MALE ANNOUNCER: Tonight on Hard Quiz...
Expert subject -
the Cronulla Sharks.
Expert subject -
film series, Mulan.
Expert subject -
vintage rollerskates.
Expert subject -
Doja Cat.
Here's your host, Tom Gleeson.
Yes!
Hello!
I'm Alan Kohler.
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Let's say hello.
G'day Elle. Hi, Tom.
G'day Elle. Now your expert subject is Doja Cat.
So, I have the same question Now your expert subject is Doja Cat.
So, I have the same question as 99% of people watching this show.
Yep. What's that?
She's a singer. Yeah.
An American singer.
Right. (LAUGHTER)
Right. A performer, an artiste.
OK.
You've never heard of her?
Not really, no,
'cause I'm 49.
(LAUGHTER)
I'm just surprised that you've never heard of her.
I'm just surprised that Oh, r... OK.
(LAUGHTER)
Well, how would I have come across her? I'm trying to help you out,
like 'cause this is not TikTok, like...
I know, and that's where you'd come across her,
with the TikTok challenges.
Oh, OK. The dances.
OK, pretend you're talking to your grandfather
and you're explaining Doja Cat.
The glass in the pocket...
Yeah. ..lights up. Doja Cat's on it.
Yeah. I think you're, um...
(LAUGHTER)
I think your grandfather feels like he just had a spliff.
I think your grandfather feels (LAUGHTER)
You're gonna find this (LAUGHTER)
You're gonna find this hard to believe,
but you are an intelligence officer...
but you are (LAUGHTER)
..for the federal government. (LAUGHTER)
..for the federal government. Are you a spy?
I've actually just changed to a different department,
I've actually just changed but I can't tell you which one.
Oh.
Now you've got a hobby, painting lewd images on plant pots.
Now you've got a hobby, What was the inspiration?
Did you see a ficus and think it wasn't horny enough?
(LAUGHTER)
That's a good question.
Yeah, I just thought that, you know,
there wasn't really a sex appeal to plants alone,
and so I thought I had to add that to make them marketable.
(MUTED LAUGHTER)
Brad.
(LAUGHTER)
Hey, Tom.
(APPLAUSE)
I...
(APPLAUSE)
You're into vintage rollerskates.
That's right.
Aren't they just rollerskates?
Rollerskating is having quite a boom at the moment, if...
Oh, is it?
You need to be, um, TikTok, Tom.
(LAUGHTER) That's right, Tom.
How many rollerskates do you own, Brad?
Um, I've probably got, maybe, 100 pairs of different vintages
and so forth. Oh, wow.
And I'm a grown man, too.
I know. It's frightening. Why do you have so many pairs?
Some are quite old. I've got some that are 100 years old.
You know, industrial revolution type of stuff.
Yeah, what are we looking at?
So, this is a selection of some of the more interesting ones,
if you like.
These are the interesting ones?
(LAUGHTER)
You collect a lot of Italian speed skates.
I do. Is that so you can catch up
to people who are walking away from you
'cause you talk about rollerskates all the time?
'cause you talk about rollerskates (LAUGHTER)
Yeah, I need something, (LAUGHTER)
Yeah, I need something, 'cause, you know,
there's only limited appeal with the topic, right?
there's only limited appeal Yeah!
Yeah, we learnt that the hard way.
(LAUGHTER)
Jessica. Hi.
Now your expert subject is the Disney movie, Mulan.
Yep. Do you prefer the animated version
or the one they made to suck up to the Communist Party?
or the one they made to suck up (LAUGHTER AND GROANS)
We don't watch the live one.
You boycotted that?
I did boycott it.
So, why do you love Mulan, I did boycott it.
So, why do you love Mulan, the original?
She's the only Disney princess that looks like me.
She's the only Disney princess (WHOOPING AND APPLAUSE)
If you haven't noticed.
(APPLAUSE)
There are no Disney princesses that look like me,
so I fail to enjoy any of their films.
