ANNOUNCER: Tonight on Hard Quiz -
Ben, animal scientist,
expert subject - invasive animals,
Rachel, pharmacist,
expert subject - sumo,
Abby, radiation therapist,
expert subject - the Saw movies,
Eve, writer,
expert subject - Greek tragedy Medea.
Here's your host, Tom Gleeson!
Yes!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE) Hello!
I lost my Chokito!
Welcome to Hard Quiz.
These contestants are trumpets -
last one to get blown These contestants are trumpets -
last one to get blown will be tonight's Hard Quiz Champion!
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Let's say hello.
G'day, Eve. Hi.
G'day, Eve. Now, Medea...
Yes. Now, Medea...
Yes. ..is your expert subject.
Yes. What is that?
Well, I like the killing in there,
but also I like the fact
that a really old guy from about 2,500 years ago
had the fortitude to write about something
that can show that women had to go through a lot of trouble
just to get some agency in their life,
and they're still doing it now. OK.
No, no, I meant, what is it at all?
(LAUGHTER)
You've got to read the play.
It's an Ancient Greek play? You've got to read the play.
It's an Ancient Greek play? It's an Ancient Greek play, yeah.
Now, you once worked as a chaperone for Thor in Bunnings.
Now, you once worked as a chaperone Yes.
(LAUGHTER)
Was he looking for a hammer?
He was, yes.
(LAUGHTER) He was, yes.
(LAUGHTER) What were you doing?
Well, Thor was meeting and greeting lots of people in Bunnings
and he needed a chap, and, so, that was me.
And to this day I've got pictures of Thor
And to this day on the computer, on a calculator,
and my son now thinks that Thor and I are besties.
This must have been a long time ago before the film caught on.
(LAUGHTER) Correct, yeah.
Now, here's you with a nice pair of apples.
(LAUGHS) Yes. Yes. (LAUGHTER)
(LAUGHS) Yes. Yes. What's that about?
That's a photo shoot from a Fringe show that I did
called Hi I'm Eve.
As you know, Eve tempted Adam with her...an apple,
As you know, Eve tempted Adam and, so, there I am with my apples.
You were about to say and, so, there I am with my apples.
You were about to say "tempted Adam with HER apples".
Well, she may well have done that too.
Well, she may well (LAUGHTER)
Abby. (LAUGHTER)
Abby. Hi, Tom.
Now, your expert subject is the Saw franchise.
Mm. Is your favourite part
the torture scenes or the really crook torture scenes?
the torture scenes (LAUGHTER)
Wouldn't you like to know?
(CHORTLING)
(APPLAUSE)
How did you get into these horror movies?
Well, it's kind of funny.
My parents are really into horror,
and when we were young my sister and I snuck downstairs
trying to sneak-watch one of the horror films,
and they caught us. Oh.
and they caught us. So, as a punishment,
they forced us to sit in front of So, as a punishment,
they forced us to sit in front of the telly and watch the horror film,
they forced us to sit in front of and we both were grinning ear to ear
and we loved it,
and we were born horror fans.
(LAUGHTER)
That works for cigarettes.
(LAUGHTER)
I don't feel like that works for horror films.
I don't feel like that works (LAUGHTER)
This is a successful franchise (LAUGHTER)
This is a successful franchise with 10 films and counting.
I mean, how many different ways can there be to kill people?
And why are you collecting this knowledge?
(LAUGHTER)
There's lots of ways to kill people.
I don't know, I find the gore fascinating working in health.
I kind of know what's...
(LAUGHTER)
Oh, dear. Yeah, you work in radiation, is that right?
Yeah, I do, so, yeah.
OK, so...
(LAUGHS)
Wow, so... (LAUGHS)
So, someone's gonna be at work soon,
and you're gonna put a lead vest So, someone's gonna be at work soon,
and you're gonna put a lead vest on them and say, "Lie here,"
and you're gonna put a lead vest and they're gonna be like, "Argh!"
(LAUGHTER)
Rachel. (LAUGHTER)
Rachel. Tom.
Rachel. Sumo is your expert subject.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Yes!
Do you like any other sports
or is it just the ones that are performed in G-strings?
or is it just the ones (LAUGHTER)
So, do you like it (LAUGHTER)
So, do you like it because of the semi-nudity?
So, do you like it No, that's not the main reason.
Oh. What's the main reason?
Well, they're elite athletes Oh. What's the main reason?
Well, they're elite athletes and they are really dedicated.
Well, they're elite athletes Yep.
