 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. Now, let's put that power to the test. It's time for K-Check! Hello everyone, I'm attorney Gabby Koncepcion. I'm posy Jonella Boer and this is K-Check. The smartest game siya on television is now on its home stretch. Welcome everyone to the K-Check semi-final round. Our weekly winners are back para sumagot ng mga tanong na magdadala sa kanila sa ating grand finals at the end of this week. At sa araw na iyon isa lang ang tatanghaling K-Check champion. Pero hindi lang ang weekly winners ang sasabak sa araw na ito. Joining them will be our wild cards na pinilimula sa mga runners-up ng bawat weekly competition. And of course, kasama din namin kayong lahat na imbitadong bakisagot sa mga tanong nahaharapin ng ating mga contestants. Kailalani na natin ang ating apat na contestants na dadahan sa ating karunungan check sa araw na ito. Kristine is our very first K-Check weekly winner na early on in her race, i-frontrunner na. She's currently finishing her MA in Araling Pilipino from the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Kasama din natin si Versyl, a BS physics freshman who loves going to the gym at clear winner din ang weekly finals niya. Lester, ang former philosophy student na history major na ngayon, earned his spot in the semi-finals in week four of the competition. At si Charlie naman, ang ating soft, spook and film major ay humabul ng humabul during her race and now she too has a spot in our semis. These four will be competing under the watchful eyes of today's K-Check panel of experts. Professor Iglesia Tienza of the College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman. Professor Neil Santillian, chairperson of the UP Diliman Department of History, and Professor Marian Roque, professor of mathematics at the UP Diliman. And now contestants papasok na tayo sa K-Check paramihan where each correct answer is worth ten points. This is your chance to bank as many points as you can and take the all important early lead. Let's begin. Christine, what is the name of an insect that also refers to a flaw in a computer program? The Bug. K-Check. Versil, what percussion instrument composed of wooden bars is commonly seen in school bands? Cylophone. Malik, the correct answer is Marimba. Lester, in what country can you find the city of Kolkata? Mexico. Malik, the correct answer is India. Charlene, which structure with a colorful name usually has glass walls for the cultivation of plants under controlled conditions? Greenhouse. K-Check. Back to you, Christine. Karachi is the largest city in what Asian country? Pakistan. K-Check. Versil, in popular tradition, the three wise men brought the infant Jesus, gold, myrrh, and what other aromatic resin? The correct answer is Frankincense. Lester, which woodwind instrument that has a brass body was named after its Belgian designer? Saxophone. K-Check. Charlene. Hokkaido is a northern island in what country? Japan. K-Check. Christine, which southern Spanish dance is called the Dance of the Gypsies? Flamingo. K-Check. Versil, in which state in the USA can you find Kilauea volcano, one of the most active in the world? Hawaii. K-Check. Lester, which early 20th century American dance is named for the way a dog-like animal might walk? Running Man. Malik, the correct answer is Foxtrot. Charlene, which great international conflict started in 1914? World War I. K-Check. And that's it for our first round, the K-Check, Paramiyan Round. At the end of the first round, ang dalawang babae natin, si Christine at si Charlene with 30 points each. And the men, we have Versil and Lester with 10 points each. Ha-ha-holy ang mga lalaki. The women are holding up the sky to gaze so far. Yes. Pero ha-ha-holy ang dalawa, most likely, di ba? Ting na natin. Ting na natin. Kamusta naman ba kasama tayo sa Semis ngayon at Torny Gabby? Oong ah, how time flies na, Semis na and very soon aabot po tayo sa Championship Round natin. Pero, excited ka ba sa Championship? Of course, di ba? Ting na natin kung sino sa kanila ang magiging first K-Check Champion. Eto, esang excited din, Professor Neal, excited ka ba sa nangayaring ngayong aroon na ito? Tama, matagal ko nang hinihinta ito kung sino ang unang K-Check Champion. Pero may tanong ako kay Christine. Noong elimination round, nalaman namin na meron kang nagpublish ka na isang Children's