 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. Now, let's put that power to the test. It's time for K-Check. Hello everyone, I am Jonelle Labor. Ako po si Chenson Pascual and this is K-Check. Remember, hindi lang ito isang test ng brain power ng ating mga contestants. Inbitado rin kayong sumagot at matuto. Every K-Check is an opportunity for us to teach and learn. Samahan nyo kami hanggang sa papalapit na final week of competition when we find out kung sinong tatangaling kauna-unahang K-Check champion. Apat na contestants ang dadaan sa ating karunungan check sa araw na ito. Hana studies BS chemistry, minor in gala, and OREG. She likes to roller skate and to explore food spots in her free time. Lance is a sophomore student at the Atinaio de Manila University. As a campus journalist, he's always updated with the latest events and issues in the country. FOMAS is currently studying a degree in communication. Under the SED program, he is taking courses related to advertising and public relations. Gion studies BS chemistry at the Atinaio de Manila University. He listens to various genres of music and likes playing video games and watching variety streamers. These four will be competing under the watchful eyes of today's K-Check panel of experts. Professor Glesy Atienza of the College of Arts and Letters, UP Dileman. Professor Neil Santillian, Chairperson of the UP Dileman Department of History. And Professor Amy Sue Martinez of the Institute of Chemistry, UP Dileman. And now contestants, papasokan tayo 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! Hana, what country is famous for its Oktoberfest that really starts in September? Germany. K-Check. Lance, in recent events, what does the first O in Pogo stand for? Offshore. K-Check. Thomas, what school do the Green Archers play for in the UAAP? Dela Sal University. K-Check. Gian, in what country can you find the Leaning Tower of Pisa? France. Malay. Italy. Hana, which scientist born in 1879 became famous for his theory of relativity? Albert Einstein. K-Check. Lance, what country is the only neighbor of Portugal? Spring. K-Check. Thomas, what is the common main ingredient of espresso, cappuccino, and latte? Coffee. K-Check. Gian, what organ of the body has chambers called ventricles and atria? Heart. K-Check. Hana, what do the letters TKO mean in boxing? Technical knockout. K-Check. Lance, Patrick Star is the best friend of which cartoon title character? SpongeBob SquarePants. K-Check. Thomas, in what country is there a province and region named Champagne? Spain. Malay. France. Gian, final question. Also known as IG, what is the name of the photo slash video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platform? Instagram. K-Check. And that's it for our first round, the K-Check. Para mihan round. Magaling. Diba? Nakakasagot sila. Diba? Kasi ang mga questions ay para alawak ng coverage. At siya ka parang familiar sila doon sa mga tanong at sagot. Correct. As a generation nila yung mga tanong. Bakit? Muka naman. Para gusto ko actually tanongin si Hana kasi nabasa ko doon sa bio note niya kanina. May pagkafudi ito ay alam mo naman tayo, di ba? Yan ang ating hobby ay maghanap ng kusahan masarap kumarein, di ba? Hana, sa ano ba mararekoment na dumayo kami? Anong food spots ang happening ngayong? Ngayon po, marami po, siyempre sa maginhawa parang sa Teacher's Village. Ayon, marami po doon mga bagong kainan. Diba? Pwede-pwede sa pagbalik ng ating mga studente, di ba? Anong kasi mga food ang nasa palet mo? Ang prefer ko po ay usually Asian cuisines, Chinese, Japanese, Korean. Filipino po siyempre. Diverse din, di ba? Prof Amy, diversin ba ang panlasa mo sa mga pagkain? Anong mga favorite mo? Japanese, I love raw fish. May question ko sa mga contestants natin? I have a question actually for Gyan, the other chemist in our group of contestant. So dalawa sila. So what Hana's is from Institute of Chemistry, so I won't ask her anymore. I'll just ask Gyan. So I have two questions for Gyan. One is, who is your favorite chemistry professor in Ateneo? Name dropping is a necessity. Oh my, I guess I'll just name drop. I am my current prof in organic chemistry, which is Dr. Chua. Sige, sabihin ko sa kanya. The other question is, what do you plan to do with your chemistry degree? I'm still a sophomore right now, so I don't have that specific path to take when I graduate, but I was thinking in the field of research. Wow, hindi ka mag-med school. Fighting, kayo mo yan. Salamat, THD ha. Thank you, Prof. Aymi. At ngayon naman, ready na bakayong lahat for our Pabilisan Round? Next here on... K-check. Tuloy pa rin ang ating karunungan, check. Ano na nga ba ang nakalap na puntos ng ating mga contestants? Nangong muna si Hana and Lance with 30 points each, then si Thomas and Gyan 20 points each. Bikit? Correct. Nagawa warm up pa lang