 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. It's time once again to put that power to the test here on K-Check. Ako pa si Jules Guiang and this is K-Check. Puli namin kayong inibitahan for another season of teaching and learning. Patuloy pa rin ang paghanap natin ng magustong sanayin at palawakin ang brain power nila through competition. Alamin natin kung kaya nila ang brain workout tayo nihanda natin for them this season. Kaya samahan nyo kami until the final week of competition dahil may tatanghalin na naman tayong panibagong K-Check champion. Apat na contestants ang dadaan sa ating karunungan check sa araw na ito. May is a senior taking up Bachelor of Special Leads Education at the National Teachers College. This course brings together two of her greatest passions. Hannah is a third-year MedTech student at Our Lady of Fatima University. She likes to dance and listens to OPM. Seb is an active student leader and third-year BSECE student at PUP Manila. Is an animal lover, enjoys watching anime, playing online games and listening to music. Seb is also passionate about learning new things and is a motorcycle enthusiast. And lastly, Gail is a third-year BSECE student at PUP Manila. Passionate about engineering, she balances her academic pursuits with a love for cats. She's also a huge fan of TWICE. These four will be competing under the watchful eyes of today's K-Check panel of experts. We have Professor Marion Roque, Professor of Mathematics at UP Dileman. Professor Neil Santelyan, former chairperson of the UP Dileman Department of History. And finally, a painter, sculptor, film and TV director, critic and multimedia artist, a professor emeritus who teaches film at the UP College of Mass Communication Film Institute and communication at the UP Open University. Professor Grace Xavier Alfonso. At ngayon, contestants, ito na ang opportunity na kayo ay magpakitanggilas. Buzz in but wait till you're acknowledged before you answer para di sayang ang effort. Each correct answer is worth ten points. Let's begin. This is round one. Let's begin. Question number one. In what 2013 Disney movie did Anna and her sister Elsa appear? Seb. Frozen. Frozen is correct. K-Check. In music. Question number two. How many strings do most guitars have? Seven. Six. Six is correct. K-Check. Question number three. What is the rate of doing work or the total energy consumed per unit time and whose units are watt and joule? The correct answer is power. Question number four. El Nido and Coron can be found in what province? May. Palawan. Palawan is correct. K-Check. Question number five. What is the capital of New Zealand? Europe is malit. The correct answer is Wellington. Question number six. In a food web, what do you call an organism that makes its own food from the environment usually a plant? Photosynthesis is malit. Prey. Prey. Prey is malit. Okay, the correct answer is producer. Question number seven. In geometry, what is the area in square meters of a rectangle measuring 12 meters by 5 meters? Sixty. Sixty is correct. K-Check. Question number eight. November is the end of the southwest monsoon season in some parts of the Philippines. What is the local name of the southwest monsoon? Teb. Habagat. Habagat is correct. K-Check. Question number nine. In what continent can you find the south pole? Antarctica is correct. K-Check. Question number ten. In the temperate regions of the earth, what season is between spring and autumn? Winter. Winter is malit. Summer. Summer is correct. K-Check. Question number eleven. Which military general is the brother of painter Juan Luna? Gail. Antonio Luna. Antonio Luna is correct. K-Check. Last question for this round. Question number twelve. Porsche, BMW, Porsche or Porsche are some of the best-selling brands of which country? Seb. Italy. Italy is malit. China is malit. May. United Kingdom. United Kingdom is malit. Gail. France. France is malit. It's Germany. And that ends round number one. Lika, po muna tayo sa ating scores. Seb is leading with 50 points. Hannah with 20 points. May with 10. Gail, ahabul ka pa sa susunod na round. Okay, ang kagandahan kasi dito sa K-Check. Sa bawat round ay may chance kayong makahabul. So, laging tandaan, habang may round, may pag-asa. Okay, guntoan mo na tayo. Prof. Gigi. May itatan ng daw po kayo kayo May. Oh, kasi intersado ako dito kayo May. Kasi na dito sa bio note niya. Na mayroon daw siyang dalawang passions na pinakombayin. Dito sa studies mo dito sa special needs education. Ano nga ba itong dalawang passions na ito? Yes po. Yung passion po na pinakombayin ko sa kag-take po ng horse ko ngayon, which is yung Bachelor of Special needs educations are teaching kids and public speaking. Yun po. Thank you. Thank you, May. Thank you po. Thank you. Si Prof. Neil naman, may tanong naman para kay Hannah. Napaka refreshing