(LAUGHTER)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
(LAUGHTER)
(APPLAUSE)
(CHEERING)
Now, you and your mate gave each other a Mulan makeover.
Can you, can you talk us through it?
He found my make-up kit Can you, can you talk us through it?
He found my make-up kit
and decided that he wanted to be made over for the day,
and then he wanted to go have a go,
and he ran with the wind,
because we had just watched Mulan for the afternoon.
I didn't realise that him smudging my lips
I didn't realise that him was not blending out lipstick,
but was in fact
creating a moustache. but was in fact
creating a moustache.
Oh.
Is that what Mulan looks like?
No, the matchmaker in Mulan looks like that, maybe.
Oh. Was it an accurate representation of the film?
Oh. Was it an accurate He'll say yes.
I'll say no.
(LAUGHTER)
OK, and then you and your mate turned that into wrapping paper.
Oh, yeah! (LAUGHS) Yeah?
For my birthday.
He loves to bring it up every year.
Yeah?
(APPLAUSE)
Matt. Tom.
Matt. Now you're into the Cronulla Sharks.
Yes. Now you're into the Cronulla Sharks.
Yes. Here's you indoctrinating your kids
into your love of the Cronulla Sharks.
into your love (CHEERING)
Have you got them onboard? Yes.
Not through...
..much encouragement.
They mainly self-drove it.
So, how do you encourage them They mainly self-drove it.
So, how do you encourage them to enjoy them?
So, how do you encourage them Like, it's a team that barely wins.
Yeah, well that's it.
I think it's more Yeah, well that's it.
I think it's more character-building, like, yeah,
dealing with expectation disappointment.
Similar to your career, pre- the Logie.
(GASPING AND APPLAUSE)
(CHEERING)
That'd be really funny but it's inaccurate, 'cause, um,
my career was going really well before the Logie,
and after, so... OK.
I mean, I can see what you're trying at,
but, yeah, I was in the top tax bracket back then and now.
But anyway... (LAUGHTER)
But anyway... What about the rest of the ABC?
I don't give a (BLEEP) about them.
(LAUGHTER)
Now you're an air traffic controller. That's correct.
Is that your job only? Or are you really into planes?
Oh, I'm really into planes, and it's my job as well.
So, I suppose that's how I got into the job.
Now here's you indoctrinating your kids into your love of planes.
Yes. (LAUGHTER)
Your kid there is blocking their ears.
Your kid there is blocking Is that 'cause of the plane noise
or 'cause you're banging on about the Sharks again?
Ah, maybe,
maybe I was banging on about planes this time, I'm not sure,
maybe I was banging on about planes but, uh, yeah, so, he was saying,
"Dad, shut up." Yeah.
What are you gonna do when they grow up and have weird interests,
What are you gonna do when they grow like something like Doja Cat?
(LAUGHTER)
Well, thankfully they have the ability to deal with
Well, thankfully they have expectation disappointment,
so they'll know how to deal with people when they go,
"What the (BLEEP)'s Doja Cat?"
(LAUGHTER) Alright. Let's play. Hard!
ANNOUNCER: 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 Matt and his expert subject,
the Cronulla Sharks.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Built in 1960, Cronulla's home ground was one of the first in Australia
Built in 1960, Cronulla's home ground to sell naming rights,
becoming Caltex to sell naming rights,
becoming Caltex and PointsBet Stadium,
but is known colloquially by what rhyming name?
(BUZZER) For the steal, it's Elle!
Shark Park?
Correct! Double points to you!
(CHEERING)
Have you been to Shark Park, Elle?
I've driven past it.
(LAUGHTER)
Cool!
Are there any other landmarks you've driven past, Elle?
Are there any other landmarks The Big Ram in Goulburn.
(LAUGHTER)
It was reported in July 2023 that, (LAUGHTER)
It was reported in July 2023 that, due to the Robodebt Royal Commission,
the Sharks considered revoking number one ticketholder status
the Sharks considered revoking from who? Matt.
Scott Morrison.
Correct!
