 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. It's time once again to put that power to the test here on K-Check. I am Jules Guyang and this is K-Check. Muli naging kayong iniimbatahan for another season of teaching and learning. Patuloy pa rin ang paghanap natin ng mga gustong sanayin at palawakin ang brain power nila through competition. Alamin natin kung kaya nila ang brain workout na inihanda natin for them this season. Kaya samahan nyo kami until the final week of competition dahil may tatanghali na naman tayong panibagong K-Check champion. Ang apat natin Daily Winners, ang dadahan sa ating karunungan check sa aron na ito. Our first Daily Winner and High Scorer, SDI Kaloakan IT student, Neb. Counts playing online games and playing guitar and bass as hobbies. Nick is a student of National University in Fairview studying Bachelor of Arts and Communication. K-Drama fan din siya and she also paints and listens to music. Angel is studying Engineering Technology at TU P. Manila. She likes to dance, paint, play badminton and listens as well to K-pop groups. And of course, we also have Cyril, na isa IT student from Datamex College of St. Adeline who loves watching BL series. These four will be competing under the watchful eyes of today's K-Check panel of experts. We have Professor Glesy Atienza of the College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman. Professor Neil Satelian, former chairperson of the UP Diliman Department of History. And we have Assistant Professor Marla Andriga from the Department of Biology of UP Manila. Guys, can you tell me what you think about your chances for winning this week's competition? Simulan natin sa yan nil. I think there is a 25% chance para to be fair naman. Sa apa kami. Sa bakay. Ikaw, Nick. Ano masasabi mo? I think po ano, feel ko matatalo nila ako. Bakit na mas? Wala po. Magalip ako mag-feelin. Okay. Ikaw, Angel. Ano po? 50-50 lang po. 50-50? How about you, Cyril? Parang 100%. Pumakay ako po sa mitala nila. Yung anong. Yung anong. Yung anong confidence. Okay, Chef Le, makakakalaman tayo as we go into our first round. So, get ready to buzz in. Hopefully, with correct answers, which are worth 10 points each. Let's begin. Welcome to Round 1. Question No. 1. Which Filipino won the gold medal in the men's pole vault at the 2023 Asian Games? E.J. Obiana. E.J. Obiana is correct. Paycheck. Question No. 2. In what present-day province is the birthplace of Manuel L. Quezon, located? Nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Aurora. Question No. 3. What is the third largest city in Italy that prides itself as the birthplace of pizza? Rome. Rome is Malik. Would you like to steal? Nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Naples. Question No. 4. The most expensive film to produce was released in 2015 and costs more than 400 million US dollars to make. Complete the title of this movie. Blank, The Force Awakens. Star Wars, The Force Awakens. The answer is Star Wars. That is correct. Paycheck. Question No. 5. Which female singer made the news recently after reaching a settlement in Spain to avoid a tax trial? Nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Shakira. Question No. 6. In mythology, which son of Zeus saved Andromeda from a sea monster and beheaded the Gorgon Medusa? Angel. Poseidon. Poseidon is Malik. Hercules. Hercules is Malik. Steal? Nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Perseus. Question No. 7. Which United States president turned 81 years old last November? Is Malik. Siril. Donald Trump. Donald Trump is Malik. Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. Duterte is Malik. USA. Okay, nobody got the correct answer. The answer is the current president of USA, Joe Biden. Question No. 8. Known as the Blade Runner, which South African sprinter has won six gold medals at the Paralympic Games despite having both feet amputated before the age of one year? Nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Oscar Pistorius. Question No. 9. What very popular beverage is obtained from the leaves of Camellia sinesis plant? Coca-Cola is Malik. Sprite is Malik. We're not sponsored by Coca-Cola. Next. Mayro pang gusto, Mark Steal. Complete oking yun. Okay, nobody got the correct answer. The answer is tea. Leaves. Okay ba kayo? Okay, next question. Number 10. In mental mass, what number is one half, the sum of 12 and 24? Two is Malik. 18 is correct. Kay check. Okay, question No. 11. What is the name of the road in New York City formerly known as High Street and is now known as the heart of the American theatrical industry? Broadway is correct. Last question for this round. Which female singer started her era store in Martin... Cyril? Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift, are you sure? Yes. That's correct. Kay check. Okay, that ends round number one. After that round, we have Cyril in the lead with 30 points. Okay? Followed by Neb and Angel Tide at 10 and Nick with zero. Ready na ba kayo for round two? Ready now. Yes. Okay, susunod na yan sa pagbabarik ng... Kay check. Toloy pa rin ang ating karunungan check. Rika po na tayo sa ating scores na umunaparin si Cyril with 30 points. Tide naman sa next place. Sila Neb and Angel with 10 points at si Nick, kahabul pa siya sa ating next round. Now on to round two. Contestants, get ready to buzz in but make sure you strategize. Correct answers are worth 20 points each but you lose 10 points if you answer incorrectly. Let's begin. Welcome to round two. Let's begin. Question number one. Which president of the Philippines was born in Cebu in 1878? Good. The Bronco. Elemental block, siguro, Neb, mayro bang gusto mag-steal? Philippine president? Born in Cebu. Nick. Emilio Aguinaldo. Emilio Aguinaldo is male. Cavite sa. Meron pang gusto mag-steal? Okay. Time's up. The correct answer is Serio Osmenia. Question number two. What common nickname is shared by the University of the East Men's Basketball Team and Golden State in the NBA? Dubnation. Dubnation is malik. Cyril. Why yours? Why yours is correct. Kate check. Mokong pinapanin. Di gamay sinabi makanina. Okay. Number three. He was nominated twice for the U.S. Academy Award for Best Actor but lost both times. However, he has won Best Director twice for unforgiven and million dollar baby. Who is this Hollywood superstar? Okay, nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Clint Eastwood. Okay, number four. In what city can you find an iconic opera house completed by an Australian architectural team headed by Peter Hall? Cyril. Sydney. Sydney is correct. Kate check. Number five. Named after it's 14th century founder, which empire based in modern day Turkey controlled a part of Eastern Europe until the 20th century? Nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Ottoman Empire. Question number six. What is the name of the spacecraft that Yuri Gagarin piloted in the first manned space flight in 1961? Nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Vostok or Vostok 1. Question number seven. In 1849, which Spanish governor general decreed the adoption of Spanish surnames among the Filipinos for census purposes? Nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Narciso Claveria. Question number eight. Which city of 1.6 million people in Arizona, USA set a temperature record of 110 degrees Fahrenheit for one month in July 2023? Texas City. Texas is Malay. Okay, nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Phoenix. Okay. Question number nine. Known as British first scientist, this Oxford University scholar first developed the magnifying glass in the 13th century. Who is this Franciscan friar? Nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Roger Bacon. Question number ten. In 350 BC, the first instance of a star that suddenly increased greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion was recorded. What do you call this phenomenon? Nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Supernova. Question number eleven. In 2015, which spin-off of this pickable me became the highest-grossing comedy film up to that time? Okay, the answer is Minions. Nobody got the correct answer. Final question for this round. Okay? Number twelve. From the Latin phrase for cooked earth, what is the material that made up sculptures of soldiers depicting the army of the first emperor of China? Nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Terakota. Okay, so that ends our round number two. Great job, contestants. Let's see how you did in that round. So, Cyril is the leading with 70 points. Parakpakan natin siya. Pinapanindigan mo'y sinabi mo kanina. Sinusundan tayo ni Angel with 10 points. At si Nick with negative 10. At si Nev naman with negative 20. Pero extreme sayo, pero pwede pa kayong humaboldan di patapos ang lahat. Ang susunod na ay ang ultimate pagalingan sa pagbabalik yan ng K-check. Welcome back to K-check. Likap muna tayo ng mga points natin. Cyril pa rin ang nangong muna with 70 points. Susunod ni Angel with 10. Si Nick, negative 10. At si Nev, negative 20. And now, it's the expert's turn to play quiz masters in our ultimate pagalingan round. Dito, correct answers are worth 30 points each. At may 15 point deduction for wrong answers. At sating panel of experts, saka nila po magagaling ang mga katanungan para mas exciting. This is it, guys. Good luck. Let's begin. Welcome to K-check ultimate pagalingan. Simulan na po natin. Pop, yes, you go ahead. Yes, hello. Sa cultural scene. This theater group bagged the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Literature because of their pioneering work in creating and popularizing socially relevant place. What is the name of this theater group? Letter A, peta. Letter B, pieta. Letter C, petal. Letter D, tanghalang tagalog. And letter E, piatro porvenil. Sorry. A, peta. Itinatag ang peta ng 1967 sa Pangunguna ni Cecil Guidote upang magsulong ng National Theater Movement at hanggang ngayon ay aktibo sa pagawa ng mga social relevant place. The correct answer is letter A, peta or the Philippine Educational Theater Association. K-check. Congratulations. Next. What