 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. And we're putting that power to the test today here on... KCHECK! Hello everyone, I am Junz Guia. Ako naman po sa Gabby Concepcion, the attorney not the artista. And this is KCHECK with another season of teaching and learning. 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 to work out natin for this season. Samahan niya kami until the final week of competition para malaman natin kung sino ang tatagaling KCHECK champion. Apat nakontestans ang dadaan sa ating karunungan chek sa araw na ito. Jayce is a secondary education student of UP Deliman. Among his favorite activities are reading, eating desserts and going to new places. He also knows around 20 different national items by heart. Lagot ka, mamaya. Sunod naman si Alz. Alz is a student of UP Deliman. He studies computer engineering. His hobbies are watching movies, coding, and playing instruments. His pastime on campus is studying in the CS library. Si Luis is a performing art student also studying at the Bulacan State University. Their hobbies include playing video games, designing costumes and watching plays and movies. And finally, we have Prima. Prima is also a secondary education student of UP Deliman and mathematics education. Her hobbies are playing guitar, bench watching movies, and watching anything interesting. She also joins pageants occasionally. We'll have to wait to ask her more. So these four will be competing under the watchful eyes of today's KCHECK panel of experts. Professor Glasi at Yensa is from the College of Arts and Letters, UP Deliman. We also have assistant professor Bernard Kaslib from the Department of Social Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, UP Manila. And of course, we have assistant professor Marla Andriga from the Department of Biology, UP Manila. At ngayon, contestants, hawa ko na ang mga tanong nakailangan ninyong sabotin. 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. What type of food are edam, ricotta, camembert and cheddar? Prima. Cheese. Cheese is correct. KCHECK. Question number two. How many months are there in two years? Prima. 24. 24 is correct. KCHECK. In music, how many strings does a standard violin have? Alps. Four. Four is correct. KCHECK. Question number four. In sports, the martial art of taekwondo originated in what Asian country? Jace. Korea. Korea is correct. KCHECK. Question number five. Composed of 10 islands, what is the northernmost province in the Philippines? Jace. Batanes. Batanes is correct. KCHECK. Question number six. What is the Filipino version of the animal called water buffalo? Luis. Carabao. Carabao or calabao is correct. KCHECK. Question number seven. Hepatitis is the inflammation of what organ? Jace. Deliver. Deliver. Liver is correct. KCHECK. Question number eight. Japanese singers Mina, Sanao and Momo are members of which nine members singing group? Prima. Twice. Twice is correct. KCHECK. Question number nine. What country is the setting of the 1998 and 2020 movie versions of Mulan? Louis. China. China is correct. KCHECK. Question number ten. In mental math, what is 0.6 as a fraction in lowest terms? Three-fifths. Three-fifths is correct. KCHECK. Question number 11. Before becoming a senator, which actor appeared as Andres Bonifacio in the 2014 alz? Robin Padilla. 2014 film Bonifacio, ang unang pangulo, the correct answer is Robin Padilla. KCHECK. Last question for this round. In anatomy, what organ composed of ventricles in atria is the center alz? Heart. Let me proceed. Is the center of the circulatory system, the correct answer is heart? KCHECK. And that ends round number one. After that hotly contested round, we have alz with 40 points. Jace and Prima tied with 30 points each. And Luis with 20 points. Oh, di ba? Talagang medyo mainit ang labanan. Talagang hot na hot sila maganin. Hot na hot. Ang buzzer. Pero siyepri, hinga muna tayo at this point at kilalanin pa natin ma-contestants natin. Ito. Jace, di ba? He claims to know 20 national anthems by heart. Okay. Ano ano yung mga national anthems? At kailangan nags-start na mag-memorize ng national anthems? At bakit? At bakit. So, when I was in grade three, if I'm not mistaken, I was just browsing videos on YouTube. And then, if I'm not mistaken, may labanan si Pakyao. Tapos, they were singing national anthems. And I was quite curious why they were doing such things. So, I searched the top on YouTube and the algorithm just produced more and more. And then, out of sheer boredom, I memorized. Some of them. So, for example, I do memorize. Of course, the American, which is the first one I learned. Aside from that, I know the Canadian national anthems, the anthems of Mexico, Brazil, Italy, South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and a few others. So, kapag baylaban si Manipakyao sa mga bansang yan, kaya ang ikaw ko nang. You can sing for both. Yes. Also, I like watching the Olympics because it's when things happen. They sing the national anthems when there's the awardings. So, yes. Pero buti pa siya ng grade 3 siya na YouTube. Toto. Si Alstomani likes to spend his free time in the library. Studio S. Studio S. Do you have any special interests na rin niresearch mo at palagi kang nasa library? Since