 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. Now, let's put that power to the test. It's time for... K-Check! I'm Gaby Concepcion, the attorney, not PRTista. At ako po si O.J. Sir Keenya, and this is K-Check, the newest and smartest game show on Philippine television. We searched all over the country for people na hindi nagsasawang dagdagan ang kanilang kaalaman. Dito sa K-Check, diting na natin kung gaano katalas at katindi ang brainpower nila. And in the final week of competition, malalaman natin kung sino ang tatanghaling kauna-unahang K-Check champion. Apat na contestants ang dadaan sa ating karunungan cheks sa aro na ito. Zen is a fourth year BA Political Science student at the UP Dilimand. This panggasingense has gone through all the academic strands is a queer gender advocate and a standard ballroom dancer. Si J.M. naman ay sang second year BS Chemical Engineering student ng UP Dilimand na noon paman ang mahilig ng sumales sa mga Quizby at academic contests. He says he prefers cats over dogs. Hmm, I wonder why. Nika is a singer, actor, and science instructor who loved joining Quizbies in her early years. And last but not least, Paul is currently taking BS Mechanical Engineering in UP Dilimand and is already in his fourth year. He dislikes probsets. These four will be competing under the watchful eyes of today's K-Check panel of experts. First is Professor Wendell Kapili of the College of Arts and Letters, UP Dilimand. Second is Professor Ricky Nelyas of the Institute of Chemistry, UP Dilimand. And finally, Professor Neil Santillian, chairperson of the UP Dilimand Department of History. And now contestants, papasok natayos sa K-Check Paramihan where each correct answer is worth 10 points. This is your chance to bank as many points as you can and take the all-important early lead. Let's begin! The Paramihan round also known as the Easy Round. Zen, in what sport would you aim for a spare on your second ball? The correct answer is bowling. JM, in math, what is the fraction three-fourths in decimal form? Zero point seventy-five. Zero point seventy-five. K-Check. Nika, which Tondaboran patriot is known as the brains of the katipunan? Emilio Hasinto. Emilio Hasinto. Paul, which great painter is the brother of General Antonio Luna? Juan Luna. Juan Luna. K-Check. So we go back to Zen. In what popular board game can you pass, go or go to jail? Monopoly. Monopoly? K-Check. JM, in math, what fraction in lowest term is equal to point two? One-fifth. One-fifth. Nika, in basketball, how many points do you earn if you make three three-point shots? Nine. Nine. Paul, in math, the fraction one-fourth is how many percent? Twenty-five percent. Twenty-five. K-Check. Back to Zen. The city of Tagbilaran is the capital of what province? Bohol. Bohol. K-Check. JM, in what Olympic sport are there events like snatch and clean and jerk? Fencing. Fencing? Malay. The correct answer is weightlifting. Nika, Persian, Himalayan and Siamese are popular breeds of what pet? Cat. Overdogs. K-Check. And finally, Paul, in math, what is sixty percent as a fraction in lowest terms? Three over five. Three over five or three-fifths? K-Check. And that's it for our first round, the K-Check Paramihan round. In fairness, merong nadapa dito sa round na toa. But if you would notice, yung mga nadapa, nadapa sports questions. Sino ba yun, attorney Gaby? Si Zen at sa kasi JM nadapa sa mga questions tungkol sa fencing at sa kabolling. Siguro masyado nag-aaral itong mga toa. Walang sports in their spare time. Right. But I am wondering what our panel of experts, especially Professor Neal, thinks of our contestant so far. Professor Neal. Walang galing na mga contestants nag-kitang gilas at nakakamangkayang-kayang sagutin ang ibatibang tanong maliban lang sa sports. So, kailangan maging holistic, kahit sports dapat binabasa at magaling sa general information at current events. Pero may tanong ako para kay Zen. Kadalasan sa K-12, isang strand lang pinipile. Pwedeong stem, pwedeong ABM, pwedeong yumes. So ang tanong ko bakit kadumaan sa ibatibang academic strands bago pumasok sa UP. Yung sa UP po, water look-o talaga is yung humanities and social sciences. And so, I've gone through stem and ABM. Tapos ang mag-UP na ako, sabi ko, hindi ako pwedeong maging bobo sa yumes forever. So, I took up political science. Syempre, makarelate ako jang kasi pareho kami political science majors. Kaya pala magkasing gan na kayo at turning up. Pero mas magaling ako sa sports kesa sa kanya. What about Paul? Itong si Paul, medyo naman problema ako dito. Ano naman ang problema mo sa probsets, Paul? Wala naman po ang problema sa pagsasagot ng problems, pero hindi ako yung type na student na sobrang masipag sa pagsasagot. Pero like, probsets, it takes days or even weeks before siya masagotan. So, parang sobrang, hindi ko po siya kaya. Hindi naman kaya problems of the heart. Mukha, attorney, problems of the heart. Pero mechanical engineering naman ang curso ni Paul. So, I think kaya niyang pagsikaya na mga probsets na iyan. So, tuloy-tuloy ka lang Paul. Ngayon, tignan natin kung paano ba kayo nagperform sa nakaraang round. Tignan natin ang current scores. Zen has 20 points, JM has 20 points, Nika has 30 points and Paul has 30 points. Salagang