(CHEERING)
Do you really think he was a fan?
No.
Without a doubt.
Joining the team at 17, Without a doubt.
Joining the team at 17, and playing 328 games with Cronulla,
Joining the team at 17, before retiring,
club legend Andrew Ettingshausen is commonly known
club legend Andrew Ettingshausen by what two-letter nickname?
Matt. by what two-letter nickname?
Matt. ET.
Matt. Correct!
(CHEERING)
Entering the New South Wales (CHEERING)
Entering the New South Wales premiership competition in 1967,
Cronulla's first club logo featured which historic ship?
Cronulla's first club logo Matt.
Endeavour.
Correct!
(CHEERING)
Last question in your set, Matt.
Cronulla's 2016 NRL Grand Final victory
was marred by a pre-show performance of Livin' on a Prayer
by the guitarist who originally had a hit with it, as part of what band?
Matt.
Bon Jovi.
Correct!
(CHEERING)
Time now for Jessica, and the film series, Mulan.
Time now for Jessica, (CHEERING)
Inspired by a Chinese folk tale,
Mulan sees the title female character assume a male identity
to join the army, in place of which infirm relative?
Jessica.
Her father.
Correct!
(CHEERING)
Yeah, in the original poem,
Mulan lives as a man for a decade before revealing herself,
and it really made Sky News crack the shits.
(CHEERING)
Eddie Murphy voices the dragon, Mushu, who gives masculinity lessons,
Eddie Murphy voices the dragon, where he gets Mulan to punch someone,
telling her that's how men say what?
Jessica.
"Hello".
Correct! "Hello".
Correct! (CHEERING)
In the sequel, Mushu is played by a white guy,
In the sequel, doing an Eddie Murphy impression.
(MUTED LAUGHTER) Interesting.
And we were worried about being racist against the Chinese.
And we were worried about (LAUGHTER)
The live action remake (LAUGHTER)
The live action remake was the subject of a boycott,
after the film's lead actor expressed support for the actions
of police over pro-democracy protesters
in what city?
Matt for the steal.
Tai...Oh, Hong Kong.
Correct!
(CHEERING)
Double points to you!
(CHEERING)
During a training montage, (CHEERING)
During a training montage, Captain Li Shang ironically sings,
"Did they send me daughters when I asked for sons?"
"Did they send me daughters to fight what enemy?
Jessica.
The Hun.
Correct!
(CHEERING)
Last question in your set, Jessica.
Long-time Disney artist Joe Grant created the old hag for Snow White
and the Seven Dwarves, and around 60 years later,
he developed which insect creature for Mulan?
he developed which insect creature Jessica.
Cri-Kee, the cricket.
Correct!
(CHEERING)
Next set of questions is for Brad, on vintage rollerskates.
(CHEERING)
The first modern quad skate was patented in 1863 by American inventor
The first modern quad skate was James Plimpton,
designed for use in seasons without what skating surface?
Elle for the steal!
Ice?
Correct!
(CHEERING)
Yeah, Plimpton was said to have weak ankles,
and his skates made it easier to move in a curved line
without wrecking your joints.
Um, have you got weak ankles, Brad? I do not.
'Cause it's a good workout for your ankles, isn't it?
It is. Your whole body, in fact.
Do you have really chunky ankles?
Are your ankles ripped?
They are so. I'll show you later.
(CHEERING)
Popular in the late 1890s were the two-wheeled Ritter Road Skates,
commonly said to look like boots strapped to a miniature version
commonly said to look like boots of what vehicle?
Brad.
Like, a horse and buggy kind of thing.
A carriage?
Incorrect. It's wide open.
(BUZZER)
Time's up!
Correct answer is bicycle.
They were miniature bikes on boots Correct answer is bicycle.
They were miniature bikes on boots
that you stopped by pulling They were miniature bikes on boots on a cord.
that you stopped by pulling on a cord.
Here they are in action.
Um...
(LAUGHTER)
During the Great Depression,
renewed interest in the affordable pastime of rollerskating
led to the creation of which contact sport?
led to the creation Brad.