ako. Oo, nararamdaman ko na buhulusok yan. Sa susunod na round. We're now going to K-check Pabilisan. Buzz in first for the right to answer the question. Correct answers are worth 20 points. Pero sa round na ito, minus 10 points ang maling sagota, kaya contestants, pag-isipan mo na bago-ipres ang buzzer. Let's begin. Which movie monster has a name that was formed by combining the Japanese words for gorilla and whale? Lance? Godzilla. K-check. Which European capital city lands its name to a psychological situation in which a hostage identifies closely... Stockholm. Gyan? Stockholm. Identifies closely with his or her captors. Stockholm syndrome, K-check. The adjective renal, spelled R-E-N-A-L, refers to what organ of the body? Hanna? Kidney. K-check. Which American television personality is known for producing and hosting a drag race show that bears its name? Thomas? RuPaul. K-check. What is the name of the children's horror stories created by R.L. Stein starting with Welcome to Dead House in 1992? Gyan? Goosebumps. K-check. What is the branch of science that is concerned with a classification of animals? Hanna? Taxonomy. Concerned with a classification of animals, plants, and other organisms? Taxonomy? K-check. What 1972 gangster film popularized the line, I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse. Lance? The Godfather. K-check. In what continent can you find Victoria Falls, one of the seven natural wonders of the world compiled by CNN? The correct answer is Africa. In sports, Sergio Perez won what Formula One race that was attended and watched by President Bongbong Marcos last October 2. Lance? Singapore Grand Prix. K-check. Who served 27 years in prison in Robben Island, Paul Smoor, and Victor Verster Prison in South Africa before being released in 1990? Lance? Nelson Mandela. K-check. In what Asian city can you find the Ducit Su, the Fiat Tai Palace, and the Siam Park City? Thomas? Thailand. You need to be more specific. The correct answer is Bangkok. Final question. Which American rapper and singer made it to the top of the charts with the hits Rockstar, Circles, and Sunflower? Hannah? Post Malone. K-check. And that's the end of our K-check Pabilisan round. Point recap muna tayo. Na una si Lance with 110 points. Kasunod si Hannah with 90 points. Gian has 60 points. And Thomas has 30 points. Palaban si Lance, sa round nito. Ang ganda ng laban. Parang andaming, andaming kasing nasagot na tanong eh. So tuwang tuwa ako na binabasa ko yung mga tanong. Yes. Nakakasagot sila. Ibangkit ako ang excitement. Oh, oh, deba. Ano kayang excitement level ng ating talent of experts? Bukabong nagsite sila. Sinong pinaka-excited, baka may excited? Kasi, how can I might? I can't see tako na eh na parang hindi sa kung sumagot. Parang siya, deba. Ibatit tayo dito. Sige, probably. Ready na mo. O magbigay nang comment. Hindi ang galing ng round kasi nag-uunahan para sumagot. At ito talaga yung spirit may isang quiz show. Dapat palaban ang bawat isa. Bawat isa ay nakapagambag ng tamang sagot sa round na yun. Okay, so mas excited ako dun sa mga susunod na round. Ayunang palaban ng ating mga contestants, deba. Correct. This time, contestants will face their toughest challenge yet dailang ating ultimate pagalingan round susunod na. Here on... Kcheck. Welcome back. Points recap muna tayo. Leaving si Lance with 110 points followed by Hanna, 90 points, Jian, 60 points, and Thomas, 30 points. Ang ganda na laban. Parang dideng yung mga atilista ngayong mga panahon na tayo. May siyempre, lalabang din naman ang sariling atin. Tatanongin natin kung ano yung mga advice sa ating mga hurado sa ating mga contestants. Prof. Glesy, anong mga advice na sa kanila? Ang advice ko siguro ay kailangan may focus, may energy, at siyong may grit, yung laban lang. Laban lang. May question ka sa kanila? O, tatanungin ko sana si Thomas. Kasi Thomas na sa communication ka, deba. Alam mo, iniisip ko, sa mga kabataan ngayon, sa katulad din yung kabataan, meron bang isang action, kasabay ng word, at isang tunog na ginagawa ang kabataan pag kayong sumisirit yung energy nila? May ganun ba? Ganun po, ang pinakanalala ko nalang po kayong A po siguro. A? Ganun. Isa pangang Yay! Okay, thank you. Marayong salamat, Prof. Glesy. Iba practice natin yan, pag mag-showshow tayo ng energy. Prof. Neal, gusto mong i-practice ngayon yung energy non-verbal na yan? Hindi ko kaya yung ginawa ni Thomas at yung pinagawa ni Ma'm Glesy. Ang tanong ko pala para kay Lance. Lance, ikaw isang budding na journalist, ikaw campus journalist Ang tanong ko, anong pinaka-importanting balita sa lingkung ito para sayo? I think yung pinaka-importanting balita po for this week is yung patulay pa rin po yung pagtahas ng prasyon ng mga bili natin infrasion because it really affects all of us especially na we need to solve this crisis immediately din