 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 Guia. Ako naman po, Sigabi Koncepcion, the attorney not the artista. And this is K-Check and another exciting season of teaching and learning. That's right, patulay pa rin. Ang pagahanap natin ng mga gustong sanayin at palawakin ang brain power nila through competition. Alamin natin kung kaya nila ang brain workout na inihanda natin for them this season. Kaya samaan nyo kami until the final week of competition dahil may tatanghalin na naman tayong panibagong K-Check champion. Kaya naman apat sa ating ma-daily winners ang dadaan sa ating karunungan check sa araw na ito. Unang-una, UP Deliman Student Lia got into the weeklies with a score of 195. He is a freelance theater, film, and commercial actress who does improv and advocates for safe spaces. Sudod naman, I.C. Romy na nakakuha ng week's highest score natin with 280 points. He is a political science student at UP Deliman and a certified community volunteer Hailing from Mindanao. He teaches English online to Japanese learners. Up next, we have Alec. He is a student of Delasal University, currently studying business management. His hobbies are playing guitar and photography and comes into the weeklies with a score of 165. And finally, after an unprecedented tiebreaker win, Ateya makes it into the weeklies with a score of 120 points. She is a second-year student from the University of Santo Tomas. She is currently taking up BS Biology, major in industrial biology. She plays flag football and is in the women's national team of the said sport. Grabe na, napakagaling ng contestants natin. They hold records for the highest scores and we also have to give special mention to Ateya who broke away from zero to hero. Kaya talagang, kaya natin siya at dapat natin siyang gaya. So, these four will be competing under the watchful eyes of today's K-Check panel of experts. First of all, we have Professor Neil Santillian, former chairperson of the UP Deliman Department of History. Next, Assistant Professor Marla Endriga from the Department of Biology of UP Manila. And last but not least, ang new comer natin sa panel of experts, Professor Toh Ostria of the College of Fine Arts, UP Deliman. At ngayon, contestants, good luck as we go into our first round. Get ready to buzz in and hopefully with the correct answers which are worth ten points each. Let's begin! Let's begin round one. Question number one. The most abundant greenhouse gas is H2O in the atmosphere. According to NASA, it is responsible for half of the Earth's greenhouse effect. What is this gaseous form of H2O? The answer is wrong. Roaming. Hydrogen gas. The answer is also wrong. Liya. Nitrogen. The answer is also wrong. Time's up. The correct answer is water vapor. Question number two. In music, the first single by a South Korean solo artist and number one in the Billboard Hot 100 is what song by Jimin? Like Crazy is the correct answer. Question number three. What six letter word means to join two pieces of film, videotape or rope? Splice. Splice is correct. K-check. Question number four. What do you call a very large city a population of more than 10 million people according to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs? Alec. Metropolis. The answer is wrong. Roaming. County. The answer is also wrong. Ateya. Tokyo. The answer is still wrong. Liya. The correct answer is a mega city. Question number five. What do you call the amount of solar radiation reflected from an object or surface often expressed as a percentage? Liya. Ultraviolet. The answer is wrong. The correct answer is albino or albedo. Question number six. What six letter word is the medical term for near-sightedness? Mayopia. Mayopia is the correct answer. K-check. Question number seven. When the song Now and Then was released in 2023, it hit number one in several countries, including Japan and the United Kingdom. Which band recorded the song Now and Then? Liya. The Beatles. The Beatles is the correct answer. K-check. Question number eight. Known as the Iron Chancellor, he united 39 states into one German nation in the 19th century. Who is this great German statesman? The correct answer is Otto von Bismarck. Question number nine. In art, what type of painting, pictures in animate objects arranged in an interesting composition like a bowl of fruit? Liya. The answer is wrong. Still life. What is still life? Still life is the correct answer. K-check. Question number ten. What is the name of the layer of the atmosphere found about 80 kilometers above the surface of the earth? Which is full of free electrons and is used to reflect radio waves? Roaming. Atmosphere. The answer is wrong. Alec. The answer is wrong. Liya. Mesosphere. The answer is wrong. The correct answer is ionosphere. Question number eleven. What popular beverage is associated with the Japanese garden? Yes, Liya. The answer is wrong. What popular beverage is associated with the Japanese garden called Chaniwa? The correct answer is tea. Last question. Probably named after an old trumpet. What is the name of the portable recoilless anti-tank rocket launcher weapon widely used by the U.S. Army in World War II? Alec. Carl Gustav, M-42. The answer is wrong. Like the bubblegum, the correct answer is bazooka. And that's the end of the first round. Okay, thank you so