 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. Now, let's put that power to the test. It's time for K-Check. And I'm attorney Gaby Concepcion, the attorney nata artista. At ako po si OJ Sirkina 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, titig na natin kung gaano katalas at katindi ang brainpower nila. And in the final week of competition, malalaman natin kung sino ang tatanghaling kaunang-unangang K-Check champion. Apat na contestants sa ang dadahan sa ating karunungan check sa araw na ito. Anja is a geology student at UP Diriman who likes crocheting and reading. SENT is a third-year anthropology major who likes to sleep a lot and pet random cats in UP Town Center. Cairo is a second-year bachelor of public administration student. She loves everything about fashion and is currently taking fashion school classes. Last but not least, Lester is an ex-philosophy student from UP LB and is now a history major in UP Diriman. He loves to watch various documentaries and read history-related articles. During his free time, he plays volleyball and or performs calisthenics exercises. 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 Diriman. He's followed by Professor Ricky Nelyas of the Institute of Chemistry, UP Diriman. And finally, Professor Neil Santillian, Chairperson of the UP Diriman Department of History. And now, contestants, papasok na tayo sa K-Check para mihan 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. Let's begin. Anja, in which province can you find Mayan volcano? Batang guys. Malik, correct answer is Albae. Sant, what role did Pierce Brosnan play in the film's Golden Eye and the world is not enough? The correct answer is James Bond. Kaira, in elementary science, what do you call the amount of matter that an object contains? Water. Malik. The correct answer is Mass. Lester, what is the northernmost province in the Philippines? Batanes. K-Check. Back to you, Anja. Which actress portrayed Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter movies? The correct answer is Emma Watson. Sant, what do you get when you multiply the length and the width of a rectangle? Area. Very good. K-Check. Kaira, Jakarta is the capital of which country? Indonesia. Lester, who played the role of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean? Amjandep. K-Check. Back to you, Anja. In science, what is the basic quantity that describes the capacity to do work? Fours. Malik. The correct answer is energy. Sant, in what continent can you find the cities of London and Paris? Europe. K-Check. Kaira, Kate Winslet played the role of Rose in what 1997 blockbuster movie? Who doesn't know the Titanic? Lester, in geometry, what is the term for half of a circle? Diameter. Malik. The correct answer is semicircle. And that's it for the first round, the K-Check Padamihan round. Of course, nagkunot pa ng kontin discussion kung ano ba talaga ang capital ng Indonesia o hindi, but na clarify na natin, hindi pa effective ang change ng capital ng Indonesia sa mga posibleng magtatanong, right? At this point, it's still Jakarta. Right? It's still Jakarta. At mahalaga talaga yan sa research, no? That you verify the facts that you're sharing with people. But now, let's go back to our competition and let's ask one of our panel of experts to share his thoughts, no? About the ongoing competition. Professor Ricky, what do you think of our competition so far? Medyo okay naman. Hindi masyadong pangit yung performance. Hindi rin sobrang ganda. So laban lang tayo. Meron ka bang katanungan para sa ating mga contestant? Let's try natin kay Anja. Anja, ano yung major mo, paki share sa amin kung ano mga ginagawa doon. Anong importance doon sa lipo na natin? So, geology po, like how the earth works. So, ang ginagawa po namin ngayon, we look at like the landforms and predict po kuna'y kung ano nangyari, pano naging ganun yung landforms? And sa disaster risk reduction management doon po, helpful yung geology. So, we know naman Philippines, like madaming earthquakes and typhoons. So, yan pa. Oh, at ang nanano sa ating miss geology patent, I.C. Anja. Right. Matin, any case. Gusto ko nungang malaman, kanino ko pa iniisipto eh, bakit ba, gusto-gusto ni Sant na magpet ng strange cats sa UP Town Center. Sant? Kasi po, pag napapadaan ako, madaming pusa na chubby and sobrang kitso, nico lang pumapigilan na ifet sila. Nakusend, maraming bagay sa mundo ito, ang kailangan pigilan mo ang sarili mo, to pet, no? Pero ang dapat mo hindi pigilan ay ang pagsagot sa ating mga tanong. Balikan natin yung current ranking ng ating mga contestants. Anja has a total of zero points. Sant has 20 points. Kaira has 10 points. And Lester has 20 points. Malayo pa ang tatakbuhin ng ating competition at kaya-kaya pa nilang humabol. And I'm sure yung mga viewers natin nakikisagot din yan habang sumasagot ang contestants. Audience, how did you do against our contestants? At ready na ba kayong lahat for our Publish and Round? That's next. Here on... K-check. Dren ang ating karunungan check. Ang standing ng mga contestants natin, Anja with zero, Sant with 20, Kaira with 10, and Lester at 20. Professor Nil, anong palagay mo sa mga