 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. It's time once again to put that power to the test here on K-Check. Hello everyone, I am Jules Giang and this is K-Check. Patuloy pa rin ang pagahanap natin ng mga gustong sanayin at palawakin ang brain power nila through competition. Tingnan natin kung kaya nila ang brain workout na inihanda natin para sa kanila this season. Samahan nyo kami until the final week of competition para malaman natin kung sino ang tatanghaling K-Check champion. Apat na contestants ang dadaan sa ating karunungan check sa araw na ito. Yubel is a B.S. Business Administration student of UP Dileman. She enjoys playing sports, watching theater plays and musicals and reading books. She enjoys traveling and visiting barious places both local and abroad. Sunod naman, Ray is a B.S. Mechanical Engineering Freshman from UP Dileman. His hobbies include sleeping, biking, and spinning around. He likes to drink lots of coffee and likes to listen to Taylor Swift songs. Up next, we have Maxi. Maxi is a UP Dileman Engineering major. Her hobbies are listening to music and playing sports. She is also a big fan of food drips. And finally, we have Fabs. Fabs studies Materials Engineering in UP Dileman and as a member of UP Tabletop, he welcomes people into the board gaming hobby. In his free time, he loves jogging around the Akaduval. These four will be competing under the watchful eyes of today's K-Check panel of experts. Firstly, we have Professor Neil Santillian, former chairperson of the UP Dileman Department of History. Next, we have Professor Glesy Atienza of the College of Arts and Letters from UP Dileman. And finally, we have Professor Ben Balieho of the UP Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology. At ngayon, contestants, it's time for round one. Remember to wait for me to acknowledge you before answering these questions. Each correct answer is worth 10 points. Let's begin. Question number one. In sports, what do you call the division of a volleyball match that is usually completed when a team scores 25 points? Masi. A set. A set or set is correct. K-Check. Question number two. Dua Lipas hit song Dance the Night is part of the soundtrack of what 2023 movie about the world's most popular doll? Barbie. Barbie is correct. K-Check. Question number three. In dinosaurs, what does T stand for in T-Rex? Yobel. Tyrannosaurus. Tyrannosaurus or Tyrannosaurus is correct. K-Check. Question number four. Which rectangular cartoon character lives in a pineapple under the sea? Yobel. SpongeBob. SpongeBob is correct. K-Check. Alam ay team song. K-Check. Question number five. Ang Gat Dam is one of the country's largest dams. It supplies potable water and energy to Metro Manila and nearby areas. In what province can you find ang Gat Dam? Bulakan. Bulakan is correct. K-Check. Question number six. In what Korean city's metropolitan area is almost half of the population of South Korea located? Seoul, Korea. Seoul, Korea is correct. K-Check. Question number seven. What do you call a member of the upper house of the Congress of the bicameral legislature of the Philippines? A senator. A senator is correct. K-Check. Question number eight. Which Filipina became famous for playing the role of Kim in Miss Saigon that won her the 1990... Yobel. Lea Salongga. Let me continue. That won her the 1990 Lorenz Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. The correct answer is Lea Salongga. K-Check. Question number nine. In Japanese cuisine, what do you call the popular dish of seafood or vegetables dipped in a thin batter and fried in deep fat? Tempura. Tempura is correct. K-Check. Question number ten. What number is one half the sum of 37 and 37? 37. 37 is correct. K-Check. Question number eleven. Musicals. Mamamia is a 2008 musical comedy film that is based on the songs of what Swedish singing group? K-Check. Yobel. Abba is correct. K-Check. Last question for this round. In Disney films, what kind of animals are Simba and Mufasa? Lions is the correct answer. K-Check. And that ends our round number one. Leading is fabs with 50 points, followed by Yobel with 40 points, Maxi with 30 and Ray kaya mo pang humabual sa next rounds natin. Dito sa K-Check and Sana everywhere then, we learn something new every day. Halos aro-aroyata ay meron kami contestants na naglalaro ng flag football kaya na po natin gumawa ng team actually. Ngayon