 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. Now let's put that power to the test. It's time for... K-Check! Hello everyone, I am Jonella Bore. Ako po at si Amy Sue Martinez and this is K-Check, the U.S. and smartest game show on Philippine television. We search all over the country for people na hindi nagsasawang nandagan ang kanilang kaalaman. Titig na natin kung gano katindi ang brain power nila. And in the final week of the competition, malalaman natin kung sino ang kauna-una ang tatangaling K-Check champion. Apat na contestants ang dadaan sa ating karunungan cheque sa araw na ito. Joseph is a BS Information Technology graduate from PUP. He is also an aspiring and passionate artist for media and entertainment. Nard is a third year mathematics education student at UP Dileman, currently serving as a college representative to the University Student Council in his multi-lingual. Paulito is a digital filmmaking graduate of De La Salle College of St. Benilde who finds the vlogging an interesting way to improve his skills in filmmaking and storytelling. And Ivan earned a degree in tourism at Centro-Escolar University and is a budding entrepreneur. These four will be competing under the watchful eyes of today's K-Check panel of experts. Professor Wendell Kapili of the Department of English and Comparative Literature, College of Arts and Letters, UP Dileman. Professor Riki Nalyas of the Institute of Chemistry, UP Dileman. And Professor Neil Santillian, chairperson of the UP Dileman Department of History. And now contestants papasokan tayos at K-Check Paramihan where each correct answer is worth 10 points. This is your chance to bank as many points as you can and take the all-important early lead. Let's begin! Let's begin! Joseph, in Uchess, what piece moves in an L shape? Horse. Malay, knight. Nard, what is a young bear called? Cod. K-Check. Paulito, what element has a symbol O? Oxygen. K-Check. Ivan, what is the square root of 121? Malay, 11. Joseph, what element has a chemical symbol C? Carbon. K-Check. Nard, how many centimeters are there in one meter? 100. K-Check. Paulito, in chess, what piece moves only in diagonal directions? Horse. Malay, bishop. Ivan, what is a chemical symbol for gold? AU. Joseph, what number is exactly between 12 and 16? 14. Nard, what is a chemical symbol for the element sodium? Any. K-Check. Paulito, what is a cube root of 27? 7. Malay, 3. What is a male chicken called? Ivan. Rooster. K-Check. And that's it for our first round, the K-Check para Mihan Ram. Professor Wendell and Professor Ricky, since kayong pinakabagong members ng ating K-Check panel, naabot bang expectations ninyo sa ating contest? Sakin maganda naman yung kinaratnan. Mukhang tropa lang sila, kahit na sa competition, sabay-sabay na matututo. Para sakin, they're having so much fun while they're part of a game, they make sure that they're enjoying the whole experience. So that's more important to me. It's wonderful. Ako naman mitang ako para kay Nard, di ba? Multilingual ka. Ano mga language sa ngalaman, Nard? Yan, aside po sa Pilipino English, marung din po ako ng conteng sorry gawin doon Sige nga, ano sa Korean ang Karunungan Check? Karunungan. English nalang po, knowledge check? Tama naman. Knowledge check kay pa din, K-Check. And now let us do a recap of our round one. Taking the lead is Nard of 13 points. He is followed by Joseph, Paulito and Ivan at 10 points. Kayo, ilan ang nasagot ninyo sa ating round one? Ating Karunungan Check, si Nard with 30 points, si Joseph, Paulito and Ivan at 10 points. Professor Neil, may tanong ka daw for Ivan? Pinanggit kanina sa intro na ikaw ay sang budding entrepreneur. Baka gusto mga laman namin ko ano yung mga negosyong pinagkakabalahan mo ngayon? Yes po. Gumagawa po ako ng mga brownies and I also bake cakes. I do it for part time only. Wow, cool. Thank you, Paulito. It started on just a school project nung high school. Parang katuan lang with my friends na gumawa ng film and ayon, ever since sumalin namin ng mga contests within local and internationally and parang matutua ko just to act and portray the characters to give it a life. Mukhang aspiring actor si Joseph. We're now going into Kcheck 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 contest lands. Think before you press dot buzzer. Let's begin. Let's begin. Located southeast of Metro Manila, what is the largest lake in the Philippines? Nard? Laguna Tebay. Kcheck. Next question. In what country was Jordanan Magellan born in 1480? Portugal. Paulito? Yes, Kcheck. In the film Spider-Man, Into the Spider-Verse, what is the flowery title of the song by Swaley and Post Malone? Joseph? Kcheck. In what city was Takadayawan festival opened at Magsaysay Park last August? Nard? Bacolod. Ang tamang sagot ay Davao City. Okay, our next question. In what card game by Mattel do you shout the Spanish word for one if you have one card left? Yes, Paulito? Uno. Kcheck. What present day country was once known as Siam? Nard? Thailand. Very good. Kcheck. The great singer George Michael teamed up with Andrew Ridgely to form which duo known for the hit song Wake Me Up? Yes, Ivan? Warm. Kcheck. What is the local name of the cool northeast wind that blows in the Philippines usually? Yes, Nard? Hamihand. Kcheck. For our next question, known as the wizard of Menlo Park which American