 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. And it's time once again to put that power to the test here on K-Check. Hello everyone, I am Jules Guiang and this is K-Check. The search continues for those na gustong sanayin at palawakin ang brain power nila through competition. Let's find out together kung kaya nila ang brain workout natin for the season. Samahan nyo kami until the final week of competition when we reveal our next K-Check champion. Apat nakontestans ang dadaan sa atin karunungan K-Check sa araw na ito. Mitch, a UP Dillumans Theatre Arts student, shines in stage and film acting. Dance, singing, visual arts and writing. Committed to amplifying unheard voices, he inspires others to stand up and be heard through various art forms. Ello is a UP college of education senior. His hobbies include playing online games, working out, watching films or series and his top favorite series is Friends. Next we have Brie. Brie is an anthropology student at UP Dillumans. She enjoys taking care of plants and taking long walks in her free time. And finally we have Bianca. Bianca is a freshy 2.0 of UP Dillumans. Shy but talkative, she is studying BS Mechanical Engineering in UP Dillumans. 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 from UP Dillumans. Next we have Assistant Professor Bernard Kaslib from the Department of Social Sciences from College of Arts and Sciences in UP Manila. And finally we have Assistant Professor Marla Endriga from the Department of Biology in UP Manila. At ngayon, contestants, hawa ko na ang mga tanong nakailangan ninyong sagutin. Get ready to buzz in but wait for me to call your name before answering. Each correct answer is worth 10 points. Let's begin. Question number one. In measurements, how many inches are there in one foot? 12 inches. 12 inches is correct. K-Check. Question number two. What day of the week is two days before Sunday? Friday. Friday is correct. K-Check. Question number three. What member school in the UAAP is represented by the growling tigers? Hello. University of Santo Tomas. University of Santo Tomas or USC is correct. K-Check. Question number four. In elementary mathematics, what is the product of 20 and 80? 1600. 1600 is correct. K-Check. Question number five. What silvery white metal has the chemical symbol K? Hello. Potassium. Potassium is correct. K-Check. Question number six. Which district of Los Angeles is considered the center of the American film industry? Three. Hollywood. Hollywood is correct. K-Check. Question number seven. Which Philippine senator married actress Hart Evangelista in 2015? Hello. Cheese Escodero. Cheese Escodero or Francis Cheese Escodero is correct. Question number eight. In sports, all 30 teams in the NBA except the Raptors are based in the United States. What is the home country of the Toronto Raptors in the NBA? Three. Canada. Canada is correct. K-Check. Question number nine. What popular beverage is associated with the drinks mocha, flat white, afogato and espresso? Coffee is correct. K-Check. Question number ten. In the human body, in what organ can you find hemispheres as well as the cerebellum? Hello. Brain. Brain is correct. K-Check. Question number eleven. What musical instrument has a keyboard consisting of 88 black and white keys? Hello. Piano. Piano is correct. Magka na tataway, hello. Okay. Last question for this round. The elliptical road goes around the memorial for which Philippine president? Brain. Quezon. Quezon or Manuel Quezon is correct. K-Check. And that ends round number one. After that round, we have elo in the lead with 80 points followed by Brie with 30 points, next, Mitch with 10 points. And Bianca, kaya mo pang humabol sa susunod natin mga round. So, time to get to know more about our contestants. So, una-una si Mitch. Mitch, sinabi mo kanina na you are committed to amplifying unheard voices. So, pa pa na mo ba ginagawato and how do you inspire others? Well, actually, since I'm a variety artist, nag-paint, nag-kumakantas masayaw, kahit ano uri ng sitting, handa akong gawin para mabigyan ng bosses yung mga taong hindi marinigat, piniling hindi mapakigyan. So, sa pamamaraan ng paggamit ko ng talent ko, kahit ano uri ng sitting. Very quickly, ano usually yung process mo before, po ko nare, if you're doing a choreography, ba paano mo gagawin na ma-reflect yung message ng mga unheard voices do? Kina-kausap po ba muna sila? Actually, yung process po laging namin, lalo sa tiyatro po, is maalaga po talaga yung research. Or, makikisama ka din sa mga taon na nare-represent mo to avoid mis-representing their culture and their communities. So, if you're representing a certain community or particular community, kailangan alam mo kung ano yung ginagalawanan. So, dapat lumulubog muna tayo bago tayo sumabakagal. Thank you so much, Mitch. So, naman, sunod naman? Hello, hello. Okay, so, ikaw naman ay isang mahilig sa mga online games. Ano ay main game na nilalaro mo ngayon? At saan kan? Bakit na ay excited dito sa mga online game? Right now, Valorant. So, PC Game siya. So, it think naka-excited kasi parang mag-deserve siya as stress reliever, stress from accords, or something like