Hard Quiz (2016–…): Season 6, Episode 31 - Episode #6.31 - full transcript
It's a battle royale as host Tom Gleeson puts four experts to the test on their specialty topics. Topics include the Chernobyl disaster, Ultimate Frisbee, Wallace and Gromit, and Hanson.
ANNOUNCER: Tonight on Hard Quiz...
Expert subject, surfing pioneer,
Duke Kahanamoku.
Expert subject, AC/DC.
Expert subject, the Australian
Dung Beetle Project.
Expert subject, Mean Girls.
Here's your host, Tom Gleeson.
Yes. Hello.
Yikes!
Welcome to Hard Quiz.
These contestants are schoolies.
Last one to get trashed will be
tonight's Hard Quiz champion.
To be part of the show at home,
go to the ABC TV socials.
To be part of the show at home,
Let's say hello.
Let's say hello.
G'day, Bree.
Hi, Tom. How you going?
Now, the film Mean Girls
is your subject?
Yes.
Are you a mean girl?
I hope not but you'd have to ask the
people I went to high school with.
In the movie, who are your favourite
the mean girls or the victims?
In the movie, who are your favourite
Oh, it's got to be Janis Ian.
I don't know what that means.
It's a movie about
I don't know what that means.
It's a movie about
people having friends.
It's a movie about
I'm sure you haven't seen it.
Oh.
(APPLAUSE)
I like the mean girls.
I like the concept
of the mean girls.
I am a mean girl.
You used to recreate scenes
from the movie with your friends
You used to recreate scenes
and sometimes without your friends?
Yes.
When you did it without your friends,
what were you doing?
I don't wanna give it away but, ah,
there is a scene that
I would recreate which
made me pumped up for the day.
OK. And you could just
do it on your own?
Absolutely.
With no friends?
Yep.
Then after you did that,
did you pick on yourself?
No.
OK.
Berlinda.
Hello.
Berlinda.
Why have you misspelt your name?
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
Well, my mother sent my father
to register my birth
and they didn't discuss how to spell
the name and, ah, 'BER' it is.
Oh.
So had he had a couple
before he went down
to the Birth and Registry...
I'm not sure.
Perhaps there was a bit of wetting
of the baby's head, yeah.
But I didn't find out till I was 18,
got my birth certificate...
But I didn't find out till I was 18,
Oh.
..ah, to get a passport
and I'm thinking, "What's this?"
So your father made a little mistake
years and years ago...
Yes, and here I am.
And then all those years later,
it's now being shown
on national television?
It is. It's a tribute to him...
OK.
So, yeah.
The Australian dung beetle
is your expert subject.
You live in...
That's right.
You live in...
Do you live in a dung heap?
I live on a beef farm which has
cattle, that produce lots of dung.
So why dung beetles?
Why are you interested in them?
Because they do a fabulous job
and bees, they're such media whores,
so it's time that the
dung beetles get a bit of attention.
so it's time that the
And... (LAUGHS)
So you don't like bees?
They have their place,
So you don't like bees?
They have their place,
but they're a little bit sweet,
their honey, their flowers...
Yeah.
their honey, their flowers...
..their pollination.
We need to get a bit more down
..their pollination.
We need to get a bit more down
and dirty where the real action is.
We need to get a bit more down
Yeah.
(APPLAUSE)
Now, what's this?
Aww.
You sound like you're looking
Aww.
You sound like you're looking
at one of your children.
You sound like you're looking
Isn't that gorgeous?
That's me, holding a little,
ah, beetle
and he's just about to take off
and if you look very closely,
there's a little wink just before
he goes up.
A wink?
A wink.
Beautiful looking creature when you
look at it like that in slo mo.
Beautiful looking creature when you
It is.
Yeah, it's quite spectacular, if you
forget it eats shit for a living.
Riley.
Tom.
You're into AC/DC.
Yeah.
Do you have a mullet
because you like AC/DC
or did you start liking AC/DC
because you've got a mullet?
Bit of both. Dad just thought,
much like Berlinda's,
I'll get him early,
ruin him early.
I'll get him early,
Have you seen them live?
Yeah, couple of times, actually.
So when was the last time
you saw them?
So when was the last time
2015.
OK.
Ditched Leavers or Schoolies...
Yeah? OK.
To go see AC/DC.
They're all a bit old, aren't they?
Is it a bit like watching
your grandparents rock out?
I've seen Nan on stage.
She goes pretty hard.
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
Your Nan's here tonight, isn't she?
She is. Up there.
Yeah.
She probably rooted one of the band.
Just saying.
Good. If she did, good going.
They were hard to get.
What did you say, good going?
Good going, I say.
What did you say, good going?
Good going, I say.
Oh, yeah.
Nan, if you've rooted one
of the band, well done.
Mel.
Hi, Tom.
Duke Kahanamoku
is your expert subject.
Duke Kahanamoku
Who is he?
He's, ah, a legendary Hawaiian,
Who is he?
He's, ah, a legendary Hawaiian,
and he was a great athlete.
He's, ah, a legendary Hawaiian,
He embodied the spirit of Aloha.
He was kind, gentle,
humble, gracious...
Mmmm.
..and a man of few words,
Mmmm.
much like yourself, Tom.
We're gonna learn about him
throughout the show,
We're gonna learn about him
but he was very famous in his day.
He's kinda been forgotten by history
a bit though, is that fair?
Oh, if you're into surfing,
everybody knows the Duke.
Do you surf?
Yes, I do.
You've got a helmet on?
Yes.
It has saved my head
quite a few times.
But you live up near
the Byron Shire.
Do you have wear the helmet to keep
Pete Evans' thoughts out?
(APPLAUSE)
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
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 Mel
and her expert subject,
Let's start with Mel
Duke Kahanamoku.
In 1912, Duke Kahanamoku became
the first Hawaiian
to achieve Olympic gold after winning
the 100 metres in which stroke?
The freestyle.
Oh, Riley for the steal!
Freestyle?
Correct. Double points to you.
What happened, Mel? You...
I forgot to press the buzzer.
Did Pete Evans tell you,
"Don't press the buzzer"?
