's Saturday.
Victor Chang was killed during a botched extortion attempt in 1991,
with one of the murderers identified after dropping what kind of ticket?
Abhi? Ah...
Abhi? Plane?
Correct.
Yes, he dropped a plane ticket to Kuala Lumpur.
Last question in your set, Abhi.
Before his death, Victor was developing an artificial heart,
testing a prototype on Daisy, which was what animal?
Abhi? Cow.
Abhi? Incorrect. Wide open.
Simon for the steal.
Sheep?
Correct. Ohh!
Correct. Double points for you.
Simon, does gambling always pay off like this?
No. When you're on a roll, bring it on.
Come on.
Next set of questions is for Simon on Makybe Diva.
Descended from Canadian stallion Northern Dancer,
Makybe Diva shares a pedigree with Winx and which previous record-holder
Makybe Diva shares a pedigree with for most consecutive wins?
Simon?
Black Caviar.
Correct.
Yeah, Northern Dancer's bloodline is so strong that in 2014,
every single horse in the Kentucky Derby was one of his descendants.
Makybe Diva was named by five employees of owner Tony Santic,
using the first two letters of each of their names,
with Diva representing Diane and who?
Simon? Vanessa.
Correct.
Diva.
Va for Vanessa.
Makybe Diva's silks represent the flags of Australia
Makybe Diva's silks represent and which other country?
Simon? and which other country?
Simon? Croatia.
Simon? Correct.
Yes, Tony Santic, the owner, was born in Croatia
Yes, Tony Santic, the owner, when it was still Yugoslavia.
His family escaped one night by boat to Italy and then Australia.
That's right, he's a boat person.
He's a refugee.
They come over here, winning our races,
breaking our records.
Ridden by Glen Boss in 2005,
Makybe Diva also broke Ridden by Glen Boss in 2005,
Makybe Diva also broke a handicap record
for Melbourne Cup-winning mares by carrying what weight?
Simon? 58 kilos.
Correct.
Last question in your set, Simon.
Makybe Diva is immortalised with a statue in Port Lincoln,
which was funded primarily by the South Australian government
which was funded primarily and what Port Lincoln industry?
Simon?
Tuna fishing.
Correct. Five from five.
Hey.
Last set in the expert round, it's Frank and his expert subject,
Volvos.
Volvos. Volvos. Volvos.
AUDIENCE: Volvos. Volvos. Volvos.
Volvos. Volvos. Volvos. AUDIENCE: Volvos. Volvos. Volvos.
Volvos. Volvos. Volvos. Volvos. Volvos.
Volvos. Volvos. Volvos. Oh, Volvos.
Here we go. You ready, Frank?
I'm ready. OK. Calm down.
Originated in the 1920s, this Volvo logo was adapted
from the ancient chemical symbol for what metal?
Frank? Iron.
Correct.
In the 1960s,
Volvo paid a race car driver In the 1960s,
Volvo paid a race car driver to roll their cars
in front of audiences to demonstrate the importance
in front of audiences of what safety feature?
Abhi for the steal.
Seatbelt.
Correct. Double points to you.
Volvo actually introduced the modern seatbelt as standard in 1959.
They waived patent rights so that any car company could use it,
which is very nice of them.
It's estimated to have saved a million lives.
It's estimated to have In a world first,
2012's Volvo V40 introduced airbags
designed specifically for whose safety?
Frank. Pedestrians.
Correct.
In the late 1960s,
American newspapers carried In the late 1960s,
American newspapers carried an advertisement reading,
"This Volvo definitely has a bug in it."
"This Volvo definitely What was the bug?
Frank. A dent?
Frank. Incorrect. Wide open.
For the steal, it's Simon.
An insect.
Incorrect.
Still open.
Time's up.
The correct answer was Time's up.
The correct answer was a Volkswagen Beetle.
Ah. Look at it.
Ah. There's a Volkswagen Beetle inside.
They were trying to promote There's a Volkswagen Beetle inside.
They were trying to promote how spacious the Volvo was,
that you could fit a Volkswagen inside the Volvo.
that you could fit Last question in your set, Frank.
In March 2018, a Volvo XC90 Last question in your set, Frank.
In March 2018, a Volvo XC90 struck and killed a woman
during an autonomous driving test by which ride-sharing service?
during an autonomous driving test Abhi for the steal.
Uber.
Correct. Double points to you.
We've flipped through their subjects. Now let's flip through mine.