contestant natin ngayon? Well, tingko slowly but surely ang mode. Then hopefully, bibilis sila at magpapakitanggilas sa susurod ng mga rounds. Meron ka bang gustong tanong yan sa ating contestant na si Lester? Well, sa apat na contestants, gusto ko magtanong kay Lester. Galak na galak ako na lilipat siya sa aming undergraduate program. So ang tanong ko, bakit gusto-gusto mo maging BA history major? Actually po nung nag-upkat po, yung po talagay ang first choice ko po, BA history, pero unfortunately po nung qualify po ako sa LB, BA fellow po. Pero yung po nag-purso pa rin naman po, ako nang makalipat po sa UPD-5 and take Bachelor of Arts in History po. Gusto ko po talagay ang history kasi po, ninyuwala po ako, nakikita ko po yung sarili ko sa aka din na nag-tuturo po. Kasi ninyuwala po ako, nang pag-aara nang kasaysay, nang makakatulong para sa ating sarili yung pagkakilan na at mas mapabuti ang kalagaya natin Well said, well said. Yes, so Sarisal will be very proud of Lester. Hindi pa, ano kapapasok pala niyan, kapapasok pala niyan sa program at sigurado ko after three or four years lalong gagaling pa si Lester. Right? Well, Prof Neal will see if Lester will make history on our show. Right? And now we're moving on to the next round where you guys can make a mark and this round is called Kecek Pabilisan. Buzz in first for the right to answer the question. Correct answers are worth 20 points pero surround na ito minus 10 points ang maling sagot. Kaya sa inyong apat, contestants? Think before you press that buzzer. Let's begin. Let's begin. Question number one. Which ancient art of healing involves the insertion of thin needles through the skin at strategic points of the body? Lester. The answer is acupuncture. Acupuncture, Lester? Kecek. Question number two. Which automobile magnet popularize the moving assembly, assembly line, and thus greatly increase the output of the manufacturer? Lester. Conveyor belt. Malik. The correct answer is Henry Ford. Question number three. You're the one I want which is one of the best-selling singles of all time. Is a duet by John Travolta at which late singer? Correct answer? She just passed away recently. Olivia Newton-John. Question number four. Which six-foot-four guard of the Utah Jazz in the NBA is the grandson of Marcelina Tuliao of Bacolor Pampanga? Correct answer. Jordan Clarkson. Question number five. What is the title of the 2004 movie starring Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom that tells the story of the war between the Greeks and the Trojans? Correct answer? Troy. Question number six. We're midway this round. Please give me an answer if you can. On the TV show The Big Bang Fury which main character is played by actor Jim Parsons? Lester. Sheldon. Cooper. Sheldon Cooper? K-check. Question number seven. Which colony was handed over by the British to the Chinese on July 1, 1997? Hong Kong. Lester. Hong Kong. Your history background shining through? K-check. Question number eight. Which actor played the title role in the 1976 Oscar Best Picture winner Rocky and the 2006 comeback film Rocky Balboa? Lester. Sylvester Stallone. Sylvester Stallone? That is the correct answer. K-check. Question number nine. In May 1521, what country colonized Mexico? Lester. Spain. History through and through. K-check. Question number ten. Come on, guys. Which actor played the good man with no name in the classic Western film The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly? Correct answer? Clint Eastwood. Final two questions. You can still make it. What is the Russian name for a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside another? Daryl Madals. The correct answer is Matryoshka. Final question. Which South American country has a name that means Little Venice? The correct answer is Venezuela. And that's the end of our second round, the K-check Pabilisan round. Attorney Gabby, it seems like one really pulled away in that round and it's Lester. Ano masasabi mo sa ating ibang contestants? Well, they will have their time to shine in the coming portion of our challenge today. Absolutely. All is not lost. Now, Professor Wendell, what can you ask our contestant, Kaira? I'm interested about the organizations of Kaira because she's a student. Akala na mga tao, she's just studying to be a well-rounded student. You have to have extracurriculars. Kaira, what organizations are you involved in? Currently, I'm affiliated with UP CSA, the UP Chinese Student Association. So, as a Filipino-Chinese student here in UP Diliman and in Metro Manila, in Genela, in Philippines, the organization was very welcoming for me within the UP community, for me to adapt to be comfortable with the people that I'm with. So, I'm really very thankful for that organization for being a very friendly org that accepts me fully, academically helps me, and also culturally joins me with whatever I do here in UP. You really need to be immersed in the UP experience. Definitely. Definitely, Attorney Gabby. I actually envy students who belong to orgs. I really enjoy being part of these orgs, right? And I hope you guys will do your orgs proud by doing well in our competition