neck-to-neck ang ating competition. And that is a very good way to start our show today, attorney Gali. That's right. And I'm sure while we were going through all of this, I'm sure yung mga viewers natin nakikisegot din yan. How did you go against our contestants, audience members? At ready na ba kayo for our Pabilisan round? That's next. Here on, K-check! Ating karunungan check, Zen with 20 points, JM with 20 points, Nika and Paul with 30 points each. So, Professor Ricky, meron ka bang katanungan para sa isa sa ating mga contestants? Siya, try po natin kay JM. But JM, bakit cats, kaya mo ng dogs? Kasi, I feel ko po, kapag nagalaga ng cats mas low maintenance nang sila, and mas mabait compared sa dogs. And kakayanin mo kaya ang K-em-eng? As of now, parang nagdadalo ang isa, pero kakayanin. Nagdadalo ang isip sa K-em-eng. Na-nood kaya ang kanyang mga professors. Sa K-em-eng ngayon. Gusto niya ng low maintenance na alaga, pero high maintenance ang kanyang course. O, match kaya yan sa K-em-eng. So, abangan natin ang susulod na kabanata dito kay JM natin. Kikita natin, attorney Gabby. But in the meantime, we're now going into K-check pabilisan. Buzz in first, for the right to answer, the question. Correct answers are worth 20 points. Pero sa rounda ito, minus 10 points ang maling sagot. Kaya contestants, think before you press that buzzer. Let's begin. Question number one. What do you call the shimmering display of lights that appears in the northern hemisphere? JM? Aurora Borealis. What do you call the shimmering display of lights that appears in the northern hemisphere which is commonly called the northern lights? JM? Aurora Borealis. K-check. Question number two. What is the title of West Craven and New Line Cinema's horror film franchise of nine movies that features Freddie Kruger? Answer? A Night on Elm Street. Question number three. In sports, the Kentucky Derby is one of the jewels of the Triple Crown. What are raced in the Kentucky Derby? Answer? Horses. Question number four. In the news, what term for a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to a shortage of water has struck Europe this year? Zen? Heatwave. Maling. Answer? Drought. Question number five. In the English system of measurement, what unit of distance is equal to 5,280 feet? Answer? Mile. Question number six. Kaya niya? Which Chinese philosopher is known for his great work, Analex? Jaya. Confucius. K-check, Jaya. Question number seven. Which mission impossible actor played the role of Hawkeye and Clint Barton in Marvel movies? Answer? Jeremy Renner. Question number nine. Kaya pa. The most expensive spice in the world comes from the flower of a crocus plant. What is its name? Jaya. Saffron. Saffron? K-check. Question number ten. Which 23 grand slam champion announced that she plans to bring her tennis career to an end in the near future? Paul? Serena Williams. Which 23 grand slam champion announced that she plans to bring her tennis career to an end in the near future following the 2022 U.S. Open? Paul? Serena Williams? K-check. Question number 11. What Greek letter gives its name to a fan-shaped plane at the mouth of the river? JM. Delta. Delta? K-check. JM. Final question for this round. Question number 12. Which U.S. president resigned in 1972 in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal? Milka. Bill Clinton. Malik. Answer? Richard Nixon. And that's it for our K-check Pabilisan round. And that's the end of our K-check Pabilisan round. Attorney Gabby. Mukang may umalagwa sa round na iyon. That's a very interesting round dahil merong isang umalagwa at lumita. What do you think of that round? What does umalagwa mean? But that's not a question. Pero ongam, it's kind of interesting kasi medyong malaki ang naging gap. But then again, it's never too late. Not at this point. But in any case, Professor Wendell. Anong palagay mo sa atin mga contestants? What do you think of Watergate? Many decades later. Precisely. Paka gusto mong tanongin si? Nika. Nika, do you plan to teach as a career or do you plan to do other things in the future? I actually love to teach, but I don't like to teach inside a classroom. I want it to be something fun and entertaining. So I prefer a somewhat environment that's friendly for the students. Sa yan. Yeah, but I love to teach. I love teaching. Nika, I think that's a very good goal. Yes. As a teacher, I am telling you we need more people like you, right? But I hope that goal of doing well inside a classroom also translates in your scores. Let's do a recap now. Zen has a total of 10 points. JM, umalago ka sa round na iyon with 100 points. Nika, you have 20 points and Paul has 50 points. O talagang iba-iba ang mga gaps sa mga points natin after this round, pero may chance pang humabul ang ahabul and at this point, it's still anyone's game. But this time, our contestants will face their toughest challenge yet dahil ang ultimate pagalingan round, susurod na, here on... Kcheck! ...of today's challenges. As of now, we have Zen at 10 points, JM with 100, Nika with 20 and Paul with 50 points. We'll find out in our Kcheck ultimate pagalingan where correct answers are worth 30 points. Wrong answers get a 15-point deduction. At para mas madagdagan ang kaalaman ng atin mga contestants at