 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. And it's time once again to put that power to the test here on K-Check. Hello everyone, I'm Gules Gia. At ako naman po si Attorney Gavin Concepcion and this is K-Check. 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 workout natin for this season. Samahan nyo kami until the final week of competition when we reveal our next K-Check champion. Apat nakontestans ang dadaan sa ating karunungan check sa aro na ito. First, we have Pao. Pao is taking malikhaing pagsulat sa Filipino. She's also an animal lover and wants to build a shelter for stray dogs and stray cats someday. Next, we have Josie. Josie is a physical education student who claims that as long as wala siyang training or class, pwede siyang yayain kahit saan. Next, we have Jean. Jean is also a PE student who enjoys basketball, volleyball, and track and field. And his favorite hobby is watching anime. And finally, we have Sam. Sam is a third-year Bachelor of Sports Science student and is part of the UP track and field team. A fun fact about her is she enjoys watching horror movies alone when she is bored. So these four will be competing under the watchful eyes of today's K-Check panel of experts. First, we have Professor Glesy Atienza of the College of Arts and Letters, UP Dilimand. We also have Professor Neil Santillian, former chairperson of the UP Department of History. And last but not least, Assistant Professor Marla Andriga from the Department of Biology of UP Manila. At ngayon, contestants, habok na niny Jules ang mga tanong nakailanganin yung sagotet. But wait for him to call your name before answering. Each correct answer is worth ten points. Let's begin. Question number one. In what sport did the Skywalker-Samboy limb become famous? The correct answer is basketball. Question number two. What present-day country is the main setting of the 1995 Disney film Pocahontas? The correct answer is United States. Question number three. Which city-state in Southeast Asia is also known as the Lion City? Singapore. Singapore is correct. Question number four. What is the five-letter word that may mean a card game that involves spares and flushes or a metal rod used to stir fires? The correct answer is poker. Question number five. What avenue in Quezon City is named after the patriotic organization founded by Andres Bonifacio and other Filipinos in 1892? Alam nito dapat. Asigay ano dapat ang sagot. Pero nika na pwede. Pwede na skor ito. Thank you. The correct answer is Katipunan. Question number six. Geometry. In square inches, what is the area of a square whose side measures seven inches? Forty-nine. Forty-nine is correct. Question number seven. Which Marvel superhero played by Chris Evans in the movies is the alter ego of Steve Rogers? Josie. Captain America. Captain America is correct. Kate check. Question number eight. Which female singer recorded the hit songs if you had my love? Let's get loud and love don't cost a thing. The correct answer is Jennifer Lopez or J.Lo. Narinig nyo na ba yung mga song? Yes, okay. Question number nine. The term Swiss refers to a native of what country? Sweden. Sweden is Rome. Anyone can steal from the three of you. The correct answer is Switzerland. Okay, question number ten. In which city in Palestine can you find the church of the nativity? The correct answer is Bethlehem. Question number eleven in astronomy. Titan is the moon that is the only one known to have a dense atmosphere. Titan is a moon of what ringed planet? Saturn. Saturn is correct. Kate check. Last question for this round, number twelve. The NTC is a government agency mandated to regulate and supervise radio and television broadcast stations as well as matters involving mobile telephones. What do the letters NTC stand for? National telecommunications. Magpasta rin tayo sa time, pero that is wrong, basically wrong. Kasi hulang. Pwede pa ba mag-steal? Anyone from the three of you can steal. The correct answer is National telecommunications commission. Inyong seedon. Okay, alright. So that ends round number one. And after that round, we have Sam in the lead with twenty points, followed by both Pao and Josie, who are tied with ten points each. And Jean was a lot of catching up to do. So now it's time to get to know our contestants. Onayon po natin si Pao. Bakit mo na iisip na magtayo ng animal shelter? Kasi po ang growing up po, ang papa ko po, lagi po siyang nagalagan ng mga aso, e-bone, yan ang po, tas parang na ano ko na lang din po siya, na adapt ko siya. Tapag po kasi may nakita ko mga stray dogs or stray cats, naawa po ko, especially po yung mga sinasaksan ng iban tao. Tama mga viewers natin na kailangan maging mabaitay sa lahat ng creature darin sa mga stray dogs and cats. Thank you, Pao, for doing that. Okay, si Josie naman. Si Josie basta hindi busy sa sama. Otherwise, the young. Very young student. Naunahan mo lang ako. Otherwise, known as, calad carin. Punein na yuki student. So, ano ang strangest or favorite invitation to an adventure na nakuha mo atinanggap mo rin? So, broonggang ni Pao. Kahit ano... Favorite mo na lang? What's your