Book. So, mayro ka bang bagong book project? Meron po kong bagong book, pero part siya ng anthology. So, Children's Story po uli siya, ang title is, my teacher is a witch. Pero, chahan na yung full story kapag ilun-said na siya sometime in December. Na-isip ko lang dun, sino kayang inspiration, Christine, para gano ng pamagat at kuwinto na kanyang Children's Story. Bakit na sa show na ito yung inspiration nga dun? Parang nag-react si Prof. Marion at si Prof. Glessy. Is it i? Na-intriga sila. Na-consensya din sila. Okay. So ngayon, ready na ba kayong lahat for our Publish Round? Next, here on, K-Check! Tuloy pa rin ang ating karunungan check. And of course, tulad ng sinabi natin nililid pa rin ang ating mga Witch. Este, contestan pala si Christine at si Charlene with 30 points each. And of course, Versil and Lester with 10 points each. Correct. Sorry naman, kasi masyado kung na-involved talaga dun sa buk ni Christine na my teacher is a witch. Excited ako mabasa yan. Ako dance? Yes. May tanong ako sa isa sa mga contestants natin ngayon. Si Lester, ah, di ko na witness nung kanyang linggo. Sa pag-iramda mo, ka bang chance, malaking chance na talagang mapatumbah itong tatlong contests kaya ang araw na ito. Natingwala naman, ako na kaya naman punglumaban ngayong araw po. Okay. B.A. History ka, di ba? Tingin mo yung program, makakatulong sayo sa araw na ito. Somehow helpful, pero di po siya totally helpful, kasi di naman po po-raiserin tanong dito. Okay. Sabi ko nga, di ba? Correct. Di ba? Talagang dapat eh, all around K-check champion. Yes. We're now going into K-check pabilisan, buzz in first for the right to answer the question. Correct answers are worth 20 points, pero sa round na ito, minus 10 points ang maling sagot. Kaya contestants, pag-isipan muna, bago i-press ang buzzer. Let's begin. Question number one. What is the name of the empire in central Mexico that was composed of three city states and was conquered by Spain in 1521? Charlene. Aztec empire. K-check. Question number two. In cartoons, what is the name of the French striped skunk in lunitunes and merry melodies? Charlene. Epilepo. K-check. Q3. Who is the American author of the fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire? Lester. Oh my God. Susan Collins. Malay. Let me finish the question which was adapted on HBO George R.R. Martin. K-check. Question number four. In what country did the death of a 22-year-old Masha Amini in the hands of morality police happen in September that led to the protest all over the world? Lester. Pakistan. Malay. Charlene. Iran. K-check. Question number five. In sports, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz has risen to be rated number one in the world in what sport? Lester. Football. Malay. Kersin. Soccer. Malay. The correct answer is tennis. Question number six. It is a four-line stanza especially one having alternate rhymes, example at the Rubayat and the prophecies of Nostradamus. What is called the four-line stanza? Charlene. Quatrain. K-check. Question number seven. The United Nations Headquarters is located at the east 42nd Street in what city? Charlene. New York City. K-check. Question number eight. Who became prime minister of the United Kingdom in World War II and won the Nobel Prize? Lester. Winston Churchill. K-check. Question number nine. What do you call the pangent aromatic yellow powder from the rhizome of a gender? Lester. Let me just finish the question. What do you call the pangent aromatic yellow powder from the rhizome of a ginger plant that is used to flavor and color curry powder? Turmeric. K-check. Question number ten. Named for the many pear trees in its vicinity, what is a commercial area in Seoul, South Korea known for its nightlife? Correct answer is Itaewon. Question number 11. The Eroika is the third symphony of which German composer? Charlene. Ludwig van Beethoven. K-check. Question number 12. In music, what direction means with great loudness or simply very loud? Forty. Correct answer is Fortisimo. Okay. And that's it for our K-check Pabilisan round. At the end of the Pabilisan round, talagang Rumachada at bumulusok si Charlene with 160 points. Lester and Christine with 20 points each and Versil with 10 points. Talagang canary ang isang contestant. Ay, oh, oh. Ang soft spoken at Charlene na yan. Talagang ginulat tayong lahat. Pero sa pag atapos ng round na