graduating na po, more on things is tapu as ang ginagawa namin. So, ayun, kailangan mong atakos sa kaya mo nasa library para matakos sa lees. Dala naman pala ng matindi baka na ilangan. Si kailangan, makapagtakos na rin agad. Okay, so yan. We'll talk more later sa mga contestants natin. But for now, magahandan na tayo para sa round 2. Susodad na yan sa pagbabalik ng K-check. Tuloy pa rin ang ating karunungan check. Point 3 ka po na tayo, leading si Alz with 40 points. Tide naman si Jayce at si Prima na may 30 points each. At si Louise naman ay may 20 points. But before we continue, I just have a few questions for Louise. Una-una, ano ba ang dream roll mo? And ano ang pinakamahirap na costume na dinasign mo? My dream roll ko po is a mix between an actor and a costume designer. Since it is first choice ko po talaga ang costume design pa before an actor. Then I fell in love po once I got into my course po. And in terms po, sa pinakamahirap po na costume na ginawa ko. Hindi po dahil mayirap po siya kandesign. Kung di mayirap po makakonseptualize po. And which is yung palabas po namin last month, which is entitled Nanay isogot nang kanyang mga nga nga niyang mga anak written by Roddy Vera po. So talagang yung costume kailangan siya pero nakabasi dun sa costume. Yung very difficult po and kailangan po talagang magmatch po yung vision po ng director po sa pinapresen ko po sa kanya po. But I'm sure successful naman. Yes po. That's great to hear. Ngay naman si Prima. So narinig natin ganyan. Sumasali daw siya sa mga pageants. And for sure, sanay na-sanay na siya sa mga Q&A. So hong tanong natin. I'm not a pageant. Ong binlakang gumaman sa pageant. So hong tanong natin kay Prima, hino ang unang mong pabalikan kung o kapag nanalo ka na sa K-check and Y. You have 30 seconds. I believe. Of course, the first person that I would share the news with is my parents. And then yung menkatak sa kandito which is my friends. And I will thank them for the opportunity. Very grateful sa mga experiences. Yes. Interesting. Well, thank you very much, contestants. It's always so nice to hear from our contestants and to know them more personally. But now, it's time to get back into the competition. This is round two. Remember to wait to be acknowledged before answering. Each correct answer is worth 20 points. Remember, contestants, you use 10 points if you answer incorrectly. Let's begin. Question number one. Which actor played the role of Ernest Burkhard in the 2023 film Killers of the Flower Moon? He also played the role of Jack Dawson in the 1997 film. Jace. Leonardo DiCaprio. In the 1997 film Titanic, Leonardo DiCaprio is the correct answer. K-check. Question number two. In December 1941, the Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor. In what present day U.S. state, can you find Pearl Harbor? Jace. Hawaii. Hawaii is the correct answer. K-check. Question number three. Named after a French acrobatic performer, what do you call a close-fitting one-piece garment worn especially by dancers usually worn with tights? Lyotard. Lyotard or Lyotard is the correct answer. K-check. Question number four. Named by American astronomer John Wheeler, what term refers to the region in space where gravity pulls so much that even light cannot escape? Jace. Black holes. Black holes, the correct answer. K-check. Question number five. In chemistry, what do you call a non-metallic element such as arsenic or silicon that has some of the properties of a metal? I'm sorry, but that was a little bit too late. The correct answer is metalloid. Question number six. Siberia is a 13 million square kilometer region famous for long, cold and hard winters. In what country can you find and Siberia else? Russia. Russia is the correct answer. K-check. Question number seven. What cocktail drink which has the same name as a former Filipino Miss Universe winner is composed of tequila? Jace. Margarita. Margarita is the cocktail composed of tequila, triple sec, lime and salt. The answer is correct. K-check. Question number eight. Numbering more than four million, the waray-wari people mostly live in what region of the Philippines? Luiz. Visayas. The answer is incorrect. Jace. Region eight. Western Visayas. The answer cannot be considered. Anybody want to steal? The correct answer is region eight but region eight is eastern Visayas. Actually kung tumigil ka na sa region eight, tama na ang sabot mo. Question number nine. What Latin phrase, literally meaning in good faith, refers to something that is genuine or real? In good faith. The correct answer is Bonafide. Question number ten. In music notation, what symbol that looks like a lower case letter B means lower in pitch by a semitone or half step? Jace. Flat. A flat is the correct answer. K-check. Question number eleven. Taken from the French word for level, what geographic term refers to the elevated landform with a nearly level surface that rises sharply above the surrounding area? Jace. Plateau. Plateau is the correct answer. K-check. Question number twelve in the last question for this round. What term may mean values that will make a math equation true or a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances in which the molecules else equals? The answer is