Celebrating his life achievements
on This Is Your Life,
in 1957, Duke was reunited
with which swimmer and Tarzan star?
in 1957, Duke was reunited
Mel.
Um, it was Johnny Weissmuller.
Correct.
The only man who could've, ah,
defeated you, your former opponent
and now close friend,
Johnny Weissmuller.
Johnny was the first to beat Duke's
100 metre record
Johnny was the first to beat Duke's
at the 1924 Paris Games.
After two decades as
at the 1924 Paris Games.
After two decades as
a world class athlete.
Duke served 13 terms as the elected
sheriff of which city?
Duke served 13 terms as the elected
Mel.
Um, Honolulu.
Correct.
A heroic rescue in which Duke saved
eight people from a sinking boat
inspired the introduction
of what standard rescue tool
inspired the introduction
for US lifeguards?
Berlinda for the steal.
Life jacket.
Incorrect. Wide open.
Mel.
Incorrect. Wide open.
Mel.
Um, the rescue board, surfboard.
Correct.
Yeah, Duke saw a fishing boat
starting to capsize,
so he swam out with his surfboard
and saved eight people,
bringing them back
three people at a time.
Obviously, three then three
then two, not...
Obviously, three then three
Otherwise, it'd be nine.
Saved eight people, bringing them
Otherwise, it'd be nine.
Saved eight people, bringing them
back three people at a time...
He didn't like bringing three people
and then another three,
and then took one out,
so he could bring three back.
Last question in your set, Mel.
In 1966, during a royal visit
to Hawaii,
Duke gave the Queen Mother
a lesson...
Mel.
In hula dancing.
Correct. In which dance?
Hula dancing.
For a second I thought that was
Prince Philip in blackface. Anyway.
Time now for Riley and AC/DC.
Right, you ready, Riley?
Ready.
Right, you ready, Riley?
Ready.
Is your Nan ready?
Ready.
I bloody hope so.
AC/DC was started by brothers
Malcolm and Angus Young in Sydney,
with Angus known for wearing
what kind of uniform on stage?
Bree, for the steal.
Schoolboy uniform.
Bree, for the steal.
Correct. Double points to you.
In the video clip for
It's a Long Way to the Top,
AC/DC ride down Melbourne's Swanston
Street on a truck
while Bonn Scott plays
what instrument?
Riley.
Bagpipes.
Riley.
Correct.
Everyone's all over you there, Riley.
Can you feel the heat?
Little bit, yeah.
According to the title
of the hit song,
Dirty Deeds are done at what rates?
Mel for the steal.
Done dirt cheap.
Correct! Double points to you.
Riley, I'm starting to think
Mel, Berlinda and Bree
are bogans as well.
A tribute to the late Bonn Scott,
AC/DC's first record
with lead singer Brian Johnson
was which breakthrough album?
Riley.
Back in Black.
Correct.
Last question in your set, Riley.
When performed live by AC/DC,
the song For Those About to Rock
is typically accentuated
by the blast of what...?
Riley.
Blasts from cannons.
Correct.
Next set of questions
is for Berlinda
on the Australian
Dung Beetle Project.
The Dung Beetle Project commenced
in the '60s with the introduction
of cow dung-eating beetles to reduce
the breeding ground
of the bush and buffalo varieties
of which pest?
For the steal, it's Riley.
Fly.
Correct! Double points to you.
Oooh!
Correct! Double points to you.
Oooh!
Ouch.
Revenge.
Well done.
That was a revenge steal. Yeah.
Yeah. Australia's native dung beetles
only ate native animal poo,
so we needed to bring in overseas
poo-eaters to eat the cow dung.
The project eventually introduced
dung beetle species
from all over the world, with the
first group to arrive in Australia
from all over the world, with the
from which US island state?
Berlinda.
from which US island state?
Berlinda.
Hawaii.
Berlinda.
Correct.
Wow.
I didn't know that.
The appearance of the dung
ball-rolling beetle was likened
to that of the god, Khepri,
pushing the sun across the sky
by which ancient people?
Berlinda.
The Egyptians.
Berlinda.
Correct.
There it is there
in the hieroglyphs.
Of the four main types of dung
beetle, the kleptocoprid is so-named
for doing what...?
Berlinda.
It steals other beetles' dung balls.
Berlinda.
Correct!
Last question in your set, Berlinda.
While the strong male bullhorn dung
beetle will use large horns
While the strong male bullhorn dung
to fight over potential mates,
weaker males make up for the lack of
horns with what enlarged body part?
Berlinda.
Balls. Testes.
Berlinda.
Correct.
Why do they need large balls,
Berlinda?
Because they're smaller
and while the big guys are fighting
at the top of the tunnel,
not letting anyone in to the female,
the minor male,
who's smaller with no horns,
he digs a side tunnel,
goes down, and has his way.
Oh.
So it's called the "sneaky strategy"
or the "backdoor man".
So it's called the "sneaky strategy"
(GROANING AND APPLAUSE)
Alright, last set of questions.
(GROANING AND APPLAUSE)
Alright, last set of questions.
It's Bree and Mean Girls.
Alright, last set of questions.
All the best.
On her first day at an American
high school, Lindsay Lohan,
as Cady, studies the behaviour
of her fellow students after a life
being home-schooled
on which continent?
Bree.
Africa.
Bree.
Correct.
Based on a non-fiction book,
Mean Girls was written
by which Saturday Night Live
writer and cast member?
Bree.
Tina Fey.
Bree.
Correct.
Stating "it's slang from England",
popular girl Gretchen Wieners
Stating "it's slang from England",
attempts to make what word happen?
Bree.
She tries to make "fetch" happen.
And it's not gonna happen.
Correct.
President Obama tweeted this
image asking for his dog, Bo,
to stop trying to make fetch happen.
For the Halloween party,
scantily-clad member of the popular
For the Halloween party,
scantily-clad member of the popular
group 'The Plastics', Karen,
scantily-clad member of the popular
claims to be dressed as what animal?
Bree.
A mouse, duh.
Correct.
You're like a wind-up toy, Bree.
Last question in your set, Bree.