favorite? Yung latest po, bigla ang celebration lang team. So... Sa kaya nag-celebrate? Dyan lang yung po sa kateep. Alam ko na siguro. That's my first time. Okay. My first time. Anong ba nang magulang mo na ikaway calad carin? Okay. Very understanding. Updated po. Updated lang. Yung yung mahalaga. So, for now, thank you sa ating mga contestants. Si Jeanet sa kasisam, don't worry, babalikan namin kayo. Itutuloy natin ang usapan natin later. Pero right now, maganda tayong lahat for round two. Susunod na sa pagbabalik ng K-check. Tuloy pa rin ang ating karunungan check. Again, we have Sam in the lead with 20 points. Josie and Pao with 10 points each and Jean with zero points. Of course, Jean, marami ka bang catching up to do. Pero, of course, nakagulat na sporty ang pursuits mo. Ang kontinga, volleyball, basketball, track and field. Pero ang habi mo, no movement required. Ano naman nang nag-gustan mo sa anime? Nakikita ko sa sarili mo sa anime. Kasi sa nakapanod ko po, hardworking po sa anime. A hardworking? Katulang. Urimi ko hardbroken. Hardworking. Hardworking yung man na sa anime? Yes po. Anong pinapanod mo ang anime? Demoslayer. So di ko, alam kasi never akong nanunood ng anime. Anong ayang anime na mabasa po player? Slamdang. Anong pinapanod na. Kasi bakit? Kasi nanunood ng lahat. Ayan, ito naman, si Sam, bali ang habi mo lang naman, ay pakutin ang sarili mo. Kasi, hindi pa yan nangyari habang nanunood ka ng horror films. So aside from horror films, may mga ibang kapabang ways na ginagawa para takutin sarili mo. Wala naman po, hindi po ako matatakutin. So parang yung avenue ko ismaghanap na mga scary movies o hinahanap ko yung scariest movies na ina-offer na Netflix o other na mga. Ano na scariest movie ang napanod mo? Um, yung pinakamagan ng storyline na horror movie is yung insidious yung mga sequels niya yun yung pinakanagusuhan ko na horror movies. Never akong nanunood and I mean, never akong nanunood ng horror movie. Okay, marami salamat sa ating contestants for sharing your story to you, Das. But now, it's time to get back to the competition. This is round two. Remember to wait to be acknowledged before answering. Each correct answer is worth 20 points. However, you lose 10 points if you answer incorrectly. Let's begin. This is round two. Question number one. Which Titan in Greek mythology is famous for supporting the sky and gave his name to a collection of maps? Hindi na kasi uso ngayon ang mga libro. That collection of maps is known as an Atlas. Also the name of that Greek Titan. Question number two in automobiles which German company founded in 1937 manufactures the Beetle, which is the second most produced car in history. Sam. Volkswagen. Volkswagen is the correct answer. K-check. Question number three. In this Middle Eastern country there are 27 men for every 10 women which makes it the most male dominated nation in the world. What is this country whose name starts with a letter Q? Qatar is the correct answer. K-check. Question number four. What is the name of the large water bird that is known for its long beak and large throat pouches that helps it consume up to two kilograms of fish per day? What is the pelican? Question number five. President Joko Widodo made a three day official visit to the Philippines last January 2024. Of what country is Widodo the president of? He is the president of Indonesia. Question number six. Short for gene shorts. What do you call short pants made of denim fabric? What are joints? Question number seven. The tallest waterfall in the world is Angels Falls which is about 980 meters high in Venezuela. In what continent can you find Angel Falls? The correct answer is South America. Question number eight. What is the name of the waxy fat like substance found in human and animal cells that is one of the leading causes of heart disease? Alam na alam na mga may edad na nunod ngayon. The correct answer is cholesterol. Question number nine. The video game Donkey Kong introduced which famous plumber who became Nintendo's most successful character? Super Mario. Super Mario or Mario is the correct answer. K-check. Question number ten. What is the name of the relatively new game resembling tennis in which the players use paddles to hit a perforated plastic ball over a net? The answer is incorrect. Sam. The answer is not correct. Josie. Badminton. The answer is also incorrect. The correct answer is pickle ball. Almost, but not quite, Sam. Question number eleven. What is the Filipino word for the vegetable also known as ladies fingers? Okra. Okra is the correct answer. K-check. Question number twelve in the last question for this round. What is the scientific name for a modern human being? The correct answer is homo sapiens. And that's it for the second round. Point three, ka po na tayo. Sam is leading with fifty points. Followed by Pao with forty points at si Josie and Jean kailangan yung humabual sa ating last round mamaya. Ok. So up next, pinakahinihintay natin lahat. Hulang iba ako niyang ultimate dito lamang yan sa K-check. Welcome back everyone. Point three, ka po na tayo. Sam is leading with fifty points. Followed