Roller derby.
Correct!
(CHEERING)
Yeah, this is also when lesbians were invented.
(CHEERING)
Affordability was also behind the resurgence of rollerskating
Affordability was also behind during the 1970s oil crisis.
Obviously, it's not that affordable,
if you're buying hundreds of pairs, though, is it Brad?
No, it is not.
How much would your collection be worth? Give us a sense.
Whether there's anybody willing to pay,
but it'd probably be,
I dunno, $30,000 maybe.
Ooh. (AUDIENCE GASPS)
Ooh. Ooh!
(LAUGHTER)
Patented in 1935, this convertible skate
is a predecessor of a 2000s fad for what brand of shoe?
Brad.
Heelies.
Correct.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Last question in your set, (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Last question in your set, Brad.
Legendary dancer and actor, Gene Kelly, dances on rollerskates
during his final cinema appearance in what musical flop?
Brad.
Singing in the Rain?
Incorrect.
Wide open.
(BUZZER)
Time's up! Xanadu.
(GROANING)
Oh, OK. Yeah, Xanadu.
Last set in the expert round,
it's Elle and Doja Cat.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Doja Cat is a rapper, (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Doja Cat is a rapper, songwriter and producer,
whose stage name is derived from her love of felines
whose stage name is derived and what psychoactive plant?
Elle.
Marijuana.
Correct!
(APPLAUSE)
But she's not even into weed anymore, (APPLAUSE)
But she's not even into weed anymore, is she?
No, she's quit. Why did she quit?
No, she's quit. She had an acid trip,
and that changed her whole life
and she decided and that changed her whole life
and she decided to quit smoking weed.
and she decided (LAUGHTER)
In the Say So music video,
Doja Cat performs moves In the Say So music video,
Doja Cat performs moves from a viral dance challenge
that originated on which social media...
that originated Elle.
TikTok!
Correct!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Yeah, the music video also featured a cameo from @yodelinghayley, (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Yeah, the music video also featured a cameo from @yodelinghayley,
who came up with the moves.
(LAUGHTER)
Attending the Met Gala for the first time,
Doja Cat took inspiration from Karl Lagerfeld's pet,
answering interview questions for Vogue by making what noise?
answering interview questions For the steal, it's Jessica!
By meowing?
Correct!
Double points to you!
(APPLAUSE)
Is that true?
Yeah. Emma Chamberlain was interviewing her,
and she just meowed for every question.
(LAUGHTER)
You weren't tempted, as a tribute, to do the same thing here tonight?
(LAUGHTER)
Meow.
(LAUGHTER)
By interpolating the song, Hound Dog, Doja Cat's hit, Vegas,
By interpolating the song, became ineligible for an Oscar,
despite being created became ineligible for an Oscar,
despite being created for which Baz Luhrman film?
despite being created Elle.
Elvis.
Correct!
(APPLAUSE)
Yeah, Oscar-nominated songs must contain music and lyrics
written specifically for the film.
Last question in your set, Elle.
Getting three million views in its first week
is a video Doja Cat made in her bedroom, for the...
Elle.
Oh. Mooo!
Incorrect. I'll finish the question.
OK. ..for the song Mooo!,
which repeats the lyric, "Bitch, I'm a..." what?
which repeats the lyric, Jessica for the steal.
Cow?
Correct!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Yeah, it repeats the lyric, (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Yeah, it repeats the lyric, "Bitch, I'm a cow".
Yeah, it repeats the lyric, Uh, the song's called Mooo!...
(LAUGHTER)
..uh, she wrote that song on Instagram Live with her fans,
which might explain lyrics like,
"Got the methane, I'm a farter, woo".
(LAUGHTER)
Alright, we've whooshed (LAUGHTER)
Alright, we've whooshed through their subjects,
Alright, we've whooshed now let's whoosh through mine!
This week, I've been really getting into prison.
(LAUGHTER) I love prison.
(LAUGHTER) It's just like the ABC,
but with a lot less shivving.