Paying homage to Mean Girls
and other teen films
was the 2018 record-breaking
film clip
for the song Thank U, Next
by which...
Bree.
Ariana Grande.
Bree.
Correct. Which popstar?
Ariana Grande is correct.
The video received over 50 million
views on YouTube in 24 hours.
The video received over 50 million
Five from five!
Well done.
Alright, we've looked
through their subjects,
Alright, we've looked
now let's look through mine.
This week I've been really
getting into the French.
This week I've been really
I love the French.
By French standards,
I'm considered polite.
This round is multiple choice,
select your answers on your screens,
then press the buzzer
to lock in the answer.
then press the buzzer
Though the French get the credit,
which nation claims that it really
invented the French fry?
The answer is...
..C, Belgium.
Amid protests by Greenpeace against
nuclear testing in the Pacific,
in 1985 the French bombed
which vessel in Auckland harbour?
An age gap has been revealed.
The answer is C, Rainbow Warrior.
Pretty full on, isn't it,
when you look back?
French just bombed
a bloody Greenpeace ship
'cause they didn't like them.
The English word 'parliament'
is derived from the French
word for what?
Oh, I studied French.
This is terrible.
Oh, I studied French.
You're right, it is terrible.
Correct answer is A, speaking.
Parlez vous Francais?
Of course.
Parlez vous Francais?
Allez, parlez vous. Parliament.
In which manner do the French drive
through Place Charles de Gaulle,
In which manner do the French drive
site of the Arc de Triomphe?
The answer is B, anti-clockwise.
There are actually no lane markings.
Insurance companies don't bother
There are actually no lane markings.
Insurance companies don't bother
trying to work out who was at fault
Insurance companies don't bother
when there's a collision.
Ah, the insurance companies
just split it 50/50,
Ah, the insurance companies
'cause it's easier.
Last question in my round
is worth double points.
Which of these innovations
is not attributed to the French?
The correct answer is...
..F, gunpowder.
Yes, gunpowder was the Chinese.
Alright, at the end of my round,
Bree, you're at the bottom on 20.
Alright, at the end of my round,
Get over here.
What happened, Bree?
Ah, should've listened
What happened, Bree?
Ah, should've listened
in French class.
Yes. Were you too busy trying
to get fetch to happen?
Yes. Were you too busy trying
Probably.
You know what this means? Out!
There she goes.
See ya later.
Wowsers, it's the People's Round.
Squeeze a zit, play along at home.
Your time starts... now.
Squeeze a zit, play along at home.
Your time starts... now.
A rhombus has how many sides?
Riley.
A rhombus has how many sides?
Riley.
Four.
Yes. All Ords is shorthand
for the stock index...
Riley.
All Ordinaries.
Yes. Which ancient commander led
elephants across European Alps?
Yes. Which ancient commander led
Riley.
Oh, shit. Genghis Khan.
No. Hannibal.
An online puzzle game
is Candy what Saga?
Riley.
Crush.
Riley.
Yes.
In Australia, five millilitres
is the capacity
of which metric spoon size?
Riley.
Teaspoon.
Yes. What is Earth's
southernmost continent?
Riley.
Antarctica.
Yes. The logo of fast food
chain KFC features Colonel who?
Riley.
Saunders?
Yes.
Finish this quiz show catchphrase.
"You are the weakest link".
Riley.
Out.
No.
(LAUGHTER)
Goodbye.
You have no idea how happy
that makes me, Riley.
Named after two coins
is which Victoria era cycle?
Riley.
Two-up.
Riley.
No.
Penny farthing.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II's
eldest child?
Mel.
Charles.
Mel.
Yes.
Time's up!
(CHEERING)
Alright, at the end
of the People's Round,
Berlinda,
you're at the bottom on 30.
Berlinda,
Get over here.
(APPLAUSE)
Think Riley just, whew,
went round you there, Berlinda.
He did. He was way too quick.
The only thing you can do now
He did. He was way too quick.
The only thing you can do now
is roll your shit out the door.
That's it! Thank you.
Alright, out!
There she goes. See ya, Berlinda!
Alright, only two left.
Who's gonna be
Alright, only two left.
Who's gonna be
the Hard Quiz champion?
Mel and Riley, get over here,
because it's time to play Hard Quiz.
Duke Kahanamoku versus AC/DC.
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.
What will you do with
the mug if you win, Riley?
Ah, I've just moved into a new house
and I need a potpourri holder
for the good room.
OK.
So, when you're rocking out
to AC/DC, you just want everything
So, when you're rocking out
to smell nice?
Gets me in the zone, Tom.
OK.
What about you, Mel?
Ah, well, I've got some girlfriends
that are desperate for me to take it
on our next houseboat trip,
but I'm a little bit worried
it might end up in the drink.
So, that might not happen.
You could use it as an anchor.
Alright, it's best of five,
You could use it as an anchor.
Alright, it's best of five,
penalty shoot-out style,
harder questions
on your expert subjects.
harder questions
So it's Riley's knowledge of AC/DC
versus Mel's knowledge
of Duke Kahanamoku.
Let's play - HARD!
(APPLAUSE)
Thought you weren't
gonna make it here, Riley.
Neither did I.
Then you were like, whew,
right in there.
Youth.
Yeah, OK.
The exuberance of youth.
No, just fast reactions.
Mmm.
Yes.
Mmm.
Riley.
Brian Johnson showed up late to his
Riley.
Brian Johnson showed up late to his
call-back audition with AC/DC
due to an earlier gig
recording a commercial
due to an earlier gig
for what home appliance?
This is one of those ones,
it's at the back of the head,
This is one of those ones,
trying to bring it forward.
I wanna say a kettle.
Incorrect.
The correct answer is vacuums.
Mmm. That sucks.
The answer must've got trapped
in the... in your mullet
The answer must've got trapped
at the back there.
Yeah.
That's why my thoughts
just come straight out.
Nothing to get trapped in.
Here it is, by the way.
(ROCK MUSIC)
# Changing a bag is easy as ABC
(ROCK MUSIC)
# Changing a bag is easy as ABC
(ROCK MUSIC)
It's not bad.
# The new high power Compact
from Hoover
# It's a beautiful mover! #
I'm...