to, Prof. Glesy, parang gusto mo e-interview ang ating bumulusok na contestant today. Na si Charlene. Sige. Kausapin natin si Charlene. Charlene, hello. Hello. Charlene, ikaw ay film major, tama? Yes, po. Nanunod ka ba ng mga LVN pictures? Sobrang hirap po kasi makakauhan ng copy na ganoon eh. Oo, ako pinag-chatchaga ang ko sa YouTube o YouTube. Oo. Tatanongin sana, kita sa mga lumang pelikula. Ano yung paborito mo? Ano po yung definitional luma? Luma. Ibig sabihin yung mga masbata ay masmatanda sayo. Ah. Sabi na lang po natin na ano. French film ng 1994 nagawa ni Clair Denise. French film. French film. French film. Oo, oo. Sa local film ba, meron kang paborito? Mga contemporary po na local films po yung naugustoan ko yung mga tipong 2010 na po. Okay, salamat. Medyo, medyo natigilan ako sa comment na 1994 ang lumang pelikula. Ako can relate ako sa 1994 na lumang pelikula. Oo. Mapagpanggap. Basta sa aking pag Black & White ang film, siguradong lumayon. Pero hindi ko na rin na panod yan. Oo. Prof Marian, agar ka ba sa luma 1994? Ay, gusto ko ngayong anay at Tarna at ang babayang aswang. Oo, hindi na nila alam yan. Black & White, hindi na yung bagun dar na ngayon. Correct. May question ka ba sa mga contestants natin? Bada. Siya, gusto ko lang hindi pa nata ng si Versil. Siya pa naman ang taga science, physics, freshman. Yes. So, batang bataka pa? Ah, 19 pa. 19. At talaga bang mahili kang physics mulap? Yes pa, dream course po yung physics. Oo, so medyo nerd ka ng bataka? Ah, yes pa. Mga ngayon. So, mo ngayon parang naihihiya ka bang sumagot? Ah, hindi po, ah, mostly po kasi pop culture mga tanong ngayon. More on science po ako, lap mong alam sa ayan yan. Asa gala, mamaya bangan mo yung question ko sa science, dapat masagot mo mga sa ayan sa mata. So, dapat ay itagwit mo ang watawat ng mga scientista ng bayan. Ano pa? Mahilap pa, iriskyo na yung mata ngayon. Okay, thank you so much Prof Marian. Ang angkot na movie channel ay Revenge of the Nerds. Pwede. I'm sure 1994. Call Lord, pero parang 1994 meron ng Revenge of the Nerds. Okay. Thank you for the questions. No? This time, our contestants will face their toughest challenge yet dahil ang ating ultimate pagalingan round. Susunod na, here on K-check. At ngayon, nandito na tayo sa ating K-check ultimate pagalingan where correct answers are worth 30 points, wrong answers, get a 15 point deduction. At para maradagan ang ating kaalaman pati ang mga contestant sa atila viewers sa round na ito sa mga professors na ating panel of experts magagaling ang mga tanong. At the end of this round, malalaman natin kung sino ang unang papasok sa K-check Grand Finals. Contestants, let's begin. Nako eto na, time for the ultimate pagalingan round from our panel of experts. First question from Professor Glassie. O usapang kababaihan sa panitikan. Her statue in vegan Ilocos Norte stands as a testament to her legacy as the first female Ilocano poet. Who is this Ilocano feminist writer? Ang sagot natin ay si Leona Florentino. Because of her skillful way of delivering her verses. See, Professor Mabanglo considered her as the bridge from the oral tradition to written poetry. And she's also the mother of another literary luminary, Isabelo de los Reyes. Dalagang, you learn something new every day here on K-check. Next from our panel of experts, Professor Neal. Tanong higil sa Kasaysaya ng Asya. Anong naging layon ng paglunsad ng Tet Offensive ng 1968 sa Kasaysaya ng Vietnam. Toon ng Opensivang ito ng North Vietnam na maglunsad ng coordinated attack sa lahat ng military outpost sa South Vietnam. Layo nito ng pahinain ang mga fuerza ng mga Amerkano at kaaliado nito sa South Vietnam at hikayatin ang mga tagas South Vietnam na supportahan ang komunista ng rebellion. Prof. Marion. Okay, since bahalam mga bilihin ngayon at yun natin kino-complain sa ayok mo nang magpaka-witching na. Isi muna. If the cost of onions doubled by what percentage did the price increase? 50%. 200%. 200%. 