that. So, parang mag-deserve siya ang pahinga after everything na kinabaliwan. Okay. Maraming salamat sa'yo, Elo. Itutuloy natin ang usapan later, pero right now, mag-handa na tayong lahat for Round 2. Susunod na yan sa pagbabalik ng K-Check. Tuloy pa rin ang ating karunungan check. Points, lika po na tayo. Elo is leading with 80 points, followed by Brie with 30 points, next, Mitch with 10 points, and Si Bianca naman na, kaya pang humabol sa susunod natin mga rounds. So, ngayon, tuloy natin yung getting to know with our contestants. Simulan natin sa Yubri. So, nabangget nga natin kanina, na you enjoy taking care of plants. So, what is it about horticulture that brings you joy? For me, it's therapeutic. I don't have to do much na sa busy lives of college students, always so fast-paced, ang daming kailangan doin. Whenever I spend time just taking care of my plants, parang it suits me, it's relaxing, and hindi ko kailangan magmadali or to stress about what to do next. Did this start during the pandemic or pre-pandemic? During the pandemic, pero yung interest ko, it's always been there since I was younger. May favorite ka ba sa mga plant babies mo sa bahay? Meron is sa, which medyo unashined, kritikali yung ananya. Kasi medyo, I think, due to pesticide sa dorm core na hindi maganda yung naging condition niya. So, may rehabilitate to kayo and let's see if magubuhay pa siya. Hopefully, yes. Sige, update mo ka medyan brief. Thank you so much. Sunod naman si Bianca. Sinabi natin kanina na si Bianca ay shy, but talkative ka. So, ano ba yung pinaka-passion mo that you feel you can't stop talking about? I think yung passion ko that I cannot stop talking about is about promoting diversity and mental health just like how we embrace each other, especially in U.P. since U.P. has a very vibrant community of educators and students ko. O ba ka tumigil? Pero siyempre, nang magusapan natin mental at sobrang important nyan. Nakilangan magtiktay ng post from time to time despite yung itong mga requirements natin. Kasi important to yan kasi kung hindi maayos mental health mo tas puro requirements ka lang. Hindi ka magpapatulit. So, thank you so much, Bianca for that reminder. Maraming salamat sa mga contestants natin for sharing your stories with us, but ito na po, toli-toli na tayo sa ating competition. This is round two. Remember to wait to be acknowledged before answering. In round two, each correct answer is worth 20 points. However, you lose 10 points if you answer incorrectly. Let's begin. Question number one. In sports, how many holes comprise a regular round of golf in major tournaments? The correct answer is 18. Question number two. In a four-part chorus, it is below soprano and above tenor. What is this vocal range that is usually the lowest female voice in choral music? Bianca. Alto. Alto is correct. K-check. Question number three. In chemistry, deuterium is an isotope of which chemical element, which is the lightest of all? Hydrogen. Hydrogen is correct. K-check. Question number four. What Latin phrase refers to a person who is not welcome in a particular place because of something they have said or done? Hello. Persona ng grata. Let me continue. Especially one who is told to leave a country by the government. You said persona ng grata, that's correct. K-check. Question number five. What type of popular Italian cheese known for its mild flavor is the most popular cheese topping for pizza? Freeha. Cheese pa naman yung pangalan mo. Pero the correct answer is mozzarella. Okay. Okay. Question number six. Which 20th century Philippine president was born in 1928 in Lingayan, Panggassinan? Bianca. Narcisa Ramos Jr. That is wrong. Anyone can steal? The correct answer is Pidella Ramos. Tatay niya ba yun? Okay. Next question. Number seven. What racket sport has a name identical to a vegetable related to a pumpkin? The correct answer is squash. Question number eight. What do you call the art of analyzing the physical features of the hands to interpret personality characteristics and predict the future? Palm reading. Palm reading is acceptable. Or palm history. So that's K-check. Ginawan niya nung grade school, no? Okay. Question number nine. O math tayo. In math. How many odd integers are there from one to 100? 50? 50 is correct. K-check. Question number ten. In the 2011 film of the same name, Hal Jordan is the character that turns into which superhero? The correct answer is Green Lantern. Question number 11. Mount Marapi made the news in December 2023 when it suddenly erupted, sending ash as high as 10,000 feet into the air. In what country south of the Philippines is Mount Marapi located? The correct answer is Indonesia. Last question for this round. Number 12. What chemical element is a non-flammable gas used to fill party balloons and has an atomic number of two? Iyanka. Helium. Helium is correct. K-check. That ends round number two. Points three ka po na tayo. Leading si Yellow with 140 points, followed by Brie with 50 points. Next, si Bianca with 30 points and si Mitch naman with 10 points. Up next, ang pinakainihintay na ultimate pagalingan round. Dito lang yan sa K-check. And welcome back everyone. Points three ka