naman, fabs, tabletop, games enthusiasts. Tell us more about this hobby of yours. Anong mga board games na nilalaro mo you should? From childhood naman, naglalaro na ng board games. So my family has a man-office in Jenga. But also, na sa college na ako, I'm at more people. And na tutunan ko rin that there are more newer board games taro na noabas. And in fact, some of them are even made by Filipinos themselves. Thank you so much, fabs. And next contestant naman natin, nakakakusapin natin, usually kasi nakichikahan tayo nito. Para siyempre, mawala din yung nervios ninyo. So si Maxi naman, meron tayong something in common, okay? Pareho kami ang fans lang food trip. Kasi may restaurant ako sa maginahawa nakapunta ka na at sa Urban Chicks, mo sa sponsor kami. Okay. Saan ka nakaabot nil sa habi na nito? Habi ba talaga siya? Okay. Yeah. It started when after school, like, pag may makikita ko, like, food fest or something, pinupunta ako siya until naging part na siya ng routine ko, up until to my travels outside the country. Okay. Anin pinakarimarkable sa yun na food fest na napuntaan? I guess, more recently, I went to Japan. Tapos, I, it was in Osaka. So, during our stay there, lumabasa ko one time just to, para magpahangin lang. Tapos, ayan na dubbing in a full street na puno-puno ng food test. Dapat nag-vlog ka doon. So, may record natin. Ay, mapanood natin natin. So, marangi salamat sa yung lahat. Mamaya, kakusapin na natin at iba pang makontestans, pero dapat ay nagahanda na tayo for round number two. So, susunod na yan sa pagbabalik ng K-check. And welcome back to K-check. Rika po muna tayo ng points ng ating contestants, leading C-Fabs with 50 points, followed by Ubell with 40 points, Maxi with 30 points, and Ray, kakayanin pang humabol sa ating mga next rounds. Ayon, kawasapin muna natin makontestans natin si Ubell naman, nabalitaan ko na isa ka palang traveler. So, sa lahat ng mga napuntaan mo, locally and abroad, ano yung pinaka favorite mo? So, yung sa locally, I really like Bataan kasi it's a province that we go to back and forth a lot. So, even if we visit many other places, but abroad recently, I went to Spain and napakaganda ng architecture nila dun. Kaya, sobrang nag-enjoy ako sa peace there in Madrid. So usually every year nakakailang out of the country ka? Post-pandemic mga ano palang, once or twice a year. Once or twice. So, talaga itin na tavog na revenge travel. Yes, I agree. Kasi talaga umaway yung mga kababayan natin. Okay, from traveling, ang gusto ka ng mga malaman kay Ray is kailan pa naging hobby ang sleeping? Yun mo na. Kasi, anong kung ano eh, talagang kulang na kulang sa sleeping ang mga sodante ngayon. Pero, naging hobby mo ba siya even before going to UK? O, o kasi, I usually spend my free time either with my friends and families or alone. So, whenever I'm alone, so may free time din ako and usually since, parang yun, pagod din sa akad, ang ginagawa ko sa free time ko is, ayun, natutulog lang ako. Okay, wonderful hobby. Pero hindi lang yan, may isa pang hobby, Ray. Ito dinatawag mo spinning around. Nung ginagit ko sa kanina kalako, cycling or biking. Pero, explain mo sa audience natin spinning around na ginagawa ko. Nagbabiking din naman ako as a hobby, but I spend that time with my friends. So, yung tinatokoy ko yung spinning around when I'm alone is, energy. Yung, gusto ko lang makatulog ulit. So, umi-ikot ako para mahilot and ayun, tulog ulit ako. Wait lang. Okay. Nice yan. Sa pampatulog mo sa minsan. Ako. Ako. Bago. Ako. Ako. Ako. Ako. Ako. Ako. Ako. Ako. Okay. Very interesting po yung set of contestants natin today. Okay. So, ma-miling, maraming salamat na for letting as, ah, no, lahat na mga hobbies din nyo, pero siyempre ngayon, kailangan na natin magprepare for round two. Concentrate, strategize and go for those points. Sa round na ito, correct answers are worth 20 points each. But you lose 10 points if you answer incorrectly. So, let's begin. Question number one. What is the name of the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, which is also the holy month of fasting? Ramadan. Ramadan is correct. Paycheck. Question number two. First awarded in 1951. What is the name of the longest running and most prestigious literary competition in the country? The correct answer is Palanka Awards. Question number three. In science, what do you call the type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth? Mytosis. Mytosis is