 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. Now, let's put that power to the test. It's time for K-Check. Hello everyone, I am Jonelle Labor. Ako po, si Chancean Pascual. And this is K-Check. Remember, hindi lang ito isang test ng brain power ng atin mga contestant. Embitado rin kayong lahat sumagot at patuto. Every K-Check is an opportunity for us to teach and to learn. Samahan nyo kami hanggang sa papalapit na final week of competition when we find out kung sino ang tatanghalin kaon na-onahang K-Check champion. Apat na contestants ang dadaan sa ating karunungan check sa aro na ito. Charles likes volleyball, watching anime and reading manga and also crocheting. Mart is a graduate student with a passion in astronomy, animal welfare and gaming. He loves horror movies and horror games even though he's a scaredy cat. He hopes to be a streamer one day. Next, we have Jason who is a graduating mechanical engineering student from Mindanao. Last but definitely not the least is Ian, a graduating mechanical engineering student who loves to walk around UP. These four will be competing under the watchful eyes of the day's K-Check panel of experts. Professor Glesy Atienza of the College of Arts and Letters, UP Diliman. Professor Neil Santillian, Chairperson of the UP Diliman Department of History. And Professor Amy Sumartines of the Institute of Chemistry, UP Diliman. And now, contestants, papasok na tayo sa K-Check paramihan where each correct answer is worth 10 points. It is your chance to bank as many points as you can and take the all-important early lead. Let's begin. Charles, what sport is played with a 16 pound ball and 10 pins? Bowling ball. K-Check, Mark. What term refers to one of four parts or a 25 cent coin? Quarter. K-Check, Jason. What chemical element has a symbol H? Hydrogen. K-Check, Ian. In what sport did Evander Holyfield and Brian Villoria become world champions? Boxing. Charles, what chemical element has a symbol O? Oxygen. K-Check, Mark. In what sport can you use a three wood or a seven iron to hit the ball? The correct answer is gold. Jason, what does the L stand for in LGBT? Lesman. K-Check, Ian. What chemical element has a symbol C? Carbon. K-Check, Charles. Headed by Benjamin Jokno. What does DOF stand for? Correct answer is the Department of Finance. Mark, what chemical element has a symbol N? Nitrogen. K-Check, Jason. What Olympic sport has events called balance beam and vault? Gymnastics. K-Check, last question, Ian. In the natophonetic alphabet, if A is alpha, what is D? Delta. K-Check. And that's it for our first round, the K-Check para Mihan Round. And that's it for our first round, the K-Check para Mihan Round. Maraming questions tungkol sa sports. Diba, kaya kailangan nababasakat, nanunoood at nakikinig para alam mo yung mga sabot sa tanon na yun. Kasi masusurprise ka ako na su-surprise. Ako na su-surprise ako doon sa ibang question. Sa pala kang kailangan, alam mo kong ano yung mga laman ng mga sports na yung. Oo, diba. Ikaw ba proff blessing, ang su-surprise ka sa quality ng mga questions natin ng round na yung 10. Ay, oo, honest surprise ako talaga. Yung lalo na yung sa mga sports, talaga kailangan pala, alam mo yung mga tawag na yun. At kaya nga gusto ko rin tanungin ito si Mark. Kasi gusto ko rin malaman yung mga bagay tungkol sa horror movies. Sabi mo kasi, diba, interested ka sa horror movies. Pwede bang tanungin kita tungkol doon? Sige. Okay. Sige. Ano, tatanungin kita. Ano ang masaya sa horror movies kaya pinapanuod mo siya? Parang kasi ano, yung horror movies, they show human experience in a very elevated tawadon manner. So parang, ano, they discuss grief, ganoon. Gusto ko na yung mga ganong classing themes, ganoon. Saya ba yung nakakakita ng mitumitile? Nakagulat na, actually. O, gulat na ako eh. Okay. Sige. Siguro kailangan magpasama ko sa yung manuod ng horror no kahit na ka online tayo. Sabay tayo magsigawin. Sabay tayo. Sige. Thank you, Mark, and good luck. Thank you, Prof Bless. Ako may tanawang kay Ian, na banggit kanina na ikaw ay mahiling magikot-ikot sa UP Campus. Ang tanong ko, counter clockwise ka ba omikot? Or clockwise ka omikot? Ian. Clockwise style, sir. Kasi andireksyan ng UP Oval dapat nakaklockwise. So dapat sumusun tayo sa traffic routes. Diba, kinaya mo yun. Kaya ko yun. Diba. Okay. At ngayon, ready na ba tayong lahat for our pabilisan route? Ikot din to ha? Next here on K-Check. Tuloy pa rin ang ating karunungan check. Review mo na natin ang accumulated points ng ating mga contestants. Si Jason at Ian may 30 points each. Si Charles and si Mark 20 points each. Correct