Wangaratta boy, Gus Murray, made his television debut featuring as a contestant on the first episode of season 2 of ABC's Hard Quiz Kids on Saturday, 4 October in Melbourne.

Hosted by Tom Gleeson, the show is a spin-off of the quiz show Hard Quiz, which sees kids face several rounds of gruelling questions.

The 11-year-old chose "Godzilla and the Monster Verse," as his topic after a lengthy process of an online application and audition.

"I got invited to the audition, then got into the contestant pool, and then before I knew it, I was on," Gus said.

"The questions weren't too challenging but I just wasn't fast enough."

Despite not winning, Gus thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Gus said his highlight was getting to be on television and making friends with the other contestants.

"I was actually on TV, like I was really on TV," he said.

"I hope to see my friends from the show again.

"It was great to be on stage, but I was disappointed the buzzers were silver, not glowing and red."

Gus also received a special gift from host Tom Gleeson, he said this was because "they thought I would have made it to the end".

Gus described Tom Gleeson as "funny" and "really nice".

"He jokes all the time, whether it's on the show or not," he said.

Gus's appearance was a proud moment for his family, who were able to be in the audience.

Gus's mum Sheree Lightfoot said they were incredibly proud of him and the staff were lovely.

"He's got a lovely personality and that sort of seems to win over people quite easily," she said.

"He was picked out of the thousands of applicants and the staff were really impressed with his knowledge.

"It was a lovely experience all around, the only disappointing thing is he now has to wait until he's old enough to do the adult version."

Gus has his sights set on the adult version of Hard Quiz in the future, but said he'll need to choose a new subject as "Godzilla's already been on the adult show".