(APPLAUSE)
I'm surprised he didn't
run with "Back in Vac".
Mel.
Tom.
On the 15th of January 2011,
the inaugural Duke's Day celebration
On the 15th of January 2011,
was held on which beach?
Um, Waikiki beach.
Incorrect.
The correct answer is Freshwater.
Oh. Australian beach.
Yeah, it was to mark
the Duke's visit back in 1914,
where he gave one of the first
the Duke's visit back in 1914,
where he gave one of the first
surfboard demonstrations
where he gave one of the first
in Australia.
Freshwater beach in Sydney.
Riley.
In March 1985, AC/DC were implicated
in a media frenzy
surrounding the crimes
of a serial killer
when what was located
at a crime scene in Rosemead, LA?
Ah, that was Richard Ramirez,
I think,
with an AC/DC cap
he left behind.
Correct.
Yeah, it was found at one
of the crime scenes, like you said.
He was known as the Night Stalker.
Mmm.
Yeah, it was found at one
of the crime scenes, like you said.
He was known as the Night Stalker.
Mmm.
Mel.
Competing in three Olympic Games,
Duke swam the 100 metre freestyle
final how many times?
He swam it three times.
Incorrect.
Oh.
The correct answer is four.
(AUDIENCE GROANS)
Do you know why?
Because of the one they had to redo.
Yes.
Oh!
Yes.
(GROANS)
He won gold three times,
you're right, but the 1920 final
was held twice after a complaint
against Norman Ross.
Ross was disqualified
and Duke won both times.
Ross was disqualified
Riley.
Just months before the dissolution
Riley.
Just months before the dissolution
of the Soviet Union,
AC/DC performed for a reported crowd
of half-a-million people
at what facility in Tushino, Moscow?
Phwoar.
I wasn't born then.
You weren't born during the...
almost the entirety of their career.
A very retrospective look.
Yes.
I wanna say...
Phwoar. A nuclear power station.
It's Russia.
Incorrect.
Mmm.
Ah, the correct answer
was somewhere safe.
It was an airfield.
Makes sense.
Yeah, it was a free
10-hour rock marathon
Yeah, it was a free
10-hour rock marathon
held just after the August coup
of 1991.
Mel.
held just after the August coup
of 1991.
Mel.
Duke's 1911 100 yard freestyle
record wasn't initially recognised
by the Amateur Athletic Union,
which questioned the timekeeping
and placement of floats and claimed
he must've been assisted by what?
Well, it wasn't true, but they
claimed that he must've been
Well, it wasn't true, but they
assisted by the tide.
Correct.
Riley.
According to a 2009 interview
Riley.
According to a 2009 interview
with Brian Johnson,
when AC/DC were accused of having
made the same album 15 times...
(CHUCKLES)
..Angus Young made what retort?
"You're wrong, it's actually 17."
Incorrect.
The correct answer is they'd made
the same album 16 times.
The correct answer is they'd made
(AUDIENCE GROANS)
Mel.
In 1937, Duke signed a contract
with Hawaiian clothing company
In 1937, Duke signed a contract
with Hawaiian clothing company
Branfleet,
with Hawaiian clothing company
which now trades under what name?
Well, after Branfleet,
Cisco Casuals
took over his clothing brand.
Branfleet?
I'm going to have to guess
and say Fleet Clothing?
Incorrect.
The correct answer is Kahala.
Does that ring a bell?
No.
Riley.
In 2014, a street artist added
a lightning bolt to the sign
in AC/DC Lane, with Melbourne
City Council legislating
what other change?
I've been there.
It's where Cherry Bar used to be.
I wanna say, allowing them to paint
murals in the laneway.
Incorrect.
The correct answer is
they added a forward slash.
The correct answer is
Oh.
I've done a forward slash
in AC/DC Lane.
Did a backwards slash too,
but that's another story.
Mel, if you get this right, you are
tonight's Hard Quiz champion.
Mel, if you get this right, you are
Mel,
in 1926, Duke rescued two people
from drowning while on the set
of which film?
Wow, that's a really hard question,
and I'm going to have to have
a complete stab in the dark
and I'm going to have to have
and say...
..Hula.
Incorrect.
The correct answer is Old Ironsides.
Yeah, an extra and a crew member fell
off the ship they were filming on,
so Duke jumped in and saved them.
Everywhere he went,
people needed rescuing.
Everywhere he went,
He did...
I'm starting to think he was
pushing people in the water.
I'm starting to think he was
Let's move to the tie breaker.
(CHEERING)
Alright.
Still anyone's at this stage.
Riley.
Four friends wanting
to scatter their mate's ashes
Four friends wanting
at Bonn Scott's Fremantle grave
is the plot of which film?
I've watched this,
surprisingly enough.
I hope I've got the right answer,
'cause it was a Bali copy.
I hope I've got the right answer,
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
Um, Riley, if you don't
mind me saying,
that's very on brand for you.
Is it Thunderstruck?
Correct.
You need to get this right, Mel.
If you get it wrong, then Riley,
You need to get this right, Mel.
If you get it wrong, then Riley,
you are tonight's Hard Quiz champion.
If you get it wrong, then Riley,
Mel.
Mel.
The 16-foot long wooden surfboards
Duke favoured as a young man
The 16-foot long wooden surfboards
Duke favoured as a young man
were made in the traditional style
of what ancient Hawaiian board?
The 16-foot long wooden surfboards
Duke favoured as a young man
were made in the traditional style
of what ancient Hawaiian board?
Well, he preferred the longer boards
and he was related to royalty
and it was the kings
that rode these boards,
and queens,
and it was the Olo board.
Correct.
Alright, let's move
to the Tom's Tie Breaker!
Alright, let's move
(CHEERING)
We're back to my subject,
the French.
Closest to the pin. Here we go.
The lower house of the French
parliament, the National Assembly,
The lower house of the French
has how many members?
Riley.
112.
Mel.
I think I will say 113.
Oh.
The correct answer is 577,
which means, Mel,
you are closest to the pin.
And you are tonight's
Hard Quiz champion!
Alright, Riley,
you know what this means.