(LAUGHTER)
This round is multiple choice.
Select your answers on your screens and press the buzzer
to lock in the answer.
The answer is...
..C) A ship used to house convicts.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Yeah, hulks started in Britain as a solution to overcrowded prisons.
Yeah, hulks started in Britain Now they call them P&O cruises.
(LAUGHTER)
I sense a generation gap.
The answer is... I sense a generation gap.
The answer is... (LAUGHTER)
The answer is... ..D) Folsom.
(APPLAUSE)
Yeah, he played a lot of prisons.
There's a story that he once played at Boggo Road Jail in Brisbane,
but it may not be true, 'cause they...
Well, he never released an album called Boggo Jail Blues.
Well, he never released an album (LAUGHTER)
The answer is...
.. A) Striped uniform.
(APPLAUSE)
The Auburn System was an 1800s movement to promote rehabilitation
The Auburn System was an 1800s and not just punishment.
The answer is...
..C) 'Cell Block Tango'.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Last question in my round's worth double points.
The answer is...
..D) The scoop.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Alright, at the end of my round,
Brad, you're at the bottom on 20. Yep.
Brad, you're at the bottom on 20. Get over here.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Alright, no worries.
(APPLAUSE)
Where'd you go wrong?
I don't know, Tom.
Just the wheels fell off.
(LAUGHTER)
Alright, time to put your skates on.
Alright. Out!
Alright. There he goes.
(APPLAUSE)
Alright, it's the People's Round!
Vacuum under the couch, play along at home.
Your time starts...now. Vacuum under the couch, play along at home.
Your time starts...now.
According to the saying, "If it's yellow, let it mellow..."
If it's brown, flush it where?
Jessica.
Down.
Yes! A British meal of sausages and potato Down.
Yes! A British meal of sausages and potato
Yes! A British meal is bangers and what?
Matt. is bangers and what?
Matt. Mash.
Yes! In the Archie comics, what colour is Archie's hair?
Yes! In the Archie comics, Elle.
Orange.
Yes! According to the nursery rhyme,
girls are made of sugar and spice, and all things what?
girls are made of sugar and spice, Jessica.
Nice.
Yes! In the game, Cluedo,
the Colonel's surname is what condiment? Yes! In the game, Cluedo,
the Colonel's surname is what condiment?
Elle.
Mustard. Yes!
On what part of the body would you wear a gauntlet?
Jessica.
The hand?
Yes! Which British PM's surname means The hand?
Yes! Which British PM's surname means
someone who makes a roof with straw?
Elle.
Margaret Thatcher?
Yes! Got there just in time, Elle.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Alright, at the end of the People's Round,
Matt, you're at the bottom, on 45.
Get over here.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Matt, how do you think you went?
Like my topic, uh,
yeah, crashed and burned.
Snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, so, yeah.
Snatched defeat from the jaws In line with Cronulla.
Cronullafied, you can call it.
Cronulla pride. Cronullafied.
Oh, Cronullafied? I thought you said Cronulla pride.
I was gonna say, more like Cronulla shame.
(LAUGHTER) Cronullafied.
Out!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
There he goes.
Only two left. Who's gonna be the Hard Quiz champion?
Jessica and Elle, get over here, because it's time to play Hard Quiz.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
ANNOUNCER: Mulan versus Doja Cat.
(APPLAUSE)
Now, there can only be one Hard Quiz champion who gets to take home
the limited edition big brass mug.
What will you do with the mug if you win, Jessica?
Well, I really like Sangria and cocktail punch,
so I reckon I'll just dump everything in there, mix it around,
so I reckon I'll just dump and drink it on a Sunday afternoon.
By myself.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
That's...that's a lot.
All that, on your own?
Take me about an hour, tops.
(LAUGHTER)
Makes me wanna visit.
What about you, Elle?
It'll be a water bowl for my cats.
Oh. OK.
(LAUGHTER)
Very practical answer.
It's best of five, Very practical answer.