There's also a lot of ceremony and history involved in it.
OK, so, you just like watching really large men play handsies.
OK, so, you just like watching (LAUGHTER)
Now, you got a selfie with a wrestler by following him onto a train.
(LAUGHTER)
Do you think that maybe he was getting on the train
Do you think that maybe to get away from you?
(LAUGHTER)
This was in February. We'd just landed...
Yeah. ..in Tokyo.
And all the wrestlers had actually gone to Osaka already,
so, I was thinking I wouldn't get to meet one.
So, how did you recognise him out of his undies?
(LAUGHTER)
Now, you're into Japanese archery, flower arranging,
Now, you're into Japanese archery, singing, dancing and tea ceremony.
Do you have singing, dancing and tea ceremony.
Do you have any non-Japanese interests?
Do you have (LAUGHTER)
No. OK.
(LAUGHTER)
Do you think if you were born in Japan
you'd be really into Beer Can Regattas and thong throwing?
(LAUGHTER)
Ben! Tom!
Your expert subject is invasive animals to Australia.
Correct. What do we mean by invasive?
Correct. We're talking about
the ones that were not necessarily endemic to Australia,
they may have been brought here
and they've ever since established and become a bit of a problem.
and they've ever since established OK, so, it's biosecurity threats.
It is.
That's what we mean by invasive, not Rachel chasing someone for a selfie.
That's what we mean by invasive, not (LAUGHTER)
As a kid, you collected cane toads. (LAUGHTER)
As a kid, you collected cane toads. What did you do with them?
There was a whole manner of things we did with cane toads...
Alright. ..that I would never do now.
(LAUGHTER)
It's all about refrigeration and freezing,
and the most humane method of killing them to this day.
Is it? Just freeze them?
Refrigerate first, then freeze.
Oh. Oh, like, just ease them into their death?
(LAUGHTER)
There's a bit of a science to it,
but that is the accepted best method.
But it's much better than a golf club.
A few people might be following their grandparents to the fridge.
A few people might be following (LAUGHTER)
Yeah, can you grab me that avocado? (LAUGHTER)
Yeah, can you grab me that avocado? It's right at the back.
Ohh... (LAUGHTER)
Alright, let's play...hard!
ANNOUNCER: Win or lose 5 points. Steal and answer - double points.
I'll ask each of you five questions on your expert subject.
Right - you get 5 points. Wrong - I'll take 5 points from you.
The rest of you can steal at any time to get double points.
Let's start with Ben and his expert subject, invasive animals.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Announced by the federal government in 2016
Announced by the federal government was a project to use a herpes virus
to control was a project to use a herpes virus
to control which invasive freshwater fish?
Ben. Tilapia?
Ben. Incorrect. It's still open.
For the steal it's Eve!
Carp?
Correct! Double points to you!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Here's then-minister Christopher Pyne making the announcement.
Here's then-minister Christopher We are going to visit Carp-ageddon
on the great pest We are going to visit Carp-ageddon
on the great pest of the River Murray,
on the great pest the European carp.
Yeah, so, they released herpes to keep down the numbers.
A bit like on MAFS!
(LAUGHTER)
Now a widespread pest,
the cane toad was introduced Now a widespread pest,
the cane toad was introduced in an attempt to control beetles...
the cane toad was introduced For the steal it's Eve!
Sugar cane?
Correct! Double points to you! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
That threatened which agricultural crop?
Sugar cane is correct.
Co-developed by several Australian governments,
the toxic bait known as Curiosity aims to kill which animal?
For the steal it's Abby!
Foxes?
Incorrect. It's wide open.
Ben! Wild dog?
Incorrect.
For the steal it's Rachel!
Rabbits?
Incorrect.
(LAUGHTER)
(BUZZER)
Time's up!
Cat!
(LAUGHTER)
A toxic bait known as Curiosity aims to kill...
Kill the cat!
..which animal?
(BLEEP!) cat!
(LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE)
You know, you might be watching Hard Quiz,
you may have been watching it for several years.
Often in the opening rounds,
we have a few easy questions that are easy to steal for anybody...
we have a few easy questions ..except for (BLEEP!) tonight.
(LAUGHTER)
Once the longest unbroken fence in the world,
the Number 1 State Barrier Fence in Western Australia
was a setting for which 2002 film?
For the steal it's Abby!
The Rabbit-Proof Fence.
Correct. Double points to you!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Yeah, the fence was never that effective
mostly because the rabbits strolled past it before it was completed.
mostly because the rabbits strolled (LAUGHTER)
Last question in your set, Ben.