po. Galing. Galing na pagkasabi ni Lance. I think puwede nating sabihin sa madaling sabi panahon ng takihirap sa Pilipinas ngayon. Thank you. Thank you, Prof. Phil. Kaya ito na hihirapan yung ating mga contestants sure na palaban sila. Tama, di ba? We'll find out in our K-check Ultimate Pagalingan where correct answers are worth 30 points, wrong answers get a 15-point deduction. At para mas madagdagan ang kaalaman ng ating mga contestants and viewers, sa round na ito sa mga professors na ating panel of experts magagaling ang mga tanong. At the end of this round malalaman na natin kung sino ang tatanghaling K-check Daily Winner. Contestants. Let's begin. Ito ang tanong natin. What is the name of the plant where the city of Manila was named after? Hanna? Niland. K-check. The answer is Niland. Thank you so much. Prof. Neil, next question, please. Sino ang unang dakakda ng balarilang tagalog naginamit sa pagsulong ng tagalog bilang batayan ng pabansang wika nung pamahala ang Commonwealth. Lance? Lopik K-Santos. Ang tamang sagot ay Lopik K-Santos. K-check. Thank you. Prof. I.M.I., next question, please. Unang tanong sa Ciencia. On January 8, 1939, the last naturally occurring element was discovered. What is this element? Hanna? Radium. Malik. The correct answer is French. It was discovered in the Curie Institute in Paby. Thank you. So much, Prof. I.M.I., next question, Prof. Glesy. The proto-novel ang pagsusilatan ng dalawang binibini na si Urbana at nifelisa na nagtuturo ng mabuting kaugalian contained teachings on the colonial Morris for women and children. Who wrote this work? The correct answer is Modesto de Castro. Thank you. Prof. I.M.I., next question, please. Which waterway open in 1869 separates Egypt from the Sinai Peninsula and connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean by way of the Red Sea? Hanna? Suez Canal. The correct answer is Suez Canal. Arami salamat. Prof. I.M.I., next question, please. Who is the only woman to have won two Nobel Prizes? Hanna? Marie Curie. In two different fields. Yes. K.Chick, Marie Curie, won in chemistry in 1911 and won in physics in 1903. Thank you so much. Okay? Mukhang naghahabulan si Hanna and Lanz. Hanna has 165 points. Lanz has 140 points. Next question, Prof. Glesy. Hanna, ito naman. What is the name of the volcano which was the site of the 1906 massacre initiated by American troops to pacify Mindanao? The answer is Bull Dahuk. Ito yung tawag dun sa Vulcan and the massacre is called Bull Dahuk Massacre. Arami salamat. Prof. I.M., next question, please. Which term refers to a state that lacks legitimacy among its citizens and fails to provide adequate social services for its people? Ang tamang sagot ay weak state. Thank you. Prof. I.M., next question. The strength of early lasers was measured based on how many razor blades a laser beam can penetrate. Based on a popular razor brand, laser strength is measured in what units? If you shave, you should know the answer. The answer is Billet. But we don't really use this in the lab. I do a lot of laser work. We just use laser intensity which is in watts. Thank you so much, Prof. I.M. Mukhang naghahabulan si Hannah with 165 points and si Lance with 140 points. This would be the last set of questions. First, last question. Prof. Blessing. Philippine literature. Bienvenido Lumbera is well known for his musical play but was also a scholar, a critic, a teacher and an activist. What is the title of his dissertation which became a trail-blazing work on Philippine poetry and Philippine literary scholarship? The answer is Tagalog Poetry 1570-1898 Tradition and Influences in its development. Thank you so much. Paling katalungan mula kay Prof. Neal worth 30 points. Which Asian country consolidated its position as a major regional power after the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, 1919. Thomas. China. Incorrect. Yung sinagot mi Thomas isa siya sa nakompromiso nabansa dun sa peace conference na yun. Ang nabigyan na kapangyarihan ay ang bansang japan. Kaling katalungan, Prof. I.M. the make or break question. Hagen, Hannah, 165 lands as one port. Go ahead. From chemistry. Which chemical causes the burning sensation when eating chilies? Hannah. Capcession. With an ayapak name, 8-Methyl and Vanill Transix Nonenamide. The correct answer is Kapil. Thank you, Prof. I.M. And that's it for our third round, the K-check Ultimate Pagalisa. Congratulations to Hannah, our K-check daily winner with a final score of 195 points. She will receive a power bank from TVUB. Pwelsi Hannah again tomorrow when she competes to give her other daily winners first spot in our semi-final. Thanks to Lance, Thomas and Gian for joining and to the members of our panel of experts, Prof. Glesy, Prof. Neal and Prof. I.M. This is Chenson Pascual. And I.M. Dinella Bort. Join us again tomorrow for another K-check.