by Pao with forty points at si Josie and Jean kailangan yung humabual sa ating last round. So in the lead man, si Sam ay may chance para yung makahabual ang iba dahil nalit na tayo sa ultimate pagalingan round. Remember, sa ating panel of experts magagaling ang mga katalungan. And this is your last chance para humabual sa dito, correct answers are worth thirty points each at may fifteen point deduction for wrong answers. Let's begin. Simulan na natin ang ultimate pagalingan round. First question will come from Prof. Glesy. Ito yung tanong. What term is used to refer to performances where the audience sit around the acting area? Letter A, circular theater. Letter B, theater in the round. Letter C, proscenium theater. Letter T, lobby. And letter E, on stage. The correct answer is letter B, theater in the round. Thank you. Next question. Prof. Niel. General information. Sanong kagawaran bahagi ang presidential commission on good government and land registration authority. A, department of agriculture. B, department of budget and management. C, department of finance. B, department of justice. E, department of trade and industry. Pau. Letter A, department of agriculture. Malay. San. C. Josie. Epo. Department of trade and industry. Malay. Letter B, department of budget and management. Malay. Ang tamang sagot ay letter D, department of justice. Next question. What was the primary goal of the Human Genome Project? A, to clone human beings. B, to sequence the entire human genome. C, to create genetically modified organisms. D, to study the genetics of animals. E, to develop new vaccines. San. C. Is incorrect. Letter B po. B, to sequence the entire human genome is correct. K check. Next question. Next question. Performers are usually greeted with the idiom break a leg before they enter the stage. What does the idiom break a leg mean? Letter A, good luck. San. A, good luck. Wrong answer. Letter B, good luck and give your best. Letter C, good morning and may you win. Letter D, good evening and goodbye. Letter E, good gracious. Letter B po, good luck and give your best. The correct answer is letter B, good luck and give your best. K check. Thank you. Rock me. Next question. Sa anong province ng Pilipinas ginaganap ang sinulog festival. A, capis. B, sebu. San. B, sebu. Ang tamang sagot ay letter B, sebu. K check. Thank you. Rock me. Next question. What is the chemical name for table salt? A, calcium chloride. B, magnesium sulfate. C, sodium chloride. D, potassium nitrate. E, hydrogen peroxide. Sodium chloride C. C, sodium chloride is correct. K check. Thank you. Papawi ulit si San. Bumabalik. Bumabalik. Prof. Klessie. Next question. What is the name of 19th century tondo-based theater group who had Katiponeros as their members? Letter A, Circulo Teatro. Letter B, Teatro Tondo. Letter C, Teatro Porvenir. Letter D, Teatro Ilagan. And letter E, Teatro Infantil de Manila. The correct answer is Letter C, Teatro Porvenir. Rock me. Next question. Sino ang kilalang storyador na sumulat ng maraming aklat tulad ng the revolt of the masses malolos the crisis of the Republic history of the Filipino people? A, Teodoro Agoncilio. B, Renato Constantino. C, Onofre Corpus. D, Samuel Tan. E, Rigorio Saite. Letter A, Teodoro Agoncilio. What law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed or transferred? A, Newton's law of gravitation. B, Ohm's law. C, Law of conservation of energy. D, Boyle's law. E, Archimedes principle. The correct answer is C, Law of conservation of energy. And now we're off to the last set of questions for this round. Roughly let's go ahead. Okay. This famous song was penned in 1929 by Jose Corazon de Jesús and set to music by Constantio de Guzman. It became one of the most popular nationalistic songs of the 70s. What is the title of this song? Letter A, Pilipinas Kong Mahal. Letter B, Bayan ko. Letter C, Tagumpayin ng Pilipinas. Letter D, Mutya. And letter E, Lupang Hinirang. Sir, is letter B, Bayan ko. Rocky, go ahead. Sino ang kinikilalang pangunahing bayani na anak ng lungsood Kesson? A, Andres Bonifacio. B, Emilio Jacinto. C, Manuel Luis Kesson. B, Melchora Kasilag. E, Tandang Sora. Letter C po. Malik. Ang tamang sagot ay letter E, Tandang Sora. Uba si Gatalugarian dito. Okay, last question from Marla. What is the name of the natural event marked by periodic changes in the Pacific Ocean's surface temperatures and atmospheric pressure? A, Pacific Oscillation. B, Equatorial Fluctuation. C, Pacific Cascade. D, Enso or El Nino Southern Oscillation. E, Pacific Dynamics. Correct answer is D, Enso or El Nino Southern Oscillation. And that's it for K-Check Ultimate Pagalingan. Congratulations to Sam, our K-Check Daily Winner with a final score of 65 points. We'll see her tomorrow again when she competes with her other daily winners for a spot in our semifinal. Maraming salamat din kay Pao, kay Josie at saka kay Jean for joining and to the members, of course, of our panel of experts, Professor Glassi, Professor Neal, and Professor Marla. Ito po, I.C. Attorney Gabby, Concepcion. At ako naman po, si Jos Giang. Please join us again tomorrow for another K-Check.