To help locate feral pigs,
a radio collar may be placed on one of them, who is then referred to...
Ben. Judas.
Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
By the name of what treacherous Biblical character? Judas.
Next set of questions is for Rachel on Sumo.
Next set of questions (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Would it help you (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Would it help you if I was wearing a G-string?
Would it help you (LAUGHTER)
No. Like, I'm just saying...
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Just to help you focus.
(CHUCKLES)
As part of the ritual (CHUCKLES)
As part of the ritual before Sumo matches,
As part of the ritual the two contenders, known as rikishi,
face each other and raise their arms
to demonstrate face each other and raise their arms
to demonstrate that they have no what?
Rachel. Weapons.
Rachel. Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
It's not really like they've got many places to hide them.
It's not really like (LAUGHTER)
Oh, here's a revolver. (LAUGHTER)
Oh, here's a revolver. It was in my arse!
Oh, here's a revolver. (LAUGHTER)
Pchoo!
(SNIFFS)
(CHORTLING)
The rikishi in the top two divisions receive a salary and perks,
while the lowest rank are servants,
with the difference compared to the gap between heaven and what?
Rachel. Hell.
Rachel. Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
As part of an annual festival (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
As part of an annual festival to pray for children's good health,
sumo wrestlers each hold up a baby in a light-hearted contest
with which of the babies declared the winner?
Rachel. The one that cries first.
Rachel. Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
That's also (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
That's also how we cast Hard Quiz Kids.
(LAUGHTER)
And the losing babies, by the way, are humanely killed in Eden.
(CHORTLING)
But it's tradition.
(LAUGHTER)
You put them in the fridge first (LAUGHTER)
You put them in the fridge first and then...then the freezer.
You put them in the fridge first (LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE)
Now frowned upon for safety reasons,
the traditional crowd response
when a high-ranked rikishi loses to a lower-ranked...
Rachel. Throwing your cushion.
Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Loses to a lower-ranked wrestler
is to throw what item from Loses to a lower-ranked wrestler
is to throw what item from their seats? Cushions is correct.
One of the reasons it's frowned upon now
is that spectators kept getting hit in the back of the head.
Have you been hit by a cushion? I have not.
Have you been hit by a cushion? Have you hit someone with a cushion?
Maybe I'll hit you later.
(LAUGHTER)
(CHEERING)
You were being so polite, Rachel. (LAUGHTER)
But I feel like now you've come alive!
But I feel like (LAUGHTER)
Last question in your set, Rachel.
When a city official collapsed
while giving a speech at a 2018 match,
several women rushed to offer medical help,
but a referee ordered them out of the ring for what reason?
For the steal it's Ben! Because they were women?
For the steal it's Ben! Correct! Double points to you!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
One of the women was a medical professional,
but officials decided to wait for the blokes from the fire department
because you can't go into a sumo ring unless you're equipped with a hose.
because you can't go into a sumo ring (LAUGHTER)
Alright, time now for Abby and the Saw movies.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Does THIS feel like torture, doing this quiz, Abby?
No. (LAUGHS) No.
Is it a bit boring for you 'cause no-one's died yet?
Is it a bit boring for you (LAUGHTER)
Yet.
(LAUGHTER)
Yeah, there's something behind your eyes.
Yeah, there's something (LAUGHTER)
Jigsaw, a villain (LAUGHTER)
Jigsaw, a villain who puts victims in torture traps
where they must make a gruesome choice to survive,
where they must make tells them, "I want to play a..."
Abby. "Game."
Abby. Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
"I want to play a..." what? (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
"I want to play a..." what? "Game" is correct.
Earning over a billion dollars at the box office,
the Saw franchise was created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell,
who met at film school in which country?
Abby. Australia.
Abby. Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
This device appears in several Saw films
and is described as the reverse of what animal trap?
Abby. A bear trap.
Abby. Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Yeah, so, what does that do?
It rips your face open.
Oh. Yeah.
I feel like I've seen that somewhere before.
(LAUGHTER)
Ohh. Imagine being trapped inside that!
Ohh. (LAUGHTER)
Jigsaw delivers messages (LAUGHTER)
Jigsaw delivers messages to his targets via his puppet, Billy,
Jigsaw delivers messages who travels around on what vehicle?
Ben for the steal. Tricycle?
Correct! Double points to you!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
He doesn't look very threatening.
Why don't they just kick him off He doesn't look very threatening.
Why don't they just kick him off the tricycle and step on his head?
Usually they're chained to something, so...