This week, I've been really getting into insurance.
This round is multiple choice.
Select your answers on your screens,
then press the buzzer to lock in the answer.
The sum of money paid to an insurer in return for coverage
The sum of money paid to an insurer is referred to as your what?
A, policy, B, claim, C, excess, D, premium.
The answer is
D, premium.
Frank, I'm guessing your cars are uninsured?
Beginning in the 1600s, buildings displayed marks like these
to denote that the owner held what form of insurance?
A, fire, B, life, C, theft of contents, D, horse.
The answer is
A, fire.
In the UK and Australia, early fire brigades were privately owned
by insurance companies, so often they'd turn up to the fire
and if they didn't have that, they would let them burn down.
It's true. That's how you drum up business.
In a series of ads,
insurance customer Rhonda falls for bartender Ketut,
when he says she looks hot, like what?
A, a sunrise, B, a fire, C, a volcano, D, a fever.
The answer is A, sunrise.
Unable to afford life insurance,
the Apollo 11 crew arranged that, if disaster struck,
the Apollo 11 crew arranged that, their families could sell what?
A, film rights to their story, B, their military uniforms,
C, autographed envelopes, D, their remains.
The answer is,
C, autographed envelopes.
Yes. The Apollo insurance covers are still valuable.
Alright.
Frank, you need this. Alright.
Frank, you need this.
Last question in my round is worth double points.
The Saint Lawrence Insurance Agency of Florida
specialises in insuring customers against what?
A, oil spills, B, falling coconuts, C, confiscation of drug shipments,
D, alligator attacks, E, alien abductions,
D, alligator attacks, F, golf injuries.
The answer is
E, alien abductions.
No.
Yeah, it's true.
They actually paid out two claims.
They each got ten million dollars
paid in instalments of a dollar They each got ten million dollars
paid in instalments of a dollar per year for ten million years.
Alright, at the end of my round, Frank, you're on the bottom on zero.
You know what that means. Get over here.
Frank, what happened?
The Volvo had a leak.
An oil leak.
Or the brain had an oil leak. Yeah.
Alright, you know what this means. Out!
There he goes.
Alright, let's do it. It's the People's Round.
Time starts now.
The Marx brother known for his screen silence had what stage name?
Kreisha? Groucho.
No. Harpo.
Two of the most venomous of their kind in Australian oceans
Two of the most venomous are the Irukandji and box what?
Simon? are the Irukandji and box what?
Simon? Jellyfish.
Simon? Yes.
What game derived from baseball requires players to hit the ball
off a pole or stand?
Simon? T-ball?
Simon? Yes.
What's the term for a medical Yes.
What's the term for a medical practitioner who specialises
What's the term for a medical in treating feet?
Simon. Podiatrist.
Yes.
An expression of surprise or dismay is what contraction of the words
An expression of surprise or dismay 'God's truth'?
Kreisha? 'God's truth'?
Kreisha? Struth.
Kreisha? Yes.
What can be a slang term for a big lie
or a fast food chain's signature burger?
Simon. Whopper.
Simon. Yes.
In the Australian Defence Force, Yes.
In the Australian Defence Force, the letters 'SG' indicate a person
In the Australian Defence Force, who has...
Time's up!
..won the star of what?
Gallantry is the correct answer.
Alright, at the end of the People's Round,
Kreisha, you're at the bottom on ten.
Get over here.
What happened, Kreisha?
Just didn't fly.
Now, they're the shoes, are they?
They are the very shoes, yeah.
Yes, and you wore them from Sydney to Perth.
I did.
They did better than I did tonight.
Alright, Kreisha, you know what this means. Out!
There she goes.
Alright, only two left.
Who's going to be the Hard Quiz champion?
Simon and Abhi, get over here because it's time to play Hard Quiz.
Makybe Diva versus Dr Victor Chang.
Now, there can only be one Hard Quiz champion who gets to take home
Now, there can only be one Hard Quiz the limited edition big brass mug.
Abhi, what will you do with the mug if you win?
Ah, well, I've got a cat so I might use it as a litter holder.
Ah, well, I've got a cat so I might Alright.
Simon, what will you do with the mug if you win?
I'm gonna take really good care of it.
I'm gonna take Straight to the pool room.
I'm figuring if you die, that could be worth a bit of dough.
Alright, what are the odds of that?
Probably 33 to 1 and shortening.
Well, as time wears on, I guess, yeah.