po na tayo. Yellow is leading with 140 points, followed by Brie with 50 points, Bianca with 30 points and Mitch with 10 points. So in the lead man, si Yellow ngayon ay may chance parin makahabol ang iba. Kasi ang susunodan natin ay ang ultimate pagalingan round. Remember, sa ating panel experts magagaling ang mga katalungan and this is your last chance para humabol. Dito po, correct answers are worth 30 points each at may 15-point deduction for wrong answers. And let's begin. First question for this round will come from Prof. Glesy. Hello. So ang galing sa akin atongkol sa pelikula. Who was the original Trudis Leith child actor? Letter A. Susan Roses. Letter B. Marichu Vera Perez. Letter C. Vilmas Santos. Letter D. Maricel Soriano. And letter E. Sharon Conetta. Ang sagot ay si Vilmas Santos. Ang Trudis Leith kongkol yan sa isang bata ng araw na pelikula. Thank you. Next question, Prof. Bernard. Okay. The next question is from Ethics. According to Immanuel Kant, the German philosopher, what imperatives should be followed regardless of conditions or antecedent situations? Letter A. Categorical imperatives. Letter B. Unconditional imperatives. Letter B. Categorical imperatives. Thank you. Prof. Marila, next question. Geology. What is a lahar? A. A type of volcanic rock. B. A fast-moving mudflow of volcanic materials and water. C. A type of volcanic gas. D. A type of lava flow. E. An underground volcanic chamber. B. Letter D. A type of lava flow. The answer is wrong. Letter B. A fast-moving mudflow of volcanic materials and water. That is correct. K-check. Thank you. Next question, Prof. Lessie. Next question. Who was the father of Philippine recording industry? Letter A. Cecila Peña. Letter B. Cecil Lloyd. Letter C. Cecil Gidote. Letter D. Cecilia Bulaong. And letter E. Cecilia Munoz Palma. Ang tawang sagot ay Letter B. Cecil Lloyd. Thank you. Prof. Bernard. Okay. This question is for the history of thought. Who among the following advocates material pleasure as a source of happiness? Letter A. Epikurus. Letter B. Socrates. Letter C. Plato. Letter D. Tuotainus. Or letter E. Aristipus. The correct answer is Epikurus. That's why we have an English term, Epikurian. For flesh or seeking. Prof. Marila. What is the function of the alveoli in the human respiratory system? A. Gas exchange. B. Producing milkos. C. Yanca. A. Gas exchange. A. Gas exchange is correct. K-check. Thank you. Prof. Flessy. Next question. Sige. Usapang lugar. Ang lugar na ito ay pinangalan sa isang variety ng kawayan. Matatagpuan dito ang Philippine arena. Ano ang pangalan ng municipalidad na ito. Letter A. Biga. Letter B. Bulakan. Letter C. Balagtas. Letter D. Bokawi. And letter E. Maykawayan. Hello. Bulakan. The answer is wrong. Yanca. Maykawayan. The answer is wrong. B. Bokawi. The correct answer is letter D. Bokawi. K-check. Thank you. Prof. Bernard. This one is for general philosophy. The question is which is a branch of philosophy that deals with the theory of knowledge, its validity, scope and methods. Letter A. Ethics. Letter B. Metaphysics. Letter C. Ontology. Letter E. Phenomenology. Or letter E. Breathe. Ontology. That's wrong. Sorry. That's wrong. Letter E. Epistemology. The correct answer is epistemology. The correct word epistem means knowledge. Prof. Myla. Next question. What is the function of the kidneys in the human body? A. Regulating blood sugar. B. Producing insulin. C. Filtration and removal of waste. D. Storing bile. E. Digesting fat. Breathe. Filtration and removal of waste. Letter C is correct. K-check. Now we're off to the last set of questions for this round. Prof. Glesy, go ahead. Okay. Usapang artista. He was known as the great profile of Philippine cinema. And he was known for doing heroic roles during his movie career. Sino sya. Letter A. Romnik Sanmienta. Letter B. Lyopoldo Salcedo. Letter C. Lyopoldo Season. Letter D. Yonardo DiCaprio. Letter E. Yonardo Stewart. Amang sagot, ay letter B. Lyopoldo Salcedo. Thank you so much. Okay. For my last question, this is from logic. Which valid argument form is denoted by if B, then Q. B, therefore Q. A, modus ponens. B, modus tollens. C, hypothetical syllogism. Or D, disjunctive syllogism. Letter E, addition. Correct answer is A, modus ponens. Thank you. Okay, so before the last question for this round, kung makakasagot ang tama si Bri, you will be the winner. Kung wala makakasagot, Elo will be the winner. Let's see. Prof Marla. Last question. Which region is known as the Typhoon Alley due to frequent typhoon activity? A, Caribbean Sea. B, Pacific Ocean. C, Bianca. B, Pacific Ocean. B, Pacific Ocean is correct. K-check. And that's it for K-check Ultimate Pagalingan. Congratulations to Elo, our K-check daily winner with a final score of 125 points. Congratulations. Congratulations. Okay. Makakasama ulin natin si Elo Bukas when he competes with our other daily winners for a spot in our semifinal. Syempre, maraming salamat din. Kinamitch, Bri and Bianca sa pagsale. And of course, to our panel of experts, we have Professor Glessy, Professor Bernard, and Professor Marla. Maraming salamat po. Ako po si Jules Guiang. Please join us again tomorrow for another K-check.