Usually they're chained Oh. What a bummer.
(LAUGHTER)
Last question in your set, Abby.
The poster for the second Saw film
was rejected by the Motion Picture The poster for the second Saw film
was rejected by the Motion Picture Association of America,
who disapproved of the number 2 being depicted
using what dismembered...
Abby.
Fingers.
Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE) Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE) Using what dismembered body parts?
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE) Fingers is correct.
Last set in the expert round - it's Eve and Medea.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Am I getting it right? Is this Ancient Greek play
called 'Med-eya' or 'Med-eea'? What do YOU say?
It's 'Med-eea'. You say 'Med-eea'?
Yeah. It's how it's meant to be pronounced. Yep.
'Med-eea'.
(CHORTLING)
Let's not forget I don't care.
(LAUGHTER)
You DID ask. Yeah.
But some people say 'Med-eya', though.
Correct, they do, yeah.
But you reckon 'Med-eea' is more correct.
Yes, I've asked several people...
Right. Yes, I've asked several people...
Right. ..who've also studied...
'Cause you've obviously heard someone from Ancient Greece
say it out loud. Yeah, yeah. Yep.
Yeah, you haven't because there was no recording back then.
Yeah, you haven't because there Yeah, so, you don't actually know.
(LAUGHTER)
Is your favourite show on the ABC (LAUGHTER)
Is your favourite show on the ABC Medea Watch?
Is your favourite show on the ABC (LAUGHTER)
Don't (BLEEP!) roll your eyes at me.
(LAUGHTER)
You did a show on the Fringe called Eve
with two (BLEEP!) apples for your boobs!
(LAUGHTER)
You don't have high standards!
(LAUGHTER)
Euripides' play Medea (LAUGHTER)
Euripides' play Medea premiered in 431 BC
at a festival named after which Greek god of wine?
at a festival Eve.
Dionysus.
Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Euripides won third prize, (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Euripides won third prize, which sounds impressive,
but there were only three competitors.
Yeah, bloody woke Ancient Greeks giving everyone a prize.
(LAUGHTER)
In the play
Medea is betrayed by her husband, Jason,
who she previously assisted in the theft of what golden item?
Eve. The golden fleece.
Eve. Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Jason ditches Medea to marry a princess,
Jason ditches Medea and over 2,000 years later
women are still plagued and over 2,000 years later
women are still plagued by root rats named Jason.
women are still plagued (LAUGHTER)
Singer Courtney Love has said that a line from Medea
inspired the name of which band?
It's wide open.
(LAUGHTER)
(BUZZER) (LAUGHTER)
(BUZZER)
Hole.
Oh, yeah.
Wide open?
(LAUGHTER)
Like a (BLEEP!) hole?
(LAUGHTER)
This is a Duds episode before they're duds.
(LAUGHTER)
Future Duds.
Medea's miraculous escape at the end of the play
is an example of what plot device,
translated as 'god from the machine'?
It's wide open. Oh, God.
(LAUGHTER)
(BUZZER) (LAUGHTER)
(BUZZER)
I don't know. Time's up!
The answer is deus ex machina.
Yep.
Yeah, it was basically a crane so the characters could fly away
or the gods could show up and sort out the ending.
Last question in your set, Eve.
The play draws on Greek mythology,
but some believe Euripides invented the plot point
in which Medea kills which characters?
Eve.
Her children?
Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
We've frolicked through their subjects,
now let's frolic through mine!
This week I've been really getting into the universe.
I love the universe.
It's got all my favourite stuff in it.
It's got all my favourite stuff (LAUGHTER)
This round is multiple choice. (LAUGHTER)
This round is multiple choice. Select your answers on your screens
and press the buzzer to lock in the answer.
Are any of you into astronomy?
No. OK.
No. (LAUGHTER)
The Ancient Greeks (LAUGHTER)
The Ancient Greeks were into astronomy.
The Ancient Greeks They were.
Galileo.
Yeah. Galileo.
Yeah. Notably.
It's 'Ga-li-lio', by the way. Yeah.
It's 'Ga-li-lio', by the way. (LAUGHTER)
The so-called 'Fermi Paradox'...
(READS QUESTION)
The answer is
C - intelligent life.
(APPLAUSE)
Enrico Fermi was a scientist who wanted to know,
if there's intelligent life out there, why haven't we met them?
Feel a bit the same tonight.
(LAUGHTER)
Australia's universal healthcare system...
(READS QUESTION)
The answer is
B - Medibank.
(APPLAUSE)
Full of facts and figures about the universe...