correct. Paycheck. Next question number four. What is the name of a three-dwelling marsupial of Australia that looks like a teddy bear with its round, fuzzy ears and soft, codly appearance? Ray. Koala. Koala is correct. Paycheck. Question number five. November 30, which is National Hero's Day in the Philippines, was once a holiday that celebrated the birthday of which famous Filipino hero? Yobel. Andres Bonifacio. Andres Bonifacio is correct. And recently, may nangyari din very important that day. Yes. Ano yon, Yobel? May nag-break po na napaka sikat na show biz kapal. Sige, sarili ninyin mo na natin. Question number six. The NDF is a coalition of social and economic justice organizations, unions, parties and other groups in the Philippines. What does NDF stand for? Fabs. The National Democratic Front. The National Democratic Front is correct. Paycheck. Question number seven. Which rich and progressive emirate in city of the UAE is the host of the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference? The correct answer is Dubai. Question number eight. What month in our calendar is named after the Roman god of war? Yobel. April. April is Malik. May is Malik. Pwede pa humabol. The correct answer is Mark. Question number nine. What is the name of the medieval chemical philosophy concerned with the transformation of base metals into gold and the discovery of an elixir of life? Alchemy. Alchemy is correct. Paycheck. Question number ten. Complete the title of the movie which was the fourth highest earning film of 2022? Blank. And the multiverse of madness. Yobel. Doctor Strange. And the multiverse of madness. Correct. Doctor Strange is correct. Paycheck. So, nakantayan kiyakos yung titing doda. Okay. Question number eleven. In the Harry Potter saga, what kind of bird is headwig? Ray. Owl. Owl is correct. Paycheck. Last question for this round. What do you call a list of works including books, journals and essays on a particular subject or a list of sources reviewed when writing a literary work? Ray. References. References is malik. Yobel. Bibliography. Bibliography is correct. Paycheck. Graduating ka na ba? Yes. Okay. Okay. And that ends round number two. Dikaptay sa mga point sila. It's a tie. Salid natin with 90 points si Yobel and si Fabs. Followed by Ray with 70 points and Maxi with 20 points. So, there's always a chance to catch up. Our ultimate pagalinga round is next. Here on, paycheck. And welcome back everyone. Rika punatay ng mga points. Tie on first place si Yobel and si Fabs with 90 points. Palapakan natin sila. Followed by Ray with 70 points. And si Maxi with 20 points. Okay. But the race to finish on top continues with our ultimate pagalinga round. Remember sa ating panel of experts mang gagaling ang mga katadungan. And one of you will end the day with a win. Here, correct answers are worth 30 points each at my 15-point deduction for wrong answers. Good luck and let's begin. Let's begin our first question with Professor Neil. According to historians, Samuel Keitan, this refers to a Muslim warrior who was set aside by society with appropriate rituals of sanctification and cleansing before dying for a cause. A, kota. B, pangampong. C, rido. D, sabilala. I, sakat. Uramintado rin ang tawag sa kanila. Ang tamang sagot ay letter D sabilala. Thank you. Prof Blessie, next question, please. Okay. Usapan naman ito ng popular culture. What is the name of the leading weekly magazine which was published in 1922 and is considered as the oldest Tagalog magazine in the Philippines? Letter A, Liwaiwai Magazine. Letter B, Tilawok Magazine. Letter C, Busilak Magazine. Letter D, Dalisa Magazine. And letter E, Buhay Pinoy Magazine. Letter A, Liwaiwai Magazine. Ang magazine ito ay nagluwal ng iba't ibang mga anyo para sa mga bambabasa lalo na ng mga literary greats. Katulad ng mga publikasyon in Jose Corazonesos, Lopika Santos, Florentino Coleantes, at mga comics na naging novella. Ang tamang sagot ay letter A, Liwaiwai Magazine. Kcheck. Thank you. Prof Blessie, next question, please. Hey, ito ito nga naman sa solar system. What is an astronomical unit or AU? Letter A, the average distance of the sun to the earth. Letter B, the average distance of the sun to mercury. Letter C, the average distance of the earth to the moon. Letter D, the average distance of the earth to Mars. And letter E, the average distance of the earth to Saturn. The correct answer is