na mapakingyan ang gusto ni Hannah ang OPM. Kasi kadalasa nung mga nagdang episodes, hip-hop ang preferred music ang karamihan. So ang tanong ko, bakit nahiling ka sa OPM? For me po kasi, maraming upong genre when it comes to music, pero iba pa rin po yung feeling pag sarili mo po ang lingwahe yung binabanggit mo po din sa Hannah. Mas nakapag-reflect din po ako na. Okay. So maraming salamat nampat mahalinagin ang sarili natin ang sila. Thank you for that reminder, Hannah. Okay, kapag-uusap natin yung makontestan sa bounder interest. Parang nawawala yung kabanila saan na mag-carry over ito hanggang sa kaduluduluhan ng ating contest ngayong araw. Malalaman natin yan sa pagbabalik ng gate check. Tuloy pa rin ang ating karunungan check. Recap mo na tayo ng points ng umunas si Seb with 50 points, nasinundan ni Hannah with 20 points, May with 10 points, at si Gail, pwede pang umabuli uli sa ating susunod na round. Ngayon naman, kako-uusapin ni Proc Marian ang mga animal lovers natin. Bila ako'y animal lover din. Gail cat lover ka. Anong rasan pa ang iso mo ng cats? At ila ng cats mo? Meron pa kontatlong cats, kobe, looy, and ming-ming. Pero nawala ako kasi si ming-ming and saan hapubumalik na rin siya. Ang ayat po, ay like cats dahil gusto ko po yung dominant energy na binibigait mo nila. Ang parang gusto ko ako yung naglalambeng din sa mga animals ganan. Ming-ming umubi ka na. And Seb, sabi mo animal lover ka. Pero di mo naman sinabi anong animals. Anong animals ang favorite mo? Favorite ko po is dogs, pero kahit anong animal basla di ako sasagpangan, ipipepet ko po yun. Kung may mga makita po kaya yung mga stray dogs, stray cats, lagi po natin isipin po nga yung piyagdaraan. Nila kaya wag po natin silang saktan and begin natin ang pagdain as long as kaya natin. Bila ko yun. Thank you ang ganda naman. Ang empathino kahit sa mga animals kailangan i-extend natin. Marami salamat sa mapalala na yan. Pero mag-ready na kayo. 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. Question number one. Two major earthquakes, one in 2015 and another in 2023 have hit Nepal. High up in this seismically active Himalayan region. Continent, can you find Nepal? Gail. Asia is correct. Question number two. Reaching a speed of 120 km per hour in short bursts. What is the fastest land animal? Cheetah. Cheetah is correct. Question number three. What is stored in the military installation Fort Knox in Kentucky, United States, which is estimated to be worth $300 billion. KFC is malik. Gail. Golds. Gold is correct. Kcheck. Number four. In 2017, which music artist made it to number one with a mega hits? Shape of You and Perfect. Sorry, Gail. Ed Sheeran is correct. Question number five. What character did Israeli actress Gal Gadot play in the 2017 film Justice League? Gail. Wonder Woman is correct. Question number six. What scientific term may mean a measure of the amount of space an object takes up or the loudness of a sound? Volume is correct. Kcheck. Question number seven. What is the name of the highest mountain in Greece, which is also the name of the home of the gods in Greek mythology? Seb. Olympus. Okay, it's correct. Mount Olympus is correct. Kcheck. Question number eight. What is the compliment of an angle that has a measure of 25 degrees? Okay, the correct answer is 65 degrees. Question number nine. What is the unit of energy equal to lifting 550 pounds one foot in one second? The correct answer is horsepower. Question number ten. What historic war ended in August 1945 with the surrender of Japan? Seb. World War II. World War II is correct. Kcheck. Question number eleven. What general term refers to an animal that spends part of its life on water and part on land? The correct answer is amphibian. Last question for this round. Meaning big house. What is the title given to Egyptian rulers during the ancient times? Pharaoh. Pharaoh is correct. Kcheck. That ends our second round. Okay, recap muna tayo sa mga scores natin. Seb ay leading with 110 points, followed by Gale with 80 points and May at 50 points. And with Hannah, we'd like to note na on question number two, you failed to answer the question correctly, so we need to deduct it right now. That's okay. Merong kabansyans later na bumawi. Ang laban, ultimate pagalingan na sa pagbabarik ng Kcheck. Welcome back to Kcheck. Points three ka muna tayo. Seb ay leading with 110 points, followed by Gale with 80 points, and then May at 50 points. And Hannah, ahabul sa dapat sa ating last round. Okay, speaking of last round, ito na po ang ating ultimate pagalingan round. Dito, correct answers are worth 70 points each at May 15 points deduction for wrong answers. At sa ating panel of experts na mga gagaling ang mga katanungan para mas exciting. This is it, guys. Good luck. Let's begin. Let's begin with Prof. Mariel. Okay, wag matakot mas sumagota. Question