much, attorney Gabby for that round. So after that, we have Roaming in the lead with twenty points followed by Liya and Alec tied at ten and Althea na habal sa second round. Basis experience natin. We can't tell at this point who will emerge as winner natin. Ready na ba kayo for round two? Susunod na yan sa pagbabalik ng K-check. Tuloy pa rin ang ating karunungan check with Roaming at twenty points, Liya and Alec tied at ten points and Akaya pumais just to repeat sa paghabol, nang kanyang score. Now on to round two. Contestants, get ready to buzz in but make sure you strategize. Correct answers are worth twenty points each but you lose ten points if you answer incorrectly. Let's begin. Welcome to round two. Let's begin. Question number one. Which board game ranked second to chess among the best sellers is played by two people with twelve pieces each on an eight by eight board? Roaming. Checkers. Checkers is correct. K-check. Question number two. What Southeast Asian country will you likely pass over if you fly directly from the Philippines to Sydney, Australia? Romy. Malaysia. Malaysia is Malik. Liya. Indonesia. Indonesia is correct. K-check. Question number three. At altitudes of more than 100 kilometers, these spectacular display of lights may be seen in the Arctic region. Liya. Aurora Borealis. Okay, let me continue the question. What is the name of this phenomenon which is caused by the lines of force in the Earth's magnetic field? The answer is Aurora Borealis is correct. K-check. Question number four. On inventions, what butter substitute was developed- Alec. Margarine. Or margarine. Let me proceed with the question. What butter substitute was developed by a French chemist during the 19th century? The answer is margarine. That's correct. K-check. Question number five. In what city in Negros are there residents, including Sileman University scientists, up in arms? Alec. Dumagete. Up in arms against a reclamation project, the answer is Dumagete. That's correct. K-check. Number six. You can ride boats called gondolas in the approximately 150 canals in what Italian city? Leah. Venice. Venice is correct. K-check. Question number seven. In the movies, what general term is given to motion picture photography, which is a category in the Academy Awards? Alec. Visual. Visual is male. Leah. Stop motion. Stop motion is male. Film. Film is male. The answer is cinematography. No, because we got the correct answer. Question number eight. In astronomy, what planet was named after the father of Jupiter? Saturn. Saturn is correct. K-check. Question number nine. What color's name also refers to an outdoor archery range or the area at the far end of a golf hole where the grass is kept shortest and on which golfers are meant to use a potter? The answer is green. Nobody got the correct answer. Number ten. Question number ten. Geometry. In square meters, what is the area of a triangle whose base is 25 meters and height is 20 meters? Romy. 250 square meters. 250 is correct. K-check. Question number eleven. In Philippine politics, which former general defeated Miriam Defensor Santiago in the 1992 presidential election? Ramos or Fidel Ramos is correct. K-check. Last question for this round. Number twelve. Strawberries and cream is the popular food served in what annual British tennis tournament? Nobody got the correct answer. The answer is Wimbledon. That ends round number two. Let's see how you did contestants. Of course, you have Romy with 80 points, Alec with 60 points, Leah with 20 points and Atea with zero points. So what do you think? Are you guys confident of winning today? What about you, Leah? My score is not that high, but it's okay because I'm just really happy to be here. Good answer. What about you, Romy, who's now in the lead? For me, it's still 25% chance of winning because knowing that everyone can still catch up in the game later and we still have a lot to go through. Alec? Slim. But I can still win. There's still time. Of course, there's still time. There's every opportunity as Atea would surely know. How do you feel right now, Atea? Um, medyo malabi ang win, but I'll do my best till the end. Yes, you need to fight until the end. Ating so do it. Pero siyempre, hindi pa po tapos ang laban dahil ultimate pagalingan na sa pagbabalik ng K-check. And welcome back everyone to K-check. Thank you everyone. Let's do a quick recap sa points. Again, Romy is leading with 80 points, Alec with 60, Leah with 20 and Alfea with zero. Pero may chance pa rin na bumawi because it's the expert's turn to play quiz masters in our ultimate pagalingan round. Dito, correct answers are worth 30 points each at may 15-point deduction for wrong answers. At sa ating panel of experts nga manga galing ang mga katanungan para mas exciting. So this is it. At mas manhirap. Mas manhirap may. Pero, of course, tiwala lang sarili. Okay, so this is it, guys. Good luck. Let's begin. Okay, welcome to K-check ultimate pagalingan round. Dito sa round na to ator, nil, sobrang laki ng chance ng bawat contestant na makabawin. Oh, anyone can still win at this point in time. That's right. Okay. So simulan na natin kay Prof. Neil. Unang tanong para sa Asian history. Ano ang tawag sa sword o espada na nagsisilbing simbolo ng tradisyong samurai ng Japan? Liyang. Tatapusing ko lang yung mga