wrong. A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances in which the molecules of substances are completely dispersed. The correct answer is solution. And that's it for round two. All right. Point three cap muna tayo. Leading si Jace with 140 points, followed by Al's with 70 points. And then we have Prima with 30 points and then Louise with 10 points. Up next, ang pinakainihin tayo na ultimate pagalingan round. Dito lang yan sa K-check. Welcome back, everyone. Point three cap muna tayo. Jace is leading with 140 points, followed by Al's with 70 points. We have Prima with 30 points and Louise with 10 points. In the lead man si Jace, ngayon ay may chance parin makahabol ang iba as we go into our ultimate pagalingan round. Remember, sa ating panel of experts man gagaling ang mga katanungan. And this is your last chance para humahul in this round. Correct answers are worth 30 points each at may 15-point deduction for wrong answers. Let's begin. First question for this round will come from Prof Blessing. Who wrote the Philippine novel? America is in the heart. Letter A, Karlo Kaparas. Letter B, Carlos Sigyonrena. Letter C, Carlos Ulosan. Letter D, Carlos Ulosan. Letter T, Ninoch Karoska. And letter E, Rogelio C. Karol. Jace, C. Carlos Ulosan. The correct answer is letter C, Carlos Ulosan. Okay, check. You rock, bring it. So this is your question. In thomist ethics, which concept refers to a conscious, voluntary and free act? Letter A, acts of human. Letter B, verbs of human. Letter C, humain actions. Letter D, human acts. And letter E, free actions. Prima. Letter E. Letter E. Sorry, that's incorrect. Letter A. Letter A. A, that's also incorrect. Peace. Letter D. Letter D, human acts. That's correct. Okay, check. Prof. Marilla. Next question. Which of the following elements is a noble gas? A, oxygen. B, helium. C, nitrogen. D, hydrogen. E, carbon. Helium. B. That's correct. Okay, check. Thank you. Next question, Prof. Blessie. Dino ang lagsulat ng fry botot. Letter A, grasano apasible. Letter B, henshano noble. Letter C, herunso cruz. Letter D, grasano lobis hyna. And letter E, apolinario mabini. Jayce, grasano lobis hyna. Answer is, letter D, grasano lobis hyna. Thank you. Prof. Bernard. Okay, this question is for logic. Which argument type uses specific premises to make a broader generalization? Is it A, deductive arguments? B, inductive arguments? C, analogical arguments? D, valid arguments? And letter E, invalid arguments? B, inductive arguments? Letter B, that's correct. Kate check. Thank you, Prof. Marilla. Next question. Who was the first female scientist to win a Nobel Prize? House. Marie Curie. Let me finish the question. For her work on radioactivity. The answer is, Marie Curie. Kate check. Thank you, Prof. Blessie. Next question, please. Who were the editors of volume reference material on early Philippine history and title The Philippine Islands, 1493 to 1898? Jase, Blair and Robertson. Let me finish the question. The choices are, Emma Blair and James Robertson, letter B, Nickanorthyongson, letter C, Nick Deocampo, letter D, Edna Sapantaman-Lapas, and letter E, all of the above. The direct answer is, letter A, Emma Blair and James Robertson. Kate check. Prof. Marie Knight. Okay, so this one is for ethics. This moral minimalistic theory claims that the truth of moral statements depends on individual moral agents. A, cultural relativism. B, subjective relativism. C, religion. D, egoism. Or E, absolutism. B, subjective relativism. Let's Kate check. Thank you. Prof. Marla. Which of the following is not a type of microorganism? A, bacteria. B, protozoa. C, fungi. D, virus. E, insecta. Prima. Insecta. Kate check. Now we're off to our last set of questions for this round. Prof. Glasi, go ahead. Okay. What is the popular name of this Philippine superstar who was twice nominated before she was conferred the National Artist for Cinema Award in 2022? She is known for her lead roles in movies like Binsai Isanggamugamo, Banawit, Chase, Nora Honor, Lollipops and Roses, among others. The choices are Honorata de la Rama, A, B, Honorio Bartolome di Dios, C, Nora Honor, D, Vilmasantos, and E, Susan Roses. The correct answer is Nora Honor, C, Kate check. Prof. Werner, last question. Yes. Okay, this one is on psychology. Who among the following introduced the theory of triple intelligences? A, Eric Erickson. B, Howard Gardner. C, John Piaget. D, Albert Bandura. Or E, Sigmund Freud. Eric Erickson. That's incorrect. Prima. B, Howard Gardner. That's Kate check. Thank you. Last question for this round, Prof. Marla. What is a light year, a measure of? A, time, B, distance. B, distance. Let me finish reading the question. C, luminosity, D, brightness, E, mass. The correct answer is B, distance. Kate check. And that's it for Kate check ultimate pagalingan. Congratulations to Jays, our Kate check daily winner with a final score of 260 points. So, we'll see Jake again on Friday when they compete with our other daily winners for a spot in our semifinal. Thanks to Jays, Alice, Louis and Prima for joining and to the members of our panel of experts, Prof. Glesy, Prof. Bernard and Prof. Marla. This has been Attorney Gabby Concepcion. And I'm Jus Giang. Join us again tomorrow for another Kate check.