number one from me, which flower has the scientific name Jasmineum Sambac? A. Brasal. B. Gumamela. C. Sampagita. D. Kalachuchi. And E. Ilang ilang. Okay, Jasmineum Sambac symbolizes purity, fidelity, and hope because of its white flowers. It's our national flower, the correct answer is C. Sampagita. Thank you, Mariel. Which Asian country saw the emergence of several empires such as Mataram, Bajapahim, and Singhasari? A. Brunay. B. Indonesia. C. Malaysia. B. Thailand. E. Vietnam. Ang bansang ito ay ang pinakamalaking archipelago sa buong mundo at ang pinakamataong bansa sa timog silang ang asya. Ang tamang sagot ay B. B. Indonesia. K. Chek. Thank you, Mariel. Prof. Gigi. Ang akim tanong, what is the fiber used in the traditional Filipino art of hand weaving known as tinala? This is found in Midanaw Island made by the Tbilis of Lake Cebu South Kotabato. A. Cotton. B. Silk. C. Pinya. D. Abaca. E. Rayon. This traditional cloth is made of abaca fibers which traditionally are in three colors. Red, black, and the original color of the abaca leaves. K. Chek. D. Which of the following do not three non-colinear points? C. Two points. D. A line and a point not on the line. And E. Two intersecting lines. Okay. Apat doon, they lie on exactly one plane. Ang hindi will be two points. So the correct answer there will be two points. Okay. This refers to the aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community. A. Civilization. B. Culture. C. Social system. D. Society. E. Democracy. D. Society. Lipunan ang katumbas ng salitang ito sa Wicang Filipino. Ang tamang sagot ay letter D. Society. K. Chek. These metal art forms are embossed on metal sheets by pounding metal on a wooden sculptured boat. K. Chek. Okay. Who is the Filipina who invented the bamboo incubator and was named as the country's first national scientist? A. Florida diograsias. D. Dalmundo. C. Filomena Diaz. D. Feliza de la Cruz. Or E. The Rotea Carlito. We should be proud of this Filipina. The bamboo incubator was designed by this pediatrician in 1941 to be a low cost alternative to modern medical incubators. For rural communities the correct answer is P. Dr. Feth Dalmundo. D. According to the 2020 Philippine census of population and housing which of the following is the top foreign ethnicity in the country? A. American. B. Chinese. C. Indian. B. South Korean. E. Japanese. C. B. Chinese. Marami sa mga dayuhang na ninirahan sa Bansa ay nagmula sa East Asia. Pinakamarami sa kanila ay nagmula sa China. Ang tamang sagot ay letter B Chinese K-check. Dikit na po ang laban between C. and Gail pero, of course, may few questions pa tayo, tinga natin ko na mga ngayari. Prof. G.G. This is a folk art of paper mache made by using carved wooden sculpture as mold from the town of Paete Laguna. A. Ikat. B. Taka. C. Tok Tok. B. Tik Tok. E. Tik Tok. D. Tik Tok. A. Ikat. Folk art originated in the town of Paete Laguna. It's a town well known for wooden sculpture in the Philippines. B. Taka. K-check. Science, what is the staining method which makes use of crystal violet and safranine and is used to classify bacteria based on their cell wall composition. A. Simple stain. B. Capsule stain. C. Gram stain. D. Acid fast. E. None of the above. Okay, mukhang alam na alam ni Hanna. The methods above are all common bacterial staining methods to identify bacteria. Iba-ibala ko anong part at anong ginagamit. And the correct answer is C. Gram stain. So, K-check. Thank you. Which of the following is the name of the fort built by the Spaniards in Sabuanga City? A. Fuerte de San Pedro. B. Fuerte de San Antonio Abad. C. Fuerte de Santa Isabel. D. Real de Fuerte de Nuestra Señora D. Pilar de Saragosa. I. Real de Fuerte de San Isidro. Ito ay ang itina yung puta na mga Espanol upang magsilbing tanggulan laban sa mga moro. Sa kasolokuyan, ang simpleng tawag sa putang ito ay fort pilar. Ang tamang sagot ay letter D. Real de Fuerte de Nuestra Señora D. Pilar de Saragosa. Thank you. Last question. Who was the Filipino national artist for visual arts in the year 2001? Born to Chinese immigrant parents. A. Thomas Pinpin B. Ramon Ang C. Angkyukok D. Michael T. E. George Young. His distinct style combined surrealism, cubism, and expressionism. And he expressed his art as a form of social commentary. Syapo ay Angkyukok. Thank you so much. And that's it for K-check Ultimate Pagalingan. Congratulations to Seb, our K-check daily winner for the final score of 185 points. Congratulations. So makakasama po natin si Seb Bukas when he competes with the other daily winners for a spot in our semifinal. Syempre, maraming salamat din. Kay May, Kay Hannah, and Kay Gil for participating. Thank you so much. And of course, our panel of experts, Professor Marian, Professor Neil, and Professor Gigi. Once again, I'm Jules Giang. Join us again tomorrow for another K-check.