(READS QUESTION)
The answer is
A - Galaxy Song by Monty Python.
(APPLAUSE)
I'll be honest, his singing voice was only OK.
(LAUGHTER)
The interstellar unit of measurement...
The interstellar unit (READS QUESTION)
The answer is
C - distance.
(APPLAUSE)
Yeah, nerds love to tell you
that in Star Wars Han Solo Yeah, nerds love to tell you
that in Star Wars Han Solo used the word 'parsecs' incorrectly.
Which is great, so, now you can use parsecs to measure nerds.
Which is great, so, now you can use (LAUGHTER)
Last question in my round (LAUGHTER)
Last question in my round is worth double points.
Which of these guys is Steven Universe?
A - this guy with high pants.
B - this guy with rocket feet.
C - this guy with too many muscles.
D - this guy with not enough muscles.
E - this guy with suspenders.
F - this guy with a big old chin.
The answer is
D - this guy with not enough muscles.
(APPLAUSE)
So sorry.
Alright, at the end of my round, Rachel, you're at the bottom on 20.
Alright, at the end of my round, Get over here.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Luckily, I allow women into the ring.
(LAUGHTER)
Is there anything (LAUGHTER)
Is there anything you'd do differently
Is there anything if you had another shot at it?
I think I'd use some sumo moves.
Oh, OK.
(LAUGHTER)
Maybe you could give me a wedgie.
(LAUGHTER)
But you know what the problem is? I'd enjoy it.
(LAUGHTER)
Are you ready to go?
Yes. OK.
Yes. Out!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Sayonara.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Alright, it's the People's Round!
Cross your legs, play along at home.
Your time starts...
..now. Your time starts...
..now.
Ethel Turner's classic 1894 book is about how many little Australians?
(BUZZER)
Time's up. Seven.
A hit comedy podcast about erotica Time's up. Seven.
A hit comedy podcast about erotica is My Dad Wrote A what?
Ben. Sex Book?
Ben. No.
Porno.
Porno!
Mount Etna is an active volcano in which Mediterranean country?
Ben.
Italy.
Yes!
The first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell was what kind of...
Ben. Sheep.
Yes!
What kind of animal? Sheep is correct.
Beyonce's 2023 world tour shares a name with which historical period?
Abby. Renaissance.
Abby. Yes!
What is the four-letter abbreviation for typographical error?
Eve. Typo.
Eve. Yes!
Beginning with Y, what do Americans Yes!
Beginning with Y, what do Americans commonly call sweet potatoes?
Beginning with Y, what do Americans Time's up! The answer is yams.
(APPLAUSE)
Alright, at the end (APPLAUSE)
Alright, at the end of the People's Round,
Alright, at the end Ben, you're at the bottom on 30.
Get over here.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Ben, you're second out the door,
but I feel like you made up a lot of ground.
Yeah. (LAUGHTER)
'Cause you were behind right from the front.
'Cause you were behind I did. I lost the two easy ones
and I just didn't seem to know I did. I lost the two easy ones
and I just didn't seem to know what my topic was well enough.
Mm. I feel like maybe you're a pest that was being controlled.
Mm. I feel like maybe you're a pest (LAUGHTER)
I was eradicated.
(LAUGHTER)
Alright, you ready to go? I am.
Out!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
There he goes.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
OK, only two left. Who's gonna be the Hard Quiz Champion?
Abby and Eve, get over here because it's time to play Hard Quiz.
ANNOUNCER: Saw versus Medea!
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, Eve?
Well, in the style of Medea,
I would probably use it to clobber someone and avenge my enemies.
I would probably use it to clobber (LAUGHTER, CHEERING)
That might appeal to YOU, Abby.
Mm. (LAUGHTER)
What are you gonna do with the mug if you win, Abby?
Well, I think it kind of looks like one of the Saw traps,
so, I might have a go at making my own one at home.
(LAUGHS) Yeah.
I have a feeling you can put it with the other ones.
I have a feeling (LAUGHTER)
It's best-of-five penalty-shootout-style
harder questions on your expert subjects.
harder questions So, it's Eve's knowledge of Medea
versus Abby's knowledge of the Saw movies.
Let's play...hard!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE) Let's play...hard!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
I've gotta stick with 'Med-eya' now. I'm committed.
It's fine.
Am I embarrassing myself
in front of the three or four people who know this play?
(LAUGHTER) Probably not.
(LAUGHTER) Alright.
You've probably done that far worse before.
(LAUGHTER)
Spicy.