Alright, Riley,
Out!
You are the weakest link. Goodbye!
Congratulations, Mel, 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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Great stuff.
You beauty.
Expert subject, surfing pioneer,
Duke Kahanamoku.
Expert subject, AC/DC.
Expert subject, the Australian
Dung Beetle Project.
Expert subject, Mean Girls.
Here's your host, Tom Gleeson.
Yes. Hello.
Yikes!
Welcome to Hard Quiz.
These contestants are schoolies.
Last one to get trashed will be
tonight's Hard Quiz champion.
To be part of the show at home,
go to the ABC TV socials.
To be part of the show at home,
Let's say hello.
Let's say hello.
G'day, Bree.
Hi, Tom. How you going?
Now, the film Mean Girls
is your subject?
Yes.
Are you a mean girl?
I hope not but you'd have to ask the
people I went to high school with.
In the movie, who are your favourite
the mean girls or the victims?
In the movie, who are your favourite
Oh, it's got to be Janis Ian.
I don't know what that means.
It's a movie about
I don't know what that means.
It's a movie about
people having friends.
It's a movie about
I'm sure you haven't seen it.
Oh.
(APPLAUSE)
I like the mean girls.
I like the concept
of the mean girls.
I am a mean girl.
You used to recreate scenes
from the movie with your friends
You used to recreate scenes
and sometimes without your friends?
Yes.
When you did it without your friends,
what were you doing?
I don't wanna give it away but, ah,
there is a scene that
I would recreate which
made me pumped up for the day.
OK. And you could just
do it on your own?
Absolutely.
With no friends?
Yep.
Then after you did that,
did you pick on yourself?
No.
OK.
Berlinda.
Hello.
Berlinda.
Why have you misspelt your name?
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
Well, my mother sent my father
to register my birth
and they didn't discuss how to spell
the name and, ah, 'BER' it is.
Oh.
So had he had a couple
before he went down
to the Birth and Registry...
I'm not sure.
Perhaps there was a bit of wetting
of the baby's head, yeah.
But I didn't find out till I was 18,
got my birth certificate...
But I didn't find out till I was 18,
Oh.
..ah, to get a passport
and I'm thinking, "What's this?"
So your father made a little mistake
years and years ago...
Yes, and here I am.
And then all those years later,
it's now being shown
on national television?
It is. It's a tribute to him...
OK.
So, yeah.
The Australian dung beetle
is your expert subject.
You live in...
That's right.
You live in...
Do you live in a dung heap?
I live on a beef farm which has
cattle, that produce lots of dung.
So why dung beetles?
Why are you interested in them?
Because they do a fabulous job
and bees, they're such media whores,
so it's time that the
dung beetles get a bit of attention.
so it's time that the
And... (LAUGHS)
So you don't like bees?
They have their place,
So you don't like bees?
They have their place,
but they're a little bit sweet,
their honey, their flowers...
Yeah.
their honey, their flowers...
..their pollination.
We need to get a bit more down
..their pollination.
We need to get a bit more down
and dirty where the real action is.
We need to get a bit more down
Yeah.
(APPLAUSE)
Now, what's this?
Aww.
You sound like you're looking
Aww.
You sound like you're looking
at one of your children.
You sound like you're looking
Isn't that gorgeous?
That's me, holding a little,
ah, beetle
and he's just about to take off
and if you look very closely,
there's a little wink just before
he goes up.
A wink?
A wink.
Beautiful looking creature when you
look at it like that in slo mo.
Beautiful looking creature when you
It is.
Yeah, it's quite spectacular, if you
forget it eats shit for a living.
Riley.
Tom.
You're into AC/DC.
Yeah.
Do you have a mullet
because you like AC/DC
or did you start liking AC/DC
because you've got a mullet?
Bit of both. Dad just thought,
much like Berlinda's,
I'll get him early,
ruin him early.
I'll get him early,
Have you seen them live?
Yeah, couple of times, actually.
So when was the last time
you saw them?
So when was the last time
2015.
OK.
Ditched Leavers or Schoolies...
Yeah? OK.
To go see AC/DC.
They're all a bit old, aren't they?
Is it a bit like watching
your grandparents rock out?
I've seen Nan on stage.
She goes pretty hard.
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
Your Nan's here tonight, isn't she?
She is. Up there.
Yeah.
She probably rooted one of the band.
Just saying.
Good. If she did, good going.
They were hard to get.
What did you say, good going?
Good going, I say.
What did you say, good going?
Good going, I say.
Oh, yeah.
Nan, if you've rooted one
of the band, well done.
Mel.
Hi, Tom.
Duke Kahanamoku
is your expert subject.
Duke Kahanamoku
Who is he?
He's, ah, a legendary Hawaiian,
Who is he?
He's, ah, a legendary Hawaiian,
and he was a great athlete.
He's, ah, a legendary Hawaiian,
He embodied the spirit of Aloha.
He was kind, gentle,
humble, gracious...
Mmmm.
..and a man of few words,
Mmmm.
much like yourself, Tom.
We're gonna learn about him
throughout the show,
We're gonna learn about him
but he was very famous in his day.
He's kinda been forgotten by history
a bit though, is that fair?
Oh, if you're into surfing,
everybody knows the Duke.
Do you surf?
Yes, I do.
You've got a helmet on?
Yes.
It has saved my head
quite a few times.
But you live up near
the Byron Shire.
Do you have wear the helmet to keep
Pete Evans' thoughts out?
(APPLAUSE)
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
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 Mel
and her expert subject,
Let's start with Mel
Duke Kahanamoku.
In 1912, Duke Kahanamoku became
the first Hawaiian
to achieve Olympic gold after winning
the 100 metres in which stroke?
The freestyle.
Oh, Riley for the steal!
Freestyle?
Correct. Double points to you.
What happened, Mel? You...
I forgot to press the buzzer.
Did Pete Evans tell you,
"Don't press the buzzer"?
Celebrating his life achievements
on This Is Your Life,
in 1957, Duke was reunited
with which swimmer and Tarzan star?
in 1957, Duke was reunited
Mel.
Um, it was Johnny Weissmuller.
Correct.