term was used by the Spaniards to refer to indigenous communities that were outside of their colonial settlements affected by their policy of reduction? A, indios. B, encieles. C, moros. D, tribos independientes. E, salvaje. Letter A, indios. The answer is wrong. Reduction ang tawag sa sapilitang pagpapalipat ng mga sinaw ng Pilipino sa lugar kung san matatagpua ng Sibahan at Plaza na ipinatayo ng mga Espanolo. Tawag nila sa mga napasailalim sa reduction ay indio. Tinutukoy ng sagot para sa tanong ito ang mga sinaw ng Pilipino na hindi napasailalim sa patakarang reduction. Ang tamang sagot ay letter B, encieles. Thank you, sir. Which organelle is responsible for the synthesis of proteins in a eukaryotic cell? A, mitochondrion. B, golgi apparatus. C, endoplasmic reticulum. D, ribosome. E, cell membrane. Letter A, mitochondria. Malik. This organelle links together the building blocks of proteins, the amino acids. The correct answer is D, ribosome. Thank you, ma'am. Next question, please. What was the first film produced by a Pilipino? Letter A, dalagang bukid. Letter B, misaigon. Letter C, sakabukiran. Letter D, sangang nangabali. Or letter E, tampalasan. Letter B, misaigon. The answer is wrong. Letter A, dalagang bukid. Ito ay ginawa ni Jose Nepamuseno ng 1919 at ang Dela Rang. The answer is correct. Na-unan na tayong gumawa ng pilikula bago mag-misaigon. Pero na tayong dalagang bukit. Letter A. Thank you, ma'am. Search. Next question, please. Congratulations, by the way. Who was the first Muslim to bring his faith to the Philippines in the 13th century? A, abubakar. B, rahabaginda. C, sherif kabungsuwan. D, tuwan masayka. E, sultan kodarat. Neb. Letter E, sultan kodarat. The answer is wrong. The answer is wrong. Sa sulu pumunta ang pinaniniwala ang unang Muslim na pumasok sa bansa. Kinikilala siya bilang unang bubuo ng pamayan ang Muslim sa ating archipelago ng 1200s. Ang tamang sagot ay letter D tuwan masayka. Which phenomenon refers to the melting of polar ice caps and glaciers due to rising temperatures leading to rising sea levels? A, ocean acidification. B, permafrost thawing. C, glacier retreat. D, sea ice decline. E, global warming. Letter E, global warming. Malay. Letter B, permafrost thawing. Malay. The answer is C, glacier retreat. She was the first actor to do the iconic role of Darna in the 1950s. What is the name of this female actor? Letter A, rosa del Rosario. Letter B, Vilma Santos. Letter C, Tali de Leon. Letter D, Nanet Medved. And letter E, Lisa Soberano. Vilma Santos. The answer is raw. A, rosa del Rosario. Letter A, rosa del Rosario is correct. Congratulations. Next question. According to the 2020 Philippine census of population and housing, which of the following is the region of Mindanao that considers Ilongo as a key ethnicity? A, Davao region. B, Northern Mindanao. C, Sok Sargen. Ilongo sa Mindanao ay matatagpoan sa rihiyong ito. Mayoriya ng pupulasyon sa Coronadal. Ang centro ng rihiyong ito ay may malaking bilang na mga Ilongo. Ang tamang sagot ay letter C, Sok Sargen. Next question, ma'am. What is the term for alternate forms of a gene that occupy the same locus on homologous chromosomes? A, genotype. B, phenotype. C, allele. D, mutation. E, transposon. The answer is C, allele. Thank you, ma'am. So, this migratory fish is the center of the Batanes people's yearly ritual called Maivanwa. What is the name of this fish? Letter A, torado. Letter B, bangus. Letter C, tilapya. Letter D, salmon. And letter E, tanige. Ang dorado fish o kung ninsanay tinatawag nila sa lokal na pangalang arayu. Ang sagot ay letter A. Thank you, ma'am. Next question, sir. What was the bronze age culture in Northern Vietnam from 1000 BCE until the 1st century CE? A, baksan. B, dongson. C, funan. D, wabin. E, loyang. Letter D, how big? The answer is wrong. Maganap ang kulturan ito sa malaking bahagi ng timog silangang asya. Bihasa mga tao sa kulturan ito sa pagtatanim ng palay at domesticasyon ng baka at baboy. Ang tamang sagot ay letter B, dongson. Thank you, sir. Next question. Who is recognized as the father of Philippine marine science for his extensive contributions to marine biology and fisheries research in the Philippines? A, angel alcala. B, edgardo gomes. C, gavino trono. D, porfirio alinyo. E, dado banataw. He was named a national scientist in 2014. He is known for building sanctuaries and promoting biodiversity in the aquatic ecosystems of the Philippines. He is none other than A, angel alcala. Thank you so much. And that's it for K-check Ultimate Pagalingan. Congratulations to Cyril, our K-check VP winner. Congratulations. Congratulations, congratulations. So, ang kanya final score po ay 85 points. Just receive a gift pack courtesy of TV UP and we'll see Cyril again in the semifinals. Congratulations. When he competes with our other weekly winners. Thanks to Neb, to Nick and to Angel for joining and to the members of our panel of experts Professor Glesy, Professor Neil and Professor Marla. Once again, I am Jules Guiang. Join us again on Monday for another K-check.