inventor is credited with more than 1,000 patents including the lightbulb. Yes, Paulito? Sorry, guys, you did not make it. The correct answer is Thomas Edison. In 2016, John Arcilia received the FAP Best Actor Award for portraying. Yes, Joseph? General Luna. The correct answer is Antonio Luna. Kcheck. Yay. What is the present name of the former capital of South Vietnam, Saigon? Yes, Ivan? Ho Chi Minh City. Kcheck. Once the most popular in the U.S., Wat Dog breed includes the name of a Canadian province. That's our last question, by the way. And the correct answer is Labrador Retriever. And that's the end of our Kcheck Publish and Round. Mokang halos lahat sila na kasagot sa mga tanong na yun, no? Paulito, nagbablogging ka daw bakit mo ginagawa yan? Well, for me, vlogging is another way of documenting. And documentaries are a tool when it comes to sharing and capturing real-life people, cultures and experiences. May para ba sa vlogging? Dependipo sa parents. Dependipo sa parents. Tatama naman nyo. Malalama natin kung paano mag-end itong labanang ito until we get our ultimate pagalingan round. Up next, here on Kcheck. Let's now look at our current ranking. On the lead is Snard at 80 points, followed by Joseph and Ivan at 50 points, and very close is Paulito at 40 points. We'll find out kung sino ang magiging champion sa ating Kcheck Ultimate Pagalingan where correct answers are worth 30 points, wrong answers get a 15-point deduction. At para mas madagdagan ang kalaman ng ating contestants and viewers sa round na ito sa mga professors ng ating panel of experts mga gagaling ang mga tanong. At the end of this round, malalaman natin kung sino ang tatangaling Kcheck Daily Winners Contestants, Let's begin! Let's begin! Prof Wendel, question number one, please. Question number one, who holds the record for most number one hits in the history of the billboard hot 100 hits? Michael Jackson. Ivan. Madonna. Snard. Taylor Swift. Ang tamang sagot ay Beatles. So kung naalalan yung mga awi tulad ng here, there, and everywhere or yesterday, medyo nakaliktaan kasi masyadong bata ang ating mga contestants, pero Beatles is the correct answer. Thank you. Prof Wendel, question number two, please. In material science, what are considered as the three major classes of materials? Nakikita natin tos mga gamit natin. Ito ay metals, ceramics, and polymers. Prof Neil, question number three, please. Oslo is the capital of which European country? Ivan. Norway. Ito ay ang kabisera na isang kahariyan sa ilagong Europa. Ito rin ang pangunahin lumson sa isa sa pinakamayamang bansa sa buong mundo. Ang tamang sagot ay Norway. K-check. Thank you. Prof Wendel, question number four, please. Question number four, which Philippine variety show is the first to be franchised in another country? Ang Itbolaga ay isa sa longest-running show sa history ng Philippine television. K-check. Prof Wendel, next question. What do you call the layer that absorbs almost all ultraviolet radiations? Ivan. Ozone. Tapat natin pang alaganto? Yes, ozone layer. In 2016, who became the first individual to receive the NBA most valuable player award by unanimous vote? Ivan. Kobe Bryant. Malik. Eight-time NBA All-Star, four NBA championships, two-time NBA MVP. Ang tamang sagot ay Stephen Curry. Prof Wendel, next question. Question is on April 14, 1969. The 41st Annual Academy Awards were broadcast live to a television audience in 37 nations. Which multimedia artist tied with Kathleen Hepburn for best actress? Ang nakasagot. So, ang tamang sagot ay si Barbara Streisand. Prof Ricky. Sa chemistry, which quantum number gives the shape of an electron's orbita? Ito ay nagbibigay na magandang mga pictures ng ating atoms. This is called azimothal quantum number. Prof Neil, next question. Which two animals can be seen on the Philippine coat of arms? Narn. Lion and eagle. So, nakabata ito sa flag aniraldic code of the Philippines, 1998. Ang nakikita natin dalawang hayop sa ating coat of arms ay ang American bald eagle ng Spanish lion ramban. O kaya eagle ang lion ramban. Kcheck. Prof Wendel. Ang tanong, Christopher Columbus was among the last explorers to reach the Americas. Ang tanong, what was his nationality? Polito. American. Nard. Portuguese. British. Ang tamang sagot ay Italian. Prof Regi. Sa question naman tayo ng biology. What do you call a cluster of genes that are transcribed together to give a single messenger RNA or mRNA molecule? Okay, lalo na ngayon sa pandemic, dapat alam natin to mga impormasyon nato. It's called operon. Prof Neil. Last question. What 1954 battle in what is now Vietnam ended French colonization in Southeast Asia? Ivan. War. Nard. The Vietnam War. Polito. Pinawonahan ni Ho Chi Minh ang pagigimagsik laban sa Pangaprances. Nangyari ang labanan sa Dien Bien Phu. Ang tamang sagot ay battle of Dien Bien Phu. Thank you so much, Prof Neil. And that's it for the K-Check Ultimate Pagalingan. And that's it for the K-Check Ultimate Pagalingan. Congratulations to Nard, our K-Check Daily Winner with a final score of 65 points. We'll see Nard again on Friday when he competes with our Daily Winner for a spot in our semifinal. Thanks to Joseph, Polito and Ivan for joining to the members of our panel of experts from Tremendo, Prof Regi and Prof. Neil. This is Aimee Sue Martinez. Join us again tomorrow for another K-Check.