The only man who could've, ah,
defeated you, your former opponent
and now close friend,
Johnny Weissmuller.
Johnny was the first to beat Duke's
100 metre record
Johnny was the first to beat Duke's
at the 1924 Paris Games.
After two decades as
at the 1924 Paris Games.
After two decades as
a world class athlete.
Duke served 13 terms as the elected
sheriff of which city?
Duke served 13 terms as the elected
Mel.
Um, Honolulu.
Correct.
A heroic rescue in which Duke saved
eight people from a sinking boat
inspired the introduction
of what standard rescue tool
inspired the introduction
for US lifeguards?
Berlinda for the steal.
Life jacket.
Incorrect. Wide open.
Mel.
Incorrect. Wide open.
Mel.
Um, the rescue board, surfboard.
Correct.
Yeah, Duke saw a fishing boat
starting to capsize,
so he swam out with his surfboard
and saved eight people,
bringing them back
three people at a time.
Obviously, three then three
then two, not...
Obviously, three then three
Otherwise, it'd be nine.
Saved eight people, bringing them
Otherwise, it'd be nine.
Saved eight people, bringing them
back three people at a time...
He didn't like bringing three people
and then another three,
and then took one out,
so he could bring three back.
Last question in your set, Mel.
In 1966, during a royal visit
to Hawaii,
Duke gave the Queen Mother
a lesson...
Mel.
In hula dancing.
Correct. In which dance?
Hula dancing.
For a second I thought that was
Prince Philip in blackface. Anyway.
Time now for Riley and AC/DC.
Right, you ready, Riley?
Ready.
Right, you ready, Riley?
Ready.
Is your Nan ready?
Ready.
I bloody hope so.
AC/DC was started by brothers
Malcolm and Angus Young in Sydney,
with Angus known for wearing
what kind of uniform on stage?
Bree, for the steal.
Schoolboy uniform.
Bree, for the steal.
Correct. Double points to you.
In the video clip for
It's a Long Way to the Top,
AC/DC ride down Melbourne's Swanston
Street on a truck
while Bonn Scott plays
what instrument?
Riley.
Bagpipes.
Riley.
Correct.
Everyone's all over you there, Riley.
Can you feel the heat?
Little bit, yeah.
According to the title
of the hit song,
Dirty Deeds are done at what rates?
Mel for the steal.
Done dirt cheap.
Correct! Double points to you.
Riley, I'm starting to think
Mel, Berlinda and Bree
are bogans as well.
A tribute to the late Bonn Scott,
AC/DC's first record
with lead singer Brian Johnson
was which breakthrough album?
Riley.
Back in Black.
Correct.
Last question in your set, Riley.
When performed live by AC/DC,
the song For Those About to Rock
is typically accentuated
by the blast of what...?
Riley.
Blasts from cannons.
Correct.
Next set of questions
is for Berlinda
on the Australian
Dung Beetle Project.
The Dung Beetle Project commenced
in the '60s with the introduction
of cow dung-eating beetles to reduce
the breeding ground
of the bush and buffalo varieties
of which pest?
For the steal, it's Riley.
Fly.
Correct! Double points to you.
Oooh!
Correct! Double points to you.
Oooh!
Ouch.
Revenge.
Well done.
That was a revenge steal. Yeah.
Yeah. Australia's native dung beetles
only ate native animal poo,
so we needed to bring in overseas
poo-eaters to eat the cow dung.
The project eventually introduced
dung beetle species
from all over the world, with the
first group to arrive in Australia
from all over the world, with the
from which US island state?
Berlinda.
from which US island state?
Berlinda.
Hawaii.
Berlinda.
Correct.
Wow.
I didn't know that.
The appearance of the dung
ball-rolling beetle was likened
to that of the god, Khepri,
pushing the sun across the sky
by which ancient people?
Berlinda.
The Egyptians.
Berlinda.
Correct.
There it is there
in the hieroglyphs.
Of the four main types of dung
beetle, the kleptocoprid is so-named
for doing what...?
Berlinda.
It steals other beetles' dung balls.
Berlinda.
Correct!
Last question in your set, Berlinda.
While the strong male bullhorn dung
beetle will use large horns
While the strong male bullhorn dung
to fight over potential mates,
weaker males make up for the lack of
horns with what enlarged body part?
Berlinda.
Balls. Testes.
Berlinda.
Correct.
Why do they need large balls,
Berlinda?
Because they're smaller
and while the big guys are fighting
at the top of the tunnel,
not letting anyone in to the female,
the minor male,
who's smaller with no horns,
he digs a side tunnel,
goes down, and has his way.
Oh.
So it's called the "sneaky strategy"
or the "backdoor man".
So it's called the "sneaky strategy"
(GROANING AND APPLAUSE)
Alright, last set of questions.
(GROANING AND APPLAUSE)
Alright, last set of questions.
It's Bree and Mean Girls.
Alright, last set of questions.
All the best.
On her first day at an American
high school, Lindsay Lohan,
as Cady, studies the behaviour
of her fellow students after a life
being home-schooled
on which continent?
Bree.
Africa.
Bree.
Correct.
Based on a non-fiction book,
Mean Girls was written
by which Saturday Night Live
writer and cast member?
Bree.
Tina Fey.
Bree.
Correct.
Stating "it's slang from England",
popular girl Gretchen Wieners
Stating "it's slang from England",
attempts to make what word happen?
Bree.
She tries to make "fetch" happen.
And it's not gonna happen.
Correct.
President Obama tweeted this
image asking for his dog, Bo,
to stop trying to make fetch happen.
For the Halloween party,
scantily-clad member of the popular
For the Halloween party,
scantily-clad member of the popular
group 'The Plastics', Karen,
scantily-clad member of the popular
claims to be dressed as what animal?
Bree.
A mouse, duh.
Correct.
You're like a wind-up toy, Bree.
Last question in your set, Bree.
Paying homage to Mean Girls
and other teen films
was the 2018 record-breaking
film clip
for the song Thank U, Next
by which...
Bree.
Ariana Grande.
Bree.
Correct. Which popstar?
Ariana Grande is correct.