Alright, it's best of five, penalty shoot-out style,
harder questions on your expert subjects.
So it's Abhi's knowledge of Dr Victor Chang
versus Simon's knowledge of Makybe Diva.
Let's play - HARD.
Abhi, the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
was founded in 1994.
Have a listen to this from the launch.
MAN: He was an extraordinary man and he was a man that,
when he left, the world missed him.
Many of us when we go, we're not gonna be missed.
Many of us when we go, Victor was.
Which of Victor's former patients Victor was.
Which of Victor's former patients is that?
Which of Victor's former patients I'm thinking it's a politician.
Or actually it could be a, ah...
..could be...I'm thinking it's Kerry Packer.
..could be...I'm thinking I'm going to go with Kerry Packer.
Correct.
You are lucky that he is not alive to hear you saying
You are lucky that he is not alive you think he's a politician.
Simon.
Arriving from England as a filly,
Makybe Diva impressed Hunter Valley horse-breaker Greg Bennett
with her lung capacity,
easily cresting a steep incline he called what? with her lung capacity,
easily cresting a steep incline he called what?
Ah, I'll guess and say Heartbreak Hill?
Correct. What?
In his thirty years of breaking horses there,
she was the first of only three to make it to the top.
Often, they'd just run out of puff before getting there.
Often, they'd just run out of puff Mm.
Abhi.
In the biography she wrote Abhi.
In the biography she wrote about her father,
Vanessa Chang says he encouraged her to stay up late
studying for her HSC by bringing vanilla milk and what?
I'm just going to take a guess here, educated guess and...
I'm just going to take a guess here, ..go with, ah, chocolate?
Incorrect.
AUDIENCE: Ohhh.
The answer is No-Doz.
(LAUGHTER)
Simon.
Makybe Diva embarked on her Simon.
Makybe Diva embarked on her post-race life as a broodmare,
first being covered by the stallion Galileo
while listening to a song by which Australian artist?
Um, I don't know.
An Australian artist?
I'll have a guess. John Farnham.
Incorrect.
The answer is Deborah Conway. Right.
The song was... It's Only The Beginning.
It's Only The Beginning, yeah, that's right.
It's Only The Beginning, Abhi.
In 1974, Victor Chang made history Abhi.
In 1974, Victor Chang made history by operating on George Dallas,
the first Australian to be implanted with a nuclear power pacemaker,
the first Australian to be implanted driven by what radio isotope?
Um...
Let's just say uranium. I don't know.
Incorrect.
The answer is... Don't feel sorry for him.
The answer is Plutonium 238.
Oh.
Simon.
As connections threatened to scratch Makybe Diva
As connections threatened from her third Melbourne Cup,
what action by authorities
was described by rival trainer Gai Waterhouse as 'a disgrace'?
was described by rival trainer Well, they watered the track.
They said they were going to scratch the horse if the track was too hard,
so they watered the track so the track was wet.
So I'm saying the answer is, they watered the track.
So I'm saying the answer is, (LAUGHTER)
Correct.
So Makybe Diva had no success on the hard tracks,
so they watered the track.
So Gai Waterhouse feels like that they...
Gave her an unfair advantage. Yeah.
Yeah.
Take a pill. Yeah, take a pill, Gai.
Abhi.
According to Victor's widow, Ann, he intended to travel to Singapore
to perform an operation on the day of his murder,
with the surgery cancelled for what reason?
I'm just going to take a stab in the dark and...
..go the patient died before surgery?
Incorrect.
Good guess, though, but the patient developed measles,
so you can't operate on someone when they're sick with measles.
So the suggestion is if that hadn't happened, he might have been safe.
So the suggestion is if that hadn't So anti-vaxxers killed Victor Chang.
I'm just saying.
(APPLAUSE)
This is for the win, Simon.
If you get this right, you are tonight's Hard Quiz champion.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Whoo.
(LAUGHTER)
In a 2019 biography, jockey Luke Currie remarks that
Makybe Diva was in season and anxiously looking for stallions
Makybe Diva was in season ahead of winning which pivotal race?
Well, pivotal race could have been ahead of winning which pivotal race?
Well, pivotal race could have been one of her Melbourne Cups,
but I'm thinking maybe one of the lead-up races.
but I'm thinking maybe So I'd say the WS Cox Plate.
Incorrect.
It was the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
Oh, yes. Yes. Why?
Oh, yes. Yes. Because when she won that race,
it qualified her to run Because when she won that race,
it qualified her to run in next year's Melbourne Cup.
it qualified her to run Yeah.