letter A, the average distance of the sun to the earth. The astronomical unit is the distance in which we measured when we're looking at the planets of the solar system. Mars is about almost two astronomical units away. And the right answer is letter A. Thank you, sir. Next question, Prof Neal. History. Anong shodad sa China ang may literal nakakulogan, na ang pangalan ito ay city on the sea or upon the sea. A, Beijing, B, Hong Kong, Sinan King, D, Shanghai, I, Wuhan. Ito rin ang pinakamalaking lumsod sa China at ito rin ang centrumpinansyal na nabanggitabansa. Ang tamang sagot ay letter D, Shanghai. Who was this recipient of the Gawad Pluridel Award for 2023 for both his unforgettable social commentary on Philippine realities as Mr. Shuly. A, Jun Orbano, B, Jun Gomez, C, John Santos, D, Jun Dalayon, and E, Jun Gonzago. Letter C, John Santos. Wrong answer. Anyone can steal? Kilala siya sa kanyang commentaris tungko sa Philippine realities. Ang tamang sagot ay letter A, Jun Orbano. Thank you so much for the next question. What is the only letter not to appear on the periodic table? Letter A, B, letter B, P, letter C, J, letter D, X, and letter E, H. Ray, C, letter J. There's no element that starts with a J in our periodic table. So, K check. Next question, drop me. Philippine history, which of the following was written by Rigorio Sanchango in the 19th century? A, Dasalan at Toksohan. D, El Progreso de Filipinas. C, Laloba Negra. D, Lasaberanya Monacal. I, Lihuanagadiling. Ang libro nito ay listahan ng mga kakulangan ng Spanish colonial government mula sa defense and security hanggang sa public works. Tamang sagot ay letter B, El Progreso de Filipinas. Sino ang tinuturing na father of Philippine cinema? Letter A, José Napumuseno. P, José Santos. C, José Lito Gomez. E, José Burgos. And E, José Rizal. Yobel. Wrong answer. Anyone can steal? Ang tamang sagot ay José Nepumuseno. Thank you so much. Prof Ben, go ahead. Okay, usapan mga pala sa mga puso. How many hearts does an octopus have? Letter A, two. Letter B, three. Letter C, one. Letter D, five. Letter E, Sino. Yobel. B, B. Okay, that's right. An octopus has three hearts. Okay, check. Thank you. Now, we're off to our last set of questions for this round. Pero silipin natin yung scores, tie at 105 points, si Yobel at si Fabs, si Ray at 100, and si Maxi at 20. Super close fight ng round na to. Last question from Sir Neil. Yahuling tanong mula sa akin ay Philippine history according to the Mastura Tarsila or genealogy, the Kotabato Sultinate formed by Sherif Kabungsuwan was a consequence of his alliance with a local ruling class led by this individual. A, Baginda. B, Dayang Dayang. C, Mamalu. D, Tabunaway. E, Tuwan Mashaida. Sa kuwento ng mga moro sa Mindanao, lahat ng mga indigenous groups kaugnay nito ay directang nakaugat sa taong ito. Ang tamang sagot ay letter D, Tabunaway. Thank you so much. Prof. Glessy, go ahead. Okay, ang next na tanong ay Philippine literature. What was the famous Philippine Metrical Romance written by Francisco Balactas or Francisco Baltazar, which became a must-reading for high school students? Letter A, Florante at Laura. B, Florante at ako. C, Florante. D, Bernarda Alba. And E, Orosman at Safira. Yobel. A, Florante at Laura. Ang sikat na Metrical Romance na ito ay naisali na sa ibat ibang mga anyo at sinasabing isang komentario sa Kalagaya ng Pilipinas ng panahon ng kolonyal na pamamahala ng mga Espanol. Ang tamang sagot ay Florante at Laura. Kate Che. Alright, we're off to our last question. Prof. Ben, go ahead. Okay, the next question is on the weather and meteorology. Which cloud type is the fair weather cloud? A, Sirus. B, Cumulus nimbus. C, Cumulus. D, Stratus. And E, Nimbus. Ray, C, Cumulus. Ay, that's correct. Cumulus clouds are the ones that we call fair weather clouds. They signify good weather for the day. So, Kate Chek. And that's it for our Kate Chek Ultimate Pagalingan very close fight ang round nato. But congratulations to Yubel, our Kate Chek daily winner. Congratulations. So, Yubel has 135 points and we'll see Yubel again on Friday when she competes with our other daily winners for a spot in our semifinals. Of course, maraming-maraming salamat. Kay Ray, kay Max and kay Fabs, maraming salamat. And of course, to our panel of experts, Professor Neil, Professor Gillesi and Professor Ben. Once again, I'm Jules Guyang and join us again tomorrow for another Kate Chek.