The video received over 50 million
views on YouTube in 24 hours.
The video received over 50 million
Five from five!
Well done.
Alright, we've looked
through their subjects,
Alright, we've looked
now let's look through mine.
This week I've been really
getting into the French.
This week I've been really
I love the French.
By French standards,
I'm considered polite.
This round is multiple choice,
select your answers on your screens,
then press the buzzer
to lock in the answer.
then press the buzzer
Though the French get the credit,
which nation claims that it really
invented the French fry?
The answer is...
..C, Belgium.
Amid protests by Greenpeace against
nuclear testing in the Pacific,
in 1985 the French bombed
which vessel in Auckland harbour?
An age gap has been revealed.
The answer is C, Rainbow Warrior.
Pretty full on, isn't it,
when you look back?
French just bombed
a bloody Greenpeace ship
'cause they didn't like them.
The English word 'parliament'
is derived from the French
word for what?
Oh, I studied French.
This is terrible.
Oh, I studied French.
You're right, it is terrible.
Correct answer is A, speaking.
Parlez vous Francais?
Of course.
Parlez vous Francais?
Allez, parlez vous. Parliament.
In which manner do the French drive
through Place Charles de Gaulle,
In which manner do the French drive
site of the Arc de Triomphe?
The answer is B, anti-clockwise.
There are actually no lane markings.
Insurance companies don't bother
There are actually no lane markings.
Insurance companies don't bother
trying to work out who was at fault
Insurance companies don't bother
when there's a collision.
Ah, the insurance companies
just split it 50/50,
Ah, the insurance companies
'cause it's easier.
Last question in my round
is worth double points.
Which of these innovations
is not attributed to the French?
The correct answer is...
..F, gunpowder.
Yes, gunpowder was the Chinese.
Alright, at the end of my round,
Bree, you're at the bottom on 20.
Alright, at the end of my round,
Get over here.
What happened, Bree?
Ah, should've listened
What happened, Bree?
Ah, should've listened
in French class.
Yes. Were you too busy trying
to get fetch to happen?
Yes. Were you too busy trying
Probably.
You know what this means? Out!
There she goes.
See ya later.
Wowsers, it's the People's Round.
Squeeze a zit, play along at home.
Your time starts... now.
Squeeze a zit, play along at home.
Your time starts... now.
A rhombus has how many sides?
Riley.
A rhombus has how many sides?
Riley.
Four.
Yes. All Ords is shorthand
for the stock index...
Riley.
All Ordinaries.
Yes. Which ancient commander led
elephants across European Alps?
Yes. Which ancient commander led
Riley.
Oh, shit. Genghis Khan.
No. Hannibal.
An online puzzle game
is Candy what Saga?
Riley.
Crush.
Riley.
Yes.
In Australia, five millilitres
is the capacity
of which metric spoon size?
Riley.
Teaspoon.
Yes. What is Earth's
southernmost continent?
Riley.
Antarctica.
Yes. The logo of fast food
chain KFC features Colonel who?
Riley.
Saunders?
Yes.
Finish this quiz show catchphrase.
"You are the weakest link".
Riley.
Out.
No.
(LAUGHTER)
Goodbye.
You have no idea how happy
that makes me, Riley.
Named after two coins
is which Victoria era cycle?
Riley.
Two-up.
Riley.
No.
Penny farthing.
Who is Queen Elizabeth II's
eldest child?
Mel.
Charles.
Mel.
Yes.
Time's up!
(CHEERING)
Alright, at the end
of the People's Round,
Berlinda,
you're at the bottom on 30.
Berlinda,
Get over here.
(APPLAUSE)
Think Riley just, whew,
went round you there, Berlinda.
He did. He was way too quick.
The only thing you can do now
He did. He was way too quick.
The only thing you can do now
is roll your shit out the door.
That's it! Thank you.
Alright, out!
There she goes. See ya, Berlinda!
Alright, only two left.
Who's gonna be
Alright, only two left.
Who's gonna be
the Hard Quiz champion?
Mel and Riley, get over here,
because it's time to play Hard Quiz.
Duke Kahanamoku versus AC/DC.
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.
What will you do with
the mug if you win, Riley?
Ah, I've just moved into a new house
and I need a potpourri holder
for the good room.
OK.
So, when you're rocking out
to AC/DC, you just want everything
So, when you're rocking out
to smell nice?
Gets me in the zone, Tom.
OK.
What about you, Mel?
Ah, well, I've got some girlfriends
that are desperate for me to take it
on our next houseboat trip,
but I'm a little bit worried
it might end up in the drink.
So, that might not happen.
You could use it as an anchor.
Alright, it's best of five,
You could use it as an anchor.
Alright, it's best of five,
penalty shoot-out style,
harder questions
on your expert subjects.
harder questions
So it's Riley's knowledge of AC/DC
versus Mel's knowledge
of Duke Kahanamoku.
Let's play - HARD!
(APPLAUSE)
Thought you weren't
gonna make it here, Riley.
Neither did I.
Then you were like, whew,
right in there.
Youth.
Yeah, OK.
The exuberance of youth.
No, just fast reactions.
Mmm.
Yes.
Mmm.
Riley.
Brian Johnson showed up late to his
Riley.
Brian Johnson showed up late to his
call-back audition with AC/DC
due to an earlier gig
recording a commercial
due to an earlier gig
for what home appliance?
This is one of those ones,
it's at the back of the head,
This is one of those ones,
trying to bring it forward.
I wanna say a kettle.
Incorrect.
The correct answer is vacuums.
Mmm. That sucks.
The answer must've got trapped
in the... in your mullet
The answer must've got trapped
at the back there.
Yeah.
That's why my thoughts
just come straight out.
Nothing to get trapped in.
Here it is, by the way.
(ROCK MUSIC)
# Changing a bag is easy as ABC
(ROCK MUSIC)
# Changing a bag is easy as ABC
(ROCK MUSIC)
It's not bad.
# The new high power Compact
from Hoover
# It's a beautiful mover! #
I'm...
(APPLAUSE)
I'm surprised he didn't
run with "Back in Vac".
Mel.
Tom.