na. Dikit? Lahat sila magagaling. At this point. At talagang marami pang pwedeng mangyare dahil may dalawang rounds pa na paparating. We're now going into K-Check pabilisan. Bus in first for the right to answer the question. Correct answers are worth 20 points. Pero sa round na ito ha, minus 10 points ang maling sagot. Kaya contestants, pag-isipan mo na bago ipres ang buzzer. Let's begin. What large carnivorous theropod dinosaur that had small arms is the most featured prehistoric creature? Charles? Tyranosaurus rags. K-Check. It's featured in prehistoric movies and advertising. Next question. Which American music band recorded the hit song, I Ain't Worried, which was included in the soundtrack of the 2022 film Top Gun Maverick? One Republic. In the news, which former senator found herself at the center of a hostage-taking situation? Ian? Senator Laila de Lima. K-Check. Known as the royal disease, it is a rare disorder in which the blood does not clot in the normal way because it does not have enough blood clotting proteins. What is this disorder? Hemophilia. Next question. What is the title of the 1993 movie based on the 1989 book of the same name written by Amy Tan? The Joylock Club. How many items are there in a baker's dozen? Mark? 12. Malik. The correct answer is 13. What large U.S. state is located northwest of Canada? Ian? The correct answer is Alaska. In what 1815 battle did a French army under Napoleon was defeated by a coalition under the command of the Duke of Wellington and Field Marshal von Bluka? Waterloo. Which town in Bulacan is known for its fertility rights and a festival for Santa Clara in May? Obando. What small gland at the base of the human brain produces the growth hormone and controls the functioning? Ian? Pituitary gland. Controls the functioning of other glands. Pituitary K-check. Which actor played the role of a young scam artist Frank Abagnale Jr. in the movie Catch Me If You Can? Ian? You know did the copy, huh? K-check. What is the surname of the Japanese gambling tycoon who was arrested at an Inoyokino International Airport last October 17? Okada. And that's the end of our K-check Pabilisan round. Balikin mo na natin ang kanila mga points. Na una si Ian with 80 points. Kasunod ni Charles with 40 points. Jason has 30 points. At si Mark ay may 10 points. Medyo nasa hirapan ang kaunti lang. Excited ako sa susunod na round actually. Kasi pwede pang bakahabule. Pwede pwede pwede. Statistically pwede pa, no? Pwede pa yan. Sa tingin ba na ating mga panel of experts ay may laban pa? Prof Neal? Well, definitely may laban pa. May 3rd round pa, I think may hiya lang sila sa 2nd round. Mga kailangan na nilang mag warm up bako yung 3rd round. Ok, may tanong ako para sa isa sa mga contestants. Kasi katulad ni Jason, ako ay bisayang daco nagikan sa Mindanao. Ok? Ok, lumaki ako sa Mindanao. Tanong, bukod pa sakin si Mom Ay May ay galing rin sa Mindanao. At tingin ko, for the first time, may rong Mindanao hegemony, dito sa panel of judges. At kadalasan, akoy eso jante sa UP, pala, pag tinatanong ng teacher, ilan ang tagang Mindanao rito? Ako lang nag-isa. So, sobrang kung proud na dalawa kami. Sa panel of three. Ok, so, akong pangutana sa imo, ang tanong ko sayo, naman kanid ako sa Mindanao? Sa ang kalumaki sa Mindanao? I'm actually from province of Palamalok South, Katabato. Yes. And then I had my high school on Davao. So, college dito sa Quezon City. So, kung genealogian ng escuela, hiligainon ka dahil nakatira ka sa Palamalok South, Katabato. Yes. Tama, di ba? Lumipat ka sa most likely bisay, tama ba? Yes. Tama, ok. Wow, grave clear. Philippine Science High School sa Mental Davao City. Yes. So, tungka na tutong magsebuano. Tama. Ang bisaya since, I was at a young age. So, polyglot ka, parang ang serizal. So, polyglot. Maram, multilingual, maraming alam na wika. So, good. Ok, katulad ang tip ko lang sayo para mag-survive ang dilema. Hindi isa ko palaki dapat meron ako maibalik sa Mindanao at sa Pilipinas bilang kabayaran, bilang scholar ng bayan. So, ganun din dapat ang vision mo para sa ilang taon na lang bago mag-graduate sa dilema. I'm actually graduating this semester. So, after this one. Wow, galing. Galing. So, itimdog na to ang Mindanao. Ok, itayo natin ang bandila ng Mindanao. Maraming salamat Jason. Pandayan. Inspiring. Diba. Prof. Amy, ikaw naman. Interested ako kay Charles. Charles, what's new in manga? I heard you're very interested in manga. Sa manga po, maraming pa rin pang mga genres and maraming po pang titles na na re-release. So, yung mga favorite ko po is usually Domekano and Comic and