Hard Quiz Kids — Season 2
Hard Quiz Kids brings more bright and cheeky kids facing off against Australia's most curmudgeonly host. Across several rounds of gruelling questions, one of the precocious children will be named the
About this season
Hard Quiz Kids brings more bright and cheeky kids facing off against Australia's most curmudgeonly host. Across several rounds of gruelling questions, one of the precocious children will be named the Hard Quiz Champion.
Episodes (10)
1. Roblox, Bluey, Godzilla and the Monsterverse and the Solar System
Aired 4 October 2025 • 30 min
Who will win Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug? Carlos with Roblox, Mila and her love of Bluey, Gus with Godzilla and the Monsterverse, or Inaya with the Solar System?
2. Young Sheldon, Mr Olympia, Harry Styles and Cassowaries
Aired 11 October 2025 • 29 min
To win Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug, an eclectic collection of young experts are grilled on their knowledge of Young Sheldon, Mr Olympia, Harry Styles, and cassowaries!
3. Star Trek, Pitch Perfect, Christiano Ronaldo and Nevermoor
Aired 18 October 2025 • 30 min
Four brave kids step into the Hard Quiz Kids spotlight for a chance to win Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug. Tonight's expert topics: Star Trek, Pitch Perfect, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nevermoor!
4. Australian Politics, Elephants, Toy Story and Stray Kids
Aired 25 October 2025 • 30 min
Four young experts match wits and dodge witticisms from host Tom Gleeson with their subjects: Australian politics, elephants, the Toy Story movies, and pop group Stray Kids!
5. Fungi, Ned Kelly, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory & Lin-Manuel Miranda
Aired 1 November 2025 • 30 min
It takes all sorts, and Hard Quiz Kids is a big bag of liquorice! Vying for Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug are experts on fungi, Ned Kelly, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
6. The Listies, Homer's The Odyssey, My Chemical Romance and Orangutans
Aired 8 November 2025 • 29 min
Four young know-it-alls try to get their hands on Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug, but which eclectic topic will win the day: The Listies, Homer's The Odyssey, My Chemical Romance, or orangutans?
7. Lego, Olivia Rodrigo, Warrior Cats & Melbourne Trams
Aired 15 November 2025 • 29 min
What do Lego, Olivia Rodrigo, Warrior Cats and Melbourne trams have in common? They're all topics on this episode of Hard Quiz Kids, where four young fans match wits with the hilarious Tom Gleeson!
8. Dolphins, Jasprit Bumrah, The Titanic and Pluto
Aired 22 November 2025 • 29 min
Chasing after Tom Gleeson's Big Brass Mug this week are Veda with dolphins, Viyona with cricket legend Jasprit Bumrah, Tyler with the Titanic and Hrishi with Pluto!
9. Pokémon, Cleopatra, Cats the Musical and Kath and Kim
Aired 29 November 2025 • 29 min
Tom Gleeson is back with the Big Brass Mug and four young know-it-alls want to claim it as their own: a Pokemon expert, an aficionado on Cleopatra, a fan of the musical Cats, and a Kath and Kim connoisseur.
10. Dungeons and Dragons, the Inca Empire, Lilo and Stitch and Modern Family
Aired 6 December 2025 • 30 min