On the 15th of January 2011,
the inaugural Duke's Day celebration
On the 15th of January 2011,
was held on which beach?
Um, Waikiki beach.
Incorrect.
The correct answer is Freshwater.
Oh. Australian beach.
Yeah, it was to mark
the Duke's visit back in 1914,
where he gave one of the first
the Duke's visit back in 1914,
where he gave one of the first
surfboard demonstrations
where he gave one of the first
in Australia.
Freshwater beach in Sydney.
Riley.
In March 1985, AC/DC were implicated
in a media frenzy
surrounding the crimes
of a serial killer
when what was located
at a crime scene in Rosemead, LA?
Ah, that was Richard Ramirez,
I think,
with an AC/DC cap
he left behind.
Correct.
Yeah, it was found at one
of the crime scenes, like you said.
He was known as the Night Stalker.
Mmm.
Yeah, it was found at one
of the crime scenes, like you said.
He was known as the Night Stalker.
Mmm.
Mel.
Competing in three Olympic Games,
Duke swam the 100 metre freestyle
final how many times?
He swam it three times.
Incorrect.
Oh.
The correct answer is four.
(AUDIENCE GROANS)
Do you know why?
Because of the one they had to redo.
Yes.
Oh!
Yes.
(GROANS)
He won gold three times,
you're right, but the 1920 final
was held twice after a complaint
against Norman Ross.
Ross was disqualified
and Duke won both times.
Ross was disqualified
Riley.
Just months before the dissolution
Riley.
Just months before the dissolution
of the Soviet Union,
AC/DC performed for a reported crowd
of half-a-million people
at what facility in Tushino, Moscow?
Phwoar.
I wasn't born then.
You weren't born during the...
almost the entirety of their career.
A very retrospective look.
Yes.
I wanna say...
Phwoar. A nuclear power station.
It's Russia.
Incorrect.
Mmm.
Ah, the correct answer
was somewhere safe.
It was an airfield.
Makes sense.
Yeah, it was a free
10-hour rock marathon
Yeah, it was a free
10-hour rock marathon
held just after the August coup
of 1991.
Mel.
held just after the August coup
of 1991.
Mel.
Duke's 1911 100 yard freestyle
record wasn't initially recognised
by the Amateur Athletic Union,
which questioned the timekeeping
and placement of floats and claimed
he must've been assisted by what?
Well, it wasn't true, but they
claimed that he must've been
Well, it wasn't true, but they
assisted by the tide.
Correct.
Riley.
According to a 2009 interview
Riley.
According to a 2009 interview
with Brian Johnson,
when AC/DC were accused of having
made the same album 15 times...
(CHUCKLES)
..Angus Young made what retort?
"You're wrong, it's actually 17."
Incorrect.
The correct answer is they'd made
the same album 16 times.
The correct answer is they'd made
(AUDIENCE GROANS)
Mel.
In 1937, Duke signed a contract
with Hawaiian clothing company
In 1937, Duke signed a contract
with Hawaiian clothing company
Branfleet,
with Hawaiian clothing company
which now trades under what name?
Well, after Branfleet,
Cisco Casuals
took over his clothing brand.
Branfleet?
I'm going to have to guess
and say Fleet Clothing?
Incorrect.
The correct answer is Kahala.
Does that ring a bell?
No.
Riley.
In 2014, a street artist added
a lightning bolt to the sign
in AC/DC Lane, with Melbourne
City Council legislating
what other change?
I've been there.
It's where Cherry Bar used to be.
I wanna say, allowing them to paint
murals in the laneway.
Incorrect.
The correct answer is
they added a forward slash.
The correct answer is
Oh.
I've done a forward slash
in AC/DC Lane.
Did a backwards slash too,
but that's another story.
Mel, if you get this right, you are
tonight's Hard Quiz champion.
Mel, if you get this right, you are
Mel,
in 1926, Duke rescued two people
from drowning while on the set
of which film?
Wow, that's a really hard question,
and I'm going to have to have
a complete stab in the dark
and I'm going to have to have
and say...
..Hula.
Incorrect.
The correct answer is Old Ironsides.
Yeah, an extra and a crew member fell
off the ship they were filming on,
so Duke jumped in and saved them.
Everywhere he went,
people needed rescuing.
Everywhere he went,
He did...
I'm starting to think he was
pushing people in the water.
I'm starting to think he was
Let's move to the tie breaker.
(CHEERING)
Alright.
Still anyone's at this stage.
Riley.
Four friends wanting
to scatter their mate's ashes
Four friends wanting
at Bonn Scott's Fremantle grave
is the plot of which film?
I've watched this,
surprisingly enough.
I hope I've got the right answer,
'cause it was a Bali copy.
I hope I've got the right answer,
(LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE)
Um, Riley, if you don't
mind me saying,
that's very on brand for you.
Is it Thunderstruck?
Correct.
You need to get this right, Mel.
If you get it wrong, then Riley,
You need to get this right, Mel.
If you get it wrong, then Riley,
you are tonight's Hard Quiz champion.
If you get it wrong, then Riley,
Mel.
Mel.
The 16-foot long wooden surfboards
Duke favoured as a young man
The 16-foot long wooden surfboards
Duke favoured as a young man
were made in the traditional style
of what ancient Hawaiian board?
The 16-foot long wooden surfboards
Duke favoured as a young man
were made in the traditional style
of what ancient Hawaiian board?
Well, he preferred the longer boards
and he was related to royalty
and it was the kings
that rode these boards,
and queens,
and it was the Olo board.
Correct.
Alright, let's move
to the Tom's Tie Breaker!
Alright, let's move
(CHEERING)
We're back to my subject,
the French.
Closest to the pin. Here we go.
The lower house of the French
parliament, the National Assembly,
The lower house of the French
has how many members?
Riley.
112.
Mel.
I think I will say 113.
Oh.
The correct answer is 577,
which means, Mel,
you are closest to the pin.
And you are tonight's
Hard Quiz champion!
Alright, Riley,
you know what this means.
Alright, Riley,
Out!
You are the weakest link. Goodbye!
Congratulations, Mel, 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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Thanks for playing - HARD!
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Great stuff.
You beauty.