Communicave. And pa yung titles na. So, bago din yan. Mga bago yan. Medyo matagal na po yung first ko ang sinabi. Recent lang po yung second ko pang nasabi. Very exciting. Salamat Charles. Ang lawak ng kaalaman na natin ang contests. Mama yan, ito ng contests. And we're going to undergo their toughest challenge here nilang ating ultimate pagalingan round. Susunod na here on Kcheck. Welcome back. Points recap muna tayo. Nanggunguna si Ian with 80 points. Next, Charles, 40 points. Jason, 30 points. At sa tingin ko yung makakakahabul pa si Mark with 10 points. Correct, no? Kain silo, puweli pang manalo. Pwede pang mapalit ang ranking na yan. Exiting ang susunod na round. So, we'll find out in our Kcheck Ultimate Pagalingan where correct answers are worth 30 points. Wrong answers get a 15-point deduction. At para mas madagdagan ang kaalaman ng ating mga contestants at viewers, sa round na ito sa mga professors na ating panel of experts mga galing ang mga tanong. At the end of this round, malalaman na natin kung sino ang tatanghalin Kcheck Daily Winner? Contestants. Let's begin. Question number one, Prof. Glassie. Question number one. What is the real name of this famous folktale and children's story writer called Lola Bashang? Ang tamang sagot, Severino Reyes. Thank you, Prof. Niel. Which was the first unified kingdom that dominated much of island Southeast Asia from the 7th to the 12th century. Nakabase ang imperium ito sa Sumatra, isla ng Sumatra, sa Kasolukuyang Indonesia. Ang tamang sagot ay Eshrevejaya. Profaimi. Tanong sasyensya. Which of the metallic elements is known to be liquid at standard Mercury. Jason. Mercury. Also known as liquid silver, it was discovered in 1500 BC in an Egyptian tomb. The answer is Mercury Kcheck. Thank you. Prof. Glassie, next question please. Next question. What is the name of this water park in Quezon City, which has a windmill, an amphitheater named after Gregorio Anonas in several sculptures made by Fermin Yadaw? Ang sagot ay nasaharapan nyo, Balara Filters. Prof. Niel, next question please. What is the Philippines' oldest existing company? Nasaharap rin nyo. Merong ayalamol malapid sa atin. Ang tamang sagot ayala corporation. Marami silamat, Prof. Imi. What structural material is found in nails, hair, and horns? Jason. Iron. Malik. Ian. Keratin. Kcheck. Keratin is part of the family of fibers protein. Thank you so much. Prof. Glassie, next question please. Next question. Andres Bonifacio was a tondo-based moro morista who led a local theater group and led the revolution of 1896. What is the name of their tondo-based theater group? The answer is Teatro Porvenir. Marami silamat, Prof. Question, Prof. Niel. Which movement sprang from the conference held in Bandung, Indonesia in 1955? Attended by newly established nation states from Asia in Africa. Ito yung panahon na merong digma ang idolohikal ang mga Soviets at mga Amerkano. So ang panawagan ay neutrality. So ang tamang sagot ay nan-align movement. Transilamat. I'm quite happy because they're able to answer the questions in science. So here's the question. What property refers to an object being able to float on water? Mark? Boyancy? It was discovered by Archimedes of Syracuse in 212 B.C. Thank you. Prof. Glassie. Next question, please. Next question. Some music. What is the name of this national artist who was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Record as the man who could play music on a leaf? The answer is Levi Celerio. Salamat. Prof. Niel, next question. What was the country's first legislative body established in 1907 that had Serio Osmania as speaker? Ang tamang sagot ay Philippine Assembly. Thank you. Last question. Like travels at a very, very fast speed. How many minutes does it approximately take for light to travel? Eight minutes. Charles? Eight minutes. To travel from the sun to the earth. The distance from the earth to the sun is 148.73 million. The speed of light is three times ten to the eight meters per second. Correct answer is eight minutes. K-check. Thank you, Prof. Ay. And that's the end of our K-check ultimate pagalingan round. And that's it for our K-check ultimate pagalingan. Congratulations to Ian, our K-check daily winner with a final score of 110 points. He will receive a power bank from PVUP. And we'll see Ian again on Friday when he competes with our other daily winners for a spot in our semifinals. Thanks to Charles, Mark and Jason for joining and to the members of our panel of experts. Prof. Glesy, Prof. Niel and Prof. Aymi. This is Chen Santasqual. And I am Jonella Bord. And tomorrow for another K-check.