viewers, sa round po na ito sa mga professors ng atin panel of experts mga galing ang atin mga tanong. At the end of this round, malalaman natin kung sino ang tatanghaling Kcheck Daily Winner. Contestants? Let's begin! And it's now time for our pagalingan challenge, hindi lang pagalingan ang sagot, pagalingan din ang tanong. First question, Professor Wendell. First question, what is the world's most visited museum? This historic landmark in Paris is the home of some of the best known works of art. Zen Louvre. This particular museum has Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo. And it's the correct answer. Kcheck, the Louvre Museum. Kcheck. Okay. For our next question, Professor Ricky. What is the most electronegative element? Paul. Hello. Isa ito sa mga halogens. Ang chemical symbol is F at pwede siyang maghydrogen band with H. Ang tawag dito is Flurry. Actually, I knew the answer but I could not answer. So, thank you very much for that question, Professor Ricky. Our next question, Prof Neil. What is the island northeast of Mindanao that serves as the surfing mecca of the Philippines? JM, Shargo Island. Bahagi ito ng provincia ng Surigao del Norte sa riyo ng Karaga. So, we go on now. Again, Prof Wendell. What stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is known as the site of the formal declaration of the independence of the Federation of Malaya on 31 August 1957, the stadium is also the site of the proclamation of Malaysia on 16 September 1963. Okay. Okay. So, we go on now. Again, Prof Wendell. What stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia What is the stadium? So, wala na kasagot. So, ang correct answer ay merdeka or stadium merdeka. Kasi ako hindi pa ako pinapanganaknon, Prof Wendell. Di miss lalo na sila. Prof Ricky, next question. Watu ko, the ability of an organism to maintain the internal environment of the body within limits that allow it to serve us. Examples nito ay thermal regulation, baroflex, blood glucose regulation. Ang tamang sagot ay homeostasis. Mahabul na sinika. Ang hirap naman ang mga tanong ni Prof Ricky, Prof Neil. Which city hosted the first Olympics in Latin America? Zen, Rio de Janeiro. Yung sagot ni Zen nangyariyon ng 2016. Yun yung pangalawang hosting na isang Latin American country. Nangyari ang unang olimpiada sa Latin America nung 1968. Ang tamang sagot ay Mexico City. You learn something new every day. Sabi kasi tama na ang sports related questions. Prof Wendell, what do you have for us? So, hindi naman sports. We go to music. In 1978, national artist for music. Ryan Kayabiab, won the grand prize during the first Metro Manila Popular Music Festival and the 1978 Soul Song Festival for this song, originally interpreted by Haji Alejandro. What is the title of this song? Walang nakasagot, the correct answer is, kaya ganda ng ating musika. I could have answered that question again. I should just be a contestant. Prof Ricky, next question. Okay, sa math naman tayo. What? On the basis of the length of the sides, what are the three types of triangle under this category? J.M. Scaline, isosilis, equilateral. Yung ibang types ay, based on internal angles, yun yung ating acute, right and obtuse. K-check, scaline, isosilis. Prof Ricky, merabang oblivious angle? Prof Neil, next question. What was the Spanish policy of requiring Filipinos to sell their products to the colonial government at the form of taxation? Pandala. Bukod sa tributo, isa tong bahagi ng sistema ng paggobois ng ang kastila. Yung tamang sagot ay pandala. K-check. Bumahabol and more opportunities for hable, Prof Wendell. Yes, music. Which American musical artist was ranked as the greatest woman in music by VH1 and as the greatest music video artist ever by MTV and Billboard? Rolling Stone also listed her as among its greatest artists and greatest song writers of all time. Who is she? J.M. Taylor Swift. Malik. I'm gonna raise this Beyoncé. Nali pa din. Zen. Madonna. Isa siya sa pinakamagaling na singer and composer, and she's very famous for her role in Evita. The correct answer is Madonna. K-check. Okay, siya. Try natin. This law of thermodynamics states that energy can have been created at the Norge store. First law of thermodynamics. Dito sa tabik nato, it's discussed on transfer of energy as heat, work or matter transfer. It's the first law of thermodynamics or the law of conservation of energy. K-check. Pagalingan din ang pag-press ng ating mga buzzer. Prof Neal, what is our next exciting question? Okay, last question. What region is composed of provinces situated on late and summer islands? J.M. Region 8. Bahagi ng riyong ito, ang sumuso ng province Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Late, Southern Late, and Biliran. Ang tamang sagot ay Eastern Visayas or Region 8. K-check. And that's it for our K-check Ultimate Pagalingan Round. Congratulations to J.M. our K-check daily winner with a final score of 160 points. We will see J.M. again on Friday when he competes with our other daily winners for a spot in our semifinals. Thanks to Zenn, Nika, and Paul for joining, and to the members of our panel of experts, Professor Gwendo, Professor Ricky. This is OJ Sartinya. And I'm Atarani Gaby Konseptsong. Join us again tomorrow for another K-check.