It's best of five, penalty shoot-out style.
Harder questions on your expert subject.
Harder questions So, it's Elle's knowledge of Doja Cat
versus Jessica's knowledge of Mulan.
Let's play - Hard!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Elle... Yes. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Elle... Yes.
Doja Cat had to run from the bathroom to collect a Grammy Award with SZA,
and as she took to the stage,
she threw what item onto the floor?
(TENSE MUSIC)
I mean, realistically it could be something like, you know, (TENSE MUSIC)
I mean, realistically it could be something like, you know,
a purse or a phone, 'cause it'd come out on the stage with her.
But I honestly don't know.
If she was coming from the bathroom, it could be, you know,
If she was coming from the bathroom, a paper towel.
Look, I'm just gonna go for...
..her purse.
Incorrect.
The correct answer is...
..vape.
(LAUGHTER)
Doja Cat claims she quit vaping
after getting a growth cut from her tonsils.
Jessica,
traditionally the Ballad of Mulan has no supernatural elements,
with Disney adding dragons to the animated version,
and in 2020, with Disney adding dragons to the animated version,
and in 2020,
misrepresenting what Chinese concept as a superpower?
misrepresenting what Chinese concept (TENSE MUSIC)
Ooh.
I know that they added
a witch,
um,
because they didn't like
the concept of Mushu.
But I don't know, because I haven't watched the movie.
So you're true to your beliefs but this might cost you.
So you're true to your beliefs (LAUGHTER)
Um... The moral of the story
is you should compromise your beliefs.
is you should compromise (LAUGHTER)
For all those children watching at home,
if you have beliefs,
turn your back on them to win a quiz.
turn your back on them (LAUGHTER)
I'm gonna go with...
..martial arts as a superpower?
Incorrect.
The correct answer is...
..qi.
Ah.
Elle,
the science fiction music video for the song, Get Into It (Yuh)...
(LAUGHTER)
..sees Doja Cat on a mission to save a pet
with what name?
Oh, gosh. with what name?
Oh, gosh.
This is an obscure question,
and I haven't had Wi-Fi for two months
so I haven't seen the video recently.
(LAUGHTER)
I mean, you could've gone to the library.
I mean, you could've gone (LAUGHTER)
Her real cats are Alex and Ray,
so I'm wondering if it has one of the cats' names,
so I'm wondering if it has like, her cats.
(LAUGHTER)
I'm gonna just gonna go for Ray, because I truly don't know.
Incorrect.
(LAUGHTER)
The correct answer is...
..Starscream.
That's not her actual cat.
She also gives Nicki Minaj a shout-out in that song. That's not her actual cat.
She also gives Nicki Minaj a shout-out in that song.
She's quite a fan, isn't she? She is, yes.
She actually, well, "Thank you, Nicki" is the line in that song.
She actually, well, "Thank you, That's her musical influence.
They've collab'd as well.
Cool.
(LAUGHTER)
Jessica,
in the Art of Mulan book,
designer Chen-Yi Chang states
that the animation style was partly influenced by the curvy motifs
of art from which dynasty? that the animation style was partly influenced by the curvy motifs
of art from which dynasty?
Ooh. Um, I know the...
..the animation style is based off of two dynasties,
um, so I'll have to go with one of them.
um, so I'll have to go Um,
I think it's the Qing Dynasty?
(CHANGES PRONUNCIATION) "Dinnasty?"
Incorrect.
The correct answer is...
..Tang.
Was that the other one?
No.
(LAUGHTER)
You could've said yes. I would've had no idea.
You could've said yes. (LAUGHTER)
Marty? (LAUGHTER)
Marty?
(LAUGHTER)
Thanks, Marty.
Elle,
the night Doja Cat hosted the 2021 MTV VMAs... Elle,
the night Doja Cat hosted the 2021 MTV VMAs...
Yep. ..she wore six different looks.
Yep.
She's forgotten which of these shoes Yep.
She's forgotten which of these shoes go with these four outfits
She's forgotten which of these shoes from the event.