100%. K-check. So price ng onions plus a percentage ng price niya must be twice the price and it will be one or 100%. It really takes a film major to answer that question. Maraming salamat, Prof. Marion. On our next question, Prof. Glesy. Recent discussions have raised concerns about historical revisionism pertaining to this period in our history which has been marked by numerous documented accounts of corruption, fraud, human rights violations and decadent culture. What do you call this period in history? Yes, sir. Panahon ang batas milita? Covering 1972 to 1986 or sometimes until 1981. The answer is Marshal Law under the Marcos Administration or the Marcos Dictatorship. K-check. Talagang relieved, silester. Although baka hindi na na-abutan ang panahon na yun. K-check, hindi nga niya na-abutan. Talagang pang history na lang yun. Kaya hindi natin dapat revise ang ating history. Prof. Neal. Tanong para sa Philippine History. Anong pangunahing issue sa criminalidad ang hinarap ng pamunuhan ng Pangulong Fidel Ramos. Problema ito na hinarap ng mga chinoy sa panahon na pinalakas ng Pangulong Fidel Ramos sa ekonomi at usaping pang seguridad ng bansa. Ang tamang sagot ay kidnapping of chinoy. Prof. Marion from our panel of experts. Usapang physics na ito. What kind of collision does not involve the loss of kinetic energy? Elastic. Elastic. Louder. Elastic. Okay, this is the encounter between two bodies in which the total kinetic energy of the two bodies remain the same and is not converted to other forms. Elastic collision. K-check. Oo, masasad si Prof. Marion kung hindi yan po na sagot ng ating physics major. Back to Prof. Glassie. Thank you. Oo, usapang children's literature. Ang hinahanap natin ay isang playwright, essayist, songwriter and children's story writer, Par Excellans. He is best known as the main writer of Batibot, a children's education program. Christine. Rene Villanueva. I will continue the question inspired by Sesame Street, who is the main writer of Batibot. The answer is Rene Villanueva. K-check. Syempre. Madidisap point din naman si Prof. Glassie. Kung hindi nasagot ng ating children's book writer, ang tanong na yan. Prof. Neal. Gusto ko rin malaman kung madidisap point ako kung hindi masasagot ng history major. Pressure. Pressure. Nong para sa Philippine history, bukod sa pagpapalit ng araw ng kalayaan at land reform code, magbigay ng isang pamanah sa usapin ng diplomasa nipangulong dios dado makapagal. Ang pamanah nang ito ay nakatuon sa pagtatampok ng ating common heritage. Nang pagkakaugnay sa kultura ng mga tagam Malaysia, Indonesia at Philippines, ang tamang sagot ay Maffilindo. Maffilindo. Sabi nilester alam ko yun. Prof. Marian for our next question. Alam mo ba yun? Yung Maffilindo? Of course. Ako hindi. Ito dapat alam yung lahat to. Usapang sayang syempre. Pero who? Who is the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Lester. Maracuri. Okay. For her pioneering research on radioactivity, she's also the first person and only woman to win the Nobel Prize twice and in different fields. She discovered the elements polonium and radium. Maracuri. Okay, check. So, talagang umihinit ang ating labanan today. Back to Prof. Glesy from our panel of experts. Thank you. O usapang Philippines theater naman. Sino ang playwright ng dula na half an hour in the convent? Who is the playwright of the play half an hour in the convent? Ang sagot dito ay Si Wilfrido Maria Guerrero. Sa kanya pinangalan yung Guerrero Theater natin siya. Nyan. So sa mga nagtatano kung bakit ganun nga ang name ng theater natin, malalaman din natin ito dahil sa K-check. Prof. Neal. Uling tanong para sa kasaysayan, ano ang tawag sa corte na itinatag ng pangulong seryo Osmania upanglitisin ang mga nakipag-sabwatan sa mga hapon. Itinatagiton ng taong 1945 at pangako ito ng President Osmania sa Lipunang Pilipino ang tamang sagot ay People's Court. Prof. Marion. Usapang chemical. Okay. Copper sulfate is an inorganic compound with formula CUSO4 used as a fungicide and a herbicide in agriculture. Ang tanong, how many atoms of sulfur are in a copper sulfate? Four. One. Okay, the formula as I've mentioned is CUSO4 copper sulfate and then apat na oxygen. So in the molecule, there are four oxygen atoms, one copper and one sulfur. K-check. And that's it for our K-check Ultimate Pagalingan Round. Congratulations to Charlene, our first contestant to get a spot in our grand finals with 190 points. She will receive a power bank from TVUP. We'll see Charlene again on Friday for the K-check Grand Finals. Thanks to Christine, Versil and Lester for joining us and to our members of the panel of experts, Prof. Glesy, Prof. Neil and Prof. Marion. This is Jonella Boer. And this is Attorney Gabby Concepcion. Join us again tomorrow for another Semi-Final Round. Here on K-check!