today. That's a challenge. That's a challenge. Let's go back to our rankings. Anja has zero points, Scent has 10 points, Kaira has 10 points, and Lester umalago ka with 110 points. Word for the day, umalago. At sana umalago na rin ang ibanating mga contestants. So, may chance pang humabul ang hahabul. And at this point, it's still anyone's game. But this time, our contestants will face their challenge that will be the toughest yet dahil ang ultimate pagalingan round. Susunod na, here on... K-Check! And again, ito po ang mga standing ng ating mga contestants today. Anja with zero, Scent with 10, Kaira with 10, and Lester with a umalagwang 110 points. Ya, pero hindi patapos ang labahan dahil tutungo na tayo sa ating final round. And here in the K-Check ultimate pagalingan, we will know who among the four ang aangat at kung sino ang mapapako sa kanila mga puesto. In this round, correct answers are worth 30 points and wrong answers get a 15-point deduction. At para mas madagdagan ang kaalaman ng ating mga contestants at viewers, sa round na ito sa mga professors ng ating panel of experts mga galing ang mga tanong. At the end of this round, malalaman natin kung sino ang tatang haling K-Check daily winner. So sa inyong apat, handa na ba kayo? Okay, kung handa na kayo, Atterly Gabby, let's begin. At nandito na tayo sa ultimate pagalingan round, kung saan hindi lang mga mga contestants ang magpapagalingan ng mga... Sa God, kung hindi ang mga panel of experts natin ay magpapagalingan din ng tanong, umpisahan mo na. Prof Wendell. Which Filipino soul singer, rapper, record producer, actress, dancer, and presenter of mixed Jamaican and Visayan descent is also the first Filipino recording artist to chart in the United States? The boo single peaked at number 44 at the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Who is she? Yes, saan. Jaya. She is also known as the daughter of veteran actress, singer, comedian, Elizabeth Ramsey. Her name is Jaya. K-Check. K-Check. Moving on, Professor Ricky. What type of natural numbers can only be divided evenly by themselves and won? Lester. Prime numbers. K-Check. Now, go to Professor Neal. Sa anong lungsood ginagawa ang taunang Penya Francia Festival. Ang lungsood na ito ay matatagpuan sa kabikulan. Ang tamang sagot ay Naga City. Back to you, Professor Wendell. This is an interesting question. What is the title of the 1937 film starring Fernando Poe Sr. and Rosa del Rosario, siyang unang Darna that featured the first underwater kissing scene in the history of Philippine cinema? Yes, Lester. Jezebel. Nale. The correct answer is Zamboanga. Prof Ricky. Which part of the peripheral nervous system is responsible for the movement of food along the digestive system? Ang tamang sagot ay autonomic nervous system. Hirap naman ang tanong, Professor Neal. What does the acronym POTUS stand for? Yes, ehm. President of the United States. Ang tamang sagot ay President of the United States, K-Check. K-Check. Professor Wendell. Which American-born Greek soprano is considered the most renowned and influential opera singer of the 20th century? Also known as the Lifetime Partner for many years of the millionaire, the Greek millionaire, Risital Onassis. Her name is Maria Calas. Professor Ricky. Another hard question. How many termination codons or nonsense codons are there? Yes, Anja. Three. Three? What's the answer? Three. K-Check. Spell. Ang hirap talaga na mga questions di Professor Ricky. Naghirap namin akong sumagot sa mga tanong may Professor Ricky. Hallong Bay, isang UNESCO World Heritage Site, ay matatagpoan sa anong bansa sa Timog Silangang Asha. Lester. Filipinas. Ali. Ang tamang sagot ay Vietnam. So this is our last round of questions, Professor Wendell. Okay. Which Filipino professional boxer rose from obscurity to become the first Asian to win the World Flyweight Championship? Yes, Anja. Mani pahayaw. Wrong answer. I will finish the question first before you answer. So the first Asian to win the World Flyweight Championship and earn the reputation as one of the greatest flyweight boxers in history. Yes, An. Nunito Dunair. Wrong answer. He is one of the greatest boxers actually in history and this was in the 1920s. His name is Pancho Villia. Hindi pa tapos ang boxing, may dalawa pang tanong, Professor Ricky. Asigay, dalian natin. Vinegar consists of what molecule that is commonly known as a weak acid? The correct answer is acetic acid. Hirap naman nyan. Professor Ni, last question. Itong huling tanong kaya-kayang sagotimto ng mga generation niya. What is the best-selling manga series in history? Yes, Kaira. One Piece. Ang tamang sagot ng One Piece, K-check. Very good and that's it for our K-check Ultimate Pagalingan Round. Congratulations to Lester, our K-check daily winner with a final score of 110 points. We will see Lester again tomorrow when he competes with our other daily winners for a spot in our semifinals. And thank you to Anja, Scent and Kaira for joining and to the members of our panel of experts, Professor Wendell, Professor Ricky and Professor Neil. This is OJ Sirkina. And I'm Attorney Gaby Konsepcion. Join us again tomorrow for another... K-check.