Alright, you're still a chance here, Abhi.
If you get this wrong, Simon, tonight you are the Hard Quiz champion.
If you get this wrong, Simon, tonight Abhi.
Hearing about plans for the National Cardiac Transplant Unit on the radio,
Chang called upon the state premier to have it established
Chang called upon the state premier at St Vincent's rather than where?
I'm going to eliminate Westmead Hospital.
I'm thinking about all the hospitals in the Sydney area.
Um, I think the next best would be the Royal Prince Alfred,
I'm going to go for.
Correct.
Simon, if you get this right, you are tonight's Hard Quiz champion.
Glen Boss was permitted to ride Makybe Diva
after admitting to owner Tony Santic
that he had lost a race on another of his horses,
Royal Code, by committing what error?
Breach of the whip rules?
Incorrect.
Yeah, he dropped his whip.
Which is not a violation of the rules, he just dropped his whip.
Which means he didn't get to whip the horse hard enough
to get over the line.
Which means we've gotta move to tie break.
(CHEERING) OK.
Abhi.
Sales of certain rose varieties Abhi.
Sales of certain rose varieties benefit the Victor Chang Institute,
with this hybrid tea rose named what
in honour of Victor's patient, Fiona Coote? with this hybrid tea rose named what
in honour of Victor's patient, Fiona Coote?
I remember reading this.
Um, it's on the tip of my tongue.
Heart of Courage.
Incorrect.
It is Fiona's Wish.
Fiona's Wish.
Alright, moving on to you, Simon. Tie break.
If you get this right, you are tonight's Hard Quiz champion.
If you get this right, you are At her Flemington debut,
Makybe Diva hit the post a short half-head behind which horse?
At her Flemington debut?
Well, actually the first time that she raced at Flemington,
she won, which was her... about her fifth start,
so I don't know where you're getting that question from.
so I don't know where you're (LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
She ran at Benalla...
Are you really going to take on me, a team of researchers,
the ABC Fact Department?
Really? You really gonna go for it?
Well, yeah, but her first start was at Benalla,
she ran fourth, then she went to Wangaratta and won,
she ran fourth, then then Sale, then Ballarat.
Then she won at Flemington, then she won the Werribee Cup,
then she won at Flemington again.
They were her first seven starts.
So, yes, I am taking them on.
(APPLAUSE)
I'll ask the question again. OK.
At her Flemington debut,
Makybe Diva hit the post a short half-head behind which horse?
She won. She didn't come second behind a horse the first time
She won. She didn't come second she raced at Flemington.
Do you want me to just give you she raced at Flemington.
Do you want me to just give you a horse's name
and see if that's written down there?
and see if that's written down Yeah, yeah, answering the question.
At her Flemington debut...
She wasn't behind a (BLEEP) fridge, mate.
She wasn't behind a (BLEEP) fridge, OK, alright.
So she won the race on protest.
So she was in a... Ohh. Ohh!
She was in a... So now we're getting.
It's alright. I never said she didn't win.
Ever. No.
You did.
Yeah, well, she did win. On protest. Yeah.
And she was behind another horse.
Yes.
Which is standing between you and this mug.
Which is standing between you Mm.
And...
(APPLAUSE)
And the name of the horse escapes me.
And the name of the horse I'll have a crack and say...
..Beetlebum.
Incorrect. Oh, really?
The answer is Little Miss Quick.
Right. Little Miss Quick.
Yeah. Yeah.
Alright, it's time for a Tom's Tie Breaker. Yeah. Yeah.
Alright, it's time for a Tom's Tie Breaker.
Here we go.
One question. We're just looking who's closest to the pin.
One question. We're just looking Just trying to force a result here.
Alright.
In a 2019 Slovenian criminal case, Alright.
In a 2019 Slovenian criminal case, a woman sawed her lower arm off
to defraud insurers into paying her a lump sum of how many Euros?
to defraud insurers into paying her Abhi?
I'm just gonna go with 500 Euros.
Ah, what are you going for, Simon?
OK, I'll go a thousand Euros.
The answer is...
..383,400.
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
..which means, Simon, you are tonight's Hard Quiz champion!
Alright, Abhi, you know what this means.
Out!
There he goes.
Congratulations, Simon, you are tonight's Hard Quiz champion.
You get the big brass mug and you get to do the sign off.
Thanks for playing - HARD!
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