Can you help her out by matching the shoes from the event.
Can you help her out by matching the shoes
to the clothes she wore on the night?
Oh, my gosh.
I know, it's like the internet, but in real life.
(LAUGHTER)
OK. Let me have a think.
Don't double-click on the shoes. (LAUGHTER)
I think they go with that one.
I...I... Do you remember these outfits?
This was iconic I...I... Do you remember these outfits?
This was iconic
and this was iconic.
(LAUGHTER)
I mean they're all iconic,
to be honest with you.
Yeah. I know, everyone's an icon.
(LAUGHTER)
Let me just think for one second.
OK. I'm trying to picture the night.
OK. (TENSE MUSIC)
(LAUGHTER)
OK.
(LAUGHTER)
Like, I, personally, wouldn't wear any of these shoes.
Like, I, personally, Yeah.
(LAUGHTER) Yeah.
(LAUGHTER)
I'm with you.
(TENSE MUSIC)
I would not wear any of (TENSE MUSIC)
I would not wear any of those shoes either.
I would not wear any of (LAUGHTER)
That's how I'd style the outfits and that's probably what she wore.
That's how I'd style the outfits OK. Alright.
Incorrect.
(GROANING)
You actually had it correct just before, before you...
Yep. Yep. just before, before you...
Yep. Yep.
..before you added your style.
Yep.
(LAUGHTER) Yep.
(LAUGHTER)
So, the correct answer is this.
Yep.
Might as well make her have fun.
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
That's my styling.
(LAUGHTER)
And also she wore a chair on her head.
And also she wore Yes.
So, what was that about?
Fashion.
(LAUGHTER)
Alright. Marty! (LAUGHTER)
Alright. Marty!
(APPLAUSE)
Thank you.
Still anyone's, at this stage.
(LAUGHTER)
Jessica
appearing as spirits Jessica
appearing as spirits are Mulan's ancestors,
who demoted the dragon Mushu to gong ringer,
after a family member under his protection died from what injury? who demoted the dragon Mushu to gong ringer,
after a family member under his protection died from what injury?
Um, I actually know this one.
Um,
he was beheaded.
Correct!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
I was starting to be worried about the integrity of the show.
(LAUGHTER)
Elle,
in the song, Attention,
Doja Cat raps about her combative relationship with her audience,
claiming in the lyrics that she never learned Doja Cat raps about her combative relationship with her audience,
claiming in the lyrics that she never learned
claiming in the lyrics what from a textbook?
I have to sing the whole song in my head now.
I have to sing the whole song (TENSE MUSIC)
Wait with me, Tom. Just wait with me.
Wait with me, Tom. (LAUGHTER)
Are you singing it in your head?
I'm trying, from the start.
OK.
Oh, gosh, this is hard!
I can't look at you while you're thinking like that.
(LAUGHTER)
"I never learned to..." (LAUGHTER)
"I never learned to..."
..let's just say "cook".
Incorrect.
The correct answer is...
.."superstar".
Wait, what? Huh?
Yeah, she never learned to superstar.
(LAUGHTER)
The cat?
They're your (BLEEP) expert subject.
(LAUGHTER)
I'm not the expert. You're the expert.
I'm not the expert. (LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
I just read what's on this card.
(LAUGHTER)
If you get this right, Jessica,
you are tonight's Hard Quiz champion.
(LAUGHTER)
Jessica,
developed specifically Jessica,
developed specifically for animating crowd scenes,
like the Hun attack, developed specifically for animating crowd scenes,
like the Hun attack,
was software with what apt name?
I do know this one.
They did it for the
2,000 Hun,
and it's called Attila.
Correct! Which means you are tonight's Hard Quiz champion!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Alright, Elle, you know what this means.
Alright, Elle, Out!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
There she goes.
Congratulations, Jessie!
You are tonight's Hard Quiz champion,
which means you get the big brass mug...
which means you get (CHEERING)
..and you get to do the sign-off!
Thanks for playing! Hai-ya!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
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