Tonight, four new contenders step into the spotlight and take their turn in the famous black chair. The Specialist Subjects are: A Song Of Ice and Fire Novels, Epidemiology, Wimbledon Open Era, and French Cuisine 1300-1900. Who will win a place in the weekly final?
Tonight, four new contenders step into the spotlight and take their turn in the famous black chair. The Specialist Subjects are: Zadie Smith Novels 2000-2005, Genetics and Inheritance, Kylie Minogue, and Australian Landforms. Who will win a place in the weekly final?
With highly respected TV host, journalist, and self-confessed quiz junkie Jennifer Byrne at the helm, this program places contenders in the iconic Mastermind chair and gives them two tense minutes to answer as many questions as possible on their chosen specialist subject.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Tron and Tron: Legacy films, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Earth’s Children books 1 to 3, and XTC 1978-1990.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Women of Jazz: 1930s to ‘50s, Tasman Series 1964-1975, the History of Autopsy, and the Star Wars Prequel trilogy.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Comedies of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ralph McTell, Rivers of the World, and Mark Latham as Federal Labor Leader.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Mary Poppins (Film), Elon Musk, The Strawbs in the ‘70s, and Gavin & Stacey Seasons 1-3.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Shrek films 1-3, Indian Prime Ministers 1975-2000, Charli XCX, and The Young Ones.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Saturday Night Fever, Castle (TV Show) Season 1-3, Women's Big Bash League (Season 3, 4), and the Emperor’s New Groove (2000).
In this round, the specialty subjects are X-Men Movies, The Comedies of Shakespeare, US State Capitals, and Absolutely Fabulous.
In this round, the specialty subjects are the Wives of Henry VIII, Sydney Architecture, Chelsea FC, and Happy Days Season 1 and 2.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Dragonriders of Pern - The Original Trilogy, General George Patton Jr, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Scrubs Seasons 1-3.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Batman Films 1989-1997, Boston Celtics 2000 to Present, the RMS Titanic, and the 2000 US Presidential Election.
In this round, the specialty subjects are the Saga Comic Book series, the History of European Beers, WWF: The Attitude Era, and Sex and the City Seasons 3-6.
In this round, the specialty subjects are the Prime Ministership of John Howard, the High School Music Trilogy, Knoxville Nationals Sprint Cars, and Firefly the TV series.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Cary Grant, Women’s Artistic Gymnastics at the Olympics 2008-2016, George Orwell’s 1984, and Mahatma Gandhi.
In this round, the specialty subjects are James Bond films - the Pierce Brosnan Era, the Life and Work of Friedrich Froebel, Brazil in the World Cup 1958-1970, and The Simpsons Movie.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Joh Bjelke-Petersen, the Nimitz UFO Sighting, Japanese Sumo Wrestling, and Maria Gaetana Agnesi. Famed comedian Arj Barker joins this round as a contestant.
In this round, the specialty subjects are the Scream movies 1-4, the Rules of Netball, Dinosaurs, and U.S Presidents.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Johnny Depp in Tim Burton films, Pathefinder (1st Edition), the Greek-Persian Wars 490-479BC, and INXS.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Twin Peaks seasons 1 and 2, the history of Triumph Motorcycles, Will & Grace seasons 1-5, and the Musical Comedy of Tim Minchin.
In this round, the specialty subjects are The Witcher (TV Series), the Battle of Agincourt, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Bruce Springsteen 1975-1985.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Friends seasons 6-10, Carl Sagan, AFL Premierships 1969-2019, and The Goon Show.
In this round, the specialty subjects are the History of Lego, Albert Speer, the life and work of Marie Curie, and Gone With The Wind.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Talking Heads, Western Astrology, Children of Queen Victoria, and Stephen King’s book IT.
In this round, the specialty subjects are M*A*S*H seasons 6 -11, UN Security Council, the Adrian Mole books 1-3, and the life and music of Taylor Swift.
In this round, the specialty subjects are the life and times of Johnny O'Keefe, Nuts, Roman Mythology and Religion, and The Office (UK).
In this round, the specialty subjects are 1980's Steven Spielberg films, the Hungary National Football Team 1949-1946, P.D. James - Adam Dalgliesh Books, and Nikola Tesla.
In this round, the specialty subjects are Split Enz, the Battle of Hastings, the Mistborn Era One Trilogy, and Aladdin (1992).
Kicking off with wrestler Zack Sabre Jr, glam rockers The Darkness, The Pirates of Penzance, and comedian Norm Macdonald.
The Cuban Missile Crisis, Tom Hanks films, Scandinavian artist Anders Zorn, and John Farnham. Farnsy sang about taking the pressure down, we take it up.
The St George Illawarra Dragons, Orphan Black, the IP Man Films and Major Golf Championships. Some wildly different topics put to the test!
An episode with everything you never knew you needed to know about Australian native bees, The Guardians of the Galaxy, the English Premier League, and the novels of Nevil Shute.
Sit back, put your feet up, and enjoy knowledge on the Australian Touring Car Championships, the films of Paul Thomas Anderson, Terry Pratchett's Witches, and chef Gordon Ramsay.
What other show would take a deep dive into both The Falklands War and Billy Connelly's stand-up comedy? Then throw the RMS Titanic and the memoirs of Helen Forrester into the mix?
With only two spots remaining in the semifinals, the heat is on! The slow burns are a sport, a band, a city, and a musical.
It's second chance week and contenders are back, ready to fight for redemption with Sylvia Plath, The Big Bang Theory, Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man and Arctic Monkeys.
Semi-finals week kicks off with the novels of Will Kostakis, the Animorphs books, Fountains of Wayne, and the history of Hogwarts houses. Let the brainpower showdown begin!
Four brilliant minds return with Kevin Smith's films, Anthony Bourdain, Adrien Brody and Star Trek.
Tension is running high as contenders return with the battle of Berlin, the life and times of Mata Hari, the story of Jean-Michel Basquiat, and '80s Brat Pack films.