choices. A. Bushido. B. Daisho. C. Katana. B. Kodachi. E. Turi. Lumitao ang sword o espada na ito nung panahong kamakura sa Japan. Nawala sa mga samurai ang karapatang magdala ng sword na ito matapos sa major restoration ng 1868. Mangsagot ay letter C. Katana Kichek. Mahabul na. Thank you. Up next, Prof. Marla. What is the main function of the enzyme amylase in digestion? Romine. Digest proteins. The answer is wrong. I'll read the options. A. Breaking down fats. B. Breaking down proteins. C. Breaking down carbohydrates. D. Absorbing nutrients. E. Breaking down lipids. The answer is wrong. Amylase is found chiefly in saliva and functions to C. Break down carbohydrates. Prof., question for visual communication and design. This is one of the basic grammatical rules for visual language that derive primarily from psychological and cultural interconnection of the design and the viewers or audience. A. Experiential field. B. Sign or symbol. C. Pragmatics. D. Synthetic. E. Visual coding. There are three visual grammatical rules in visual language. One is semantics using unit or sign. B is syntax. It refers to the structure and position. C. Pragmatics. It's the meaning making in the visual language. So the correct answer is C. Pragmatics. Thank you. Okay. Tanong para sa world history. Sa anong bansa na ganap ang Revolution Bolshevik ng 1917? A. Croatia. B. Poland. C. Russia. D. Serbia. C. Ukraine. C. Russia. Ang Revolution Bolshevik ang nagtapos sa dynasty ang Romanov sa bansa nito at nagbigaydaan sa pagtatatag ng pinakamalawak na socialistang pamanan sa buong mundo. Ang bansa nito ang nagsilbing centro ng Union of Soviet Socialist Republics na 18 na tag ng 1922. Ang tamang sagot ay letter C. Rasha Keche. Next, Prof. Marla. Genetics. During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur? A. Profase. B. Metaphase. C. S-phase. D. Anaphase. E. G1. The answer is C. S-phase. S stands for synthesis. Thank you. Prof. Prof, go ahead. Isian art naman tayo. Oriental culture believes that the dichotomy sub-sign, example figure and ground, negative and positive, are inextricably bound together. This belief can be represented by the Oriental symbol A. Yikin. Are contiguously linked as one. The answer is Union. K-check. Let's go here. Tanong para sa Asian history. Anong imperyo sa India ang humarap sa pananakob na mga tagakan duran. A. Shola. B. Gupta. C. Maurya. D. Mughal. I. Paliava. Kamaganak na mga monggol ang nagpatakbo sa imperyong ito sa India. Tuluyang bumagsak ang imperyong ito matapos lumakas ang kolonisa shonbriton sa India. Ang tamang sagot ay letter D. Mughal. Next question. What is the study of insects called? A. Herpetology. B. Entomology. C. Ictheology. D. The answer is wrong. Over one million species of insects have been discovered, but it is estimated that there may be as many as 10 million species on Earth. The correct answer is B. Entomology. K. Chek. Croftop. Very timely, Philippine modern design. The UP Fighting Maroons logo is a raised benched fist symbolizing the UP community's solidarity and university tradition of activism. The logo is used for student activities designed by the creative team of Mr. Dan Matutina, a UP College of Fine Arts alumnus. When was the UP Fighting Maroons logo first used in the UAAP? A. Season 86, UP versus Lasal. B. 1986, UP champion with players like Paras, Magsano, and Alta Mirano. C. Season 84, UP defeated at Tenayo in the championship. D. Season 78, when UP hosted the UAAP in 2015, and E. Season 2, 1939, when UP joined as founding member of the UAAP. B. 1986. Malek. Ang tamang sagot ay D. Season 78, when UP hosted the UAAP in 2015. So, Croftnil. Tanong para sa Southeast Asian history? Tanong pinakalaganap na religion o religion sa pangkontinentin timog silangang asya o Mainland Southeast Asia? A. Animismo. Liyah. Bodismo. So, tatapusing ko yung mga pabiliyan. A. Animismo. B. Bodismo. C. Hinduismo. B. Islam. E. Christianismo. Sa klao ng Mainland Southeast Asia, mga bansang Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Ang hinahanap na sagot ay ang tinutukoy na pangunahing religion na nabanggit ng mga bansa. Ang tamang sagot ay B. Bodismo. K. Czech. Next, Prof. Marilla. In physics, according to Newton's first law of motion, an object at rest tends to a. Accelerate. B. Remain at rest. Liyah. Known as the law of inertia, Newton's first law of motion states that an object at rest tends to B. Remain at rest. K. Czech. Ang intense. Umiinit ang labanan. Last question na po tayo. Question, arts and design. Tanong para sa arts and design. This special cue is considered as the most scientific and mechanical method of indicating depth on a two-dimensional field. It deals with a vanishing point on a horizontal line where lines converts. A. Diminishing size. B. Perspective. B. Perspective. Tama. K. Czech. And I guess that's it for our K. Czech ultimate pagalingan. Congratulations to Romy, our K. Czech weekly winner with a final score with a final boss beaters score of 125 points. We'll see Romy again in the semifinals when he competes with our other weekly winners. Sobrang intense ng fight. Tuliya. And of course, thank you also to our panel of experts. Professor Neil, Professor Marla, and Professor To. Once again, I'm Jules Guyang. And this is attorney Gabby Concepcion. Join us again on Monday for another K. Czech.