(LAUGHTER)
Eve. (LAUGHTER)
Eve. Yes.
Eve. Euripides was known
for beginning his plays with long expositional monologues,
such as the one delivered by which character at the start of Medea?
such as the one delivered by which Nurse.
Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Abby.
In Saw IV
when the body of Detective Kerry In Saw IV
when the body of Detective Kerry is found by her colleague Rigg,
what bloody message is painted on the wall behind them?
(EXHALES HEAVILY) Saw IV is where the movies go downhill.
Not before that?
No.
(LAUGHTER)
So, Jigsaw,
or in this case Amanda,
likes to write cryptic messages on the walls behind their victims.
Sorry. Test subjects.
Um...
Oh, what did they write?
You'd hate to offend a torturer.
I know. (LAUGHTER)
There's an entire fandom that will rip my head off.
"Look inside yourself, Detective Rigg"?
Incorrect.
The correct answer is, "Cherish your life."
Yep.
The next message said,
"Live, laugh, love." The next message said,
"Live, laugh, love."
(LAUGHTER)
Eve. (LAUGHTER)
Eve. Yes.
Medea kills Jason's new wife, the princess Glauce,
by gifting her what two poisoned items?
Um... A coronet, which is a crown,
and a dress.
Correct.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Yeah, that's what happens if you don't have a gift registry.
Yeah, that's what happens (LAUGHTER)
Abby.
Working with a low budget for the first Saw film,
director James Wan cobbled together
the puppet doll,
making the eyeballs
out of what item? making the eyeballs
out of what item?
Ping-pong balls.
Correct.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Eve. Mm.
In the final scene of the 1963 Penguin Classics translation,
Medea talks to Jason about the loss of her children,
saying, "But my pain's a fair price to pay, to" what?
saying, "But my pain's "To take away your smile."
Correct.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
It's my favourite quote.
Abby.
Around 70 torture traps are shown across the first 10 Saw films.
Which of the traps does Jigsaw mention is his personal favourite?
So, it's well known that there's Jigsaw's favourite,
and there's Tobin Bell's favourite, who plays Jigsaw.
Jigsaw's personal favourite is the rack.
Jigsaw's personal favourite Correct.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
So, what's the rack do?
It sort of looks like, um...
Oh, what's it called It sort of looks like, um...
Oh, what's it called that Jesus was on?
Oh, what's it called Cross?
(LAUGHS) The crucifix?
The crucifix. So, it turns his arms...
I can tell that you didn't go to a Catholic school.
I can tell that you didn't go (LAUGHTER)
It turns his arms, it turns (LAUGHTER)
It turns his arms, it turns his legs, snapping the bones,
and then it finally rips his head around.
Oh, wow. Yeah, it's a bit brutal.
Yeah.
Sounds kinda cool.
(LAUGHTER)
Eve. (LAUGHTER)
Eve. Yes.
Eve. When Medea is banished from Corinth,
she asks Aegeus, the king of Athens, for refuge,
offering him what in return?
Uh...
He has had problems having kids,
and, so, she promises He has had problems having kids,
and, so, she promises to enable him to have children
and, so, she promises by magic, by way of magic, or...
..such things.
(LAUGHTER)
Correct!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Alright, Abby, you need this to stay in.
If you don't get this right,
then, Eve, If you don't get this right,
then, Eve, you are tonight's Hard Quiz Champion.
then, Eve, Abby.
In 2010's Saw - The Final Chapter,
when Dr Gordon is revealed to be an accomplice to Jigsaw,
flashbacks show him performing two surgeries on other victims, when Dr Gordon is revealed to be an accomplice to Jigsaw,
flashbacks show him performing two surgeries on other victims,
flashbacks show him performing sewing up eyes
and which other?
The mouth.
Incorrect.
The correct answer is inserting a key under a victim's eye.
The correct answer is inserting a key Eww.
Yeah, sounds nice. Eww.
Yeah, sounds nice. (LAUGHTER)
Which means, Eve, you are tonight's Hard Quiz Champion!
Which means, Eve, (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Alright, Abby, you know what this means.
Alright, Abby, Out!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
There she goes.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Congratulations, Eve, you are tonight's Hard Quiz Champion!
Which means you get the Big Brass Mug
and you get to do the sign-off!
Thanks for playing...hard!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE) Thanks for playing...hard!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Yes!
(SINGS) # We love Medea... # Yes!
(SINGS) # We love Medea... #
(CHUCKLES)
# Po-tay-to, po-tuh-to. #