 Ang karunungan ay kapangyarihan. Now, let's put that power to the test. It's time for... K-check! Hello everyone, ako po si Gaby Concepcion, the attorney, not the artista. At ako naman po si O.J. Sirkinya and this is K-check, the newest and smartest game show on Philippine television. We searched all over the country for people na hindi nagsasawang dagdagan ang kanilang kaalaman. Dito po sa K-check, titing na natin kung gaano katalas at katindi ang brainpower nila. And in the final week of competition, malalaman natin kung sino ang tatanghaling kaunang-unahang K-check champion. Apat na contestants ang dadaan sa ating karunungan check sa aro na ito. Selina sa graduating U.P. Diliman, B.S. Electronics Engineering student, a proud batang genya and a frustrated crusher who uses a popular song as a timer for anything she does. Ano kaya yung song na yun? Wen J. on the other hand is a graduating mechanical engineering student of U.P. Diliman who works part-time as a tutor and virtual assistant. Like most people, and like most Pinoy, he loves Adobo and Sinigang. Ann Jeanette is a grade 12 STEM student from Kesson City Academy. She's a photojournalist, managing editor and layout artist of their school newspaper. And finally, Dan is a second year A80 other student from U.P. Diliman who may be familiar to all of you because of his appearances on TV. He likes to sing and do impressions. Wag lang yung tatang kaing. Gawan tayo ng impressions, Sam. True, Attorney Gaby. These four will be competing under the watchful eyes of today's K-check panel of experts. First is Professor Wendell Kapili of the College of Arts and Letters, U.P. Diliman. Professor Ricky Nelyas of the Institute of Chemistry, U.P. Diliman. And finally, Professor Neil Santillian, Chairperson of the U.P. Diliman Department of History. And now, contestants, papasok na po tayo sa 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. Celine, first question. Which superhero's secret identity is Clark Kent? Superman. K-check. Wenjay, in which province can you find Baguio City? Correct answer is Bengeth. And Jeanette, what does the I stand for in the Government Institution Initials, GSIS? The correct answer is insurance. Dan, bronchial asthma is a disease of what system of the human body? Respiratory system. K-check. Back to Celine. In general, what does an herbivore eat? Plants. K-check. Wenjay, Mike Tyson became a world champion in what sport? Boxing. K-check. And Jeanette, in what country can you find the city of Melbourne? The correct answer is Australia. Dan, which Oscar Award winner popularized the songs My Way and Strangers in the Night? Frank Sinatra. K-check. Back to Celine. In what U.S. state can you find the cities of Dallas and Houston? Texas. K-check. Wenjay, which flightless bird of Antarctica gave its name to one of Batman's art enemies? Engwin. K-check. And Jeanette, what sport is associated with La Tour de Filipinas and the Old Tour of Luzon? Carnies. Malé. The correct answer is cycling. Dan, what city is home of the bears and the bulls in major league sports? Memphis. Malé. The correct answer is Chicago. And that's it for our first round, the K-check Paramihan round. And that's it for our first round, the K-check Paramihan round. Nako, it was a very fairly good round, don't you think? It was. It was, attorney Gabby. And I'm looking forward to more. I think our audience members are enjoying this show so far. But I wonder what our panel of experts thinks, particularly Professor Ricky. Sige, may tanong ako kaya, Jeanette. Interest mo daw ay photojournalism. So, paano ka nag-interest dito at ano mga plan mo about this? Kasi po, si Kuyo po, nag-gaganon din po. So, nakikita ko po sa kanya yung ma... Ganon po. So, parang naging interesadun na rin po ako sa photojournalism. Pero ang galing, kahit na K-12 student pa lang siya, talagang she's holding her ground as against our college contest. Absolutely. I'm excited to see how Anjanette will fare throughout this competition. Pero meron pa rin ako ang answered question dito sa ating contestant na sis Saline. Ano ba yung kanta na yun na ginagamit mo as a timer for certain things that you do? All-to-well 10-minute version po. Misasasabihan ko yung roommates ko. Bilisan niyo maligwa, isang all-to-well lang. Ganon. All-to-well ni Taylor Swift. Yes po, by Taylor Swift. I am quite familiar with that song, but I haven't used it to time myself yet. So, maybe after this show, I'll try to do that Saline. After this show, I'll try to look up that song. Go for it. Go for it. Yeah, but now let's look at the scores. Saline has a total of 30 points. Wenjay has 20 points. Anjanette kaya pang humambol, naguumpisa pa lang tayo. Dan has 20 points. And I'm sure yung mga viewers natin nakikisagot din yan, ha? Syempre. So, ating mga viewers, how did you do against our contestants? At ready na ba kayong lahat para sa ating pabilisan round? That's next. Here on... K-Check! Tuloy pa rin ang ating karunungan check so far. Ang update ng ating mga points, Saline with 30, Wenjay with 20, Anjanette with 0, and Dan with 20 points. Ngayon, Professor Wendl, baka gusto mong tanungin ang iyong katokayo sa ating isa sa mga contestants natin. Si Wenjay. Wenjay, since ikaw ay galing mechanical engineering, I'm just curious, para din studying mechanical engineering, ano ginagawa ng mga tiga mechanical engineering outside mechanical engineering? Wow. Ako for me ang mechanical engineering po, actually it does mechanical engineering, pero ako personally ang gusto ko po ay mag-manage ng projects or ng tao. So personally, I would like people management po for my trap. Mechanical engineering is just a, parang it's your initial step, parang foray into that venture. Yes. Thank you. gusto talaga ni Wenjay pahirapan ang buhay nga. Well, that's not too mechanical an answer from a mechanical engineering student. So go for it, Wenjay. But now, balik mo na tayo sa competition. We're now going into K-Check pabilisan. Here, you need to buzz in first to get the right to answer the question. Correct answers are worth 20 points, pero sa round ito minus 10 points ang maling sagot. Kaya sa inyong apat? Think before you press that buzzer. Let's begin. Question number one. Listed at 7 feet 2 inches, which Filipino basketball player suited up for the Adelaide 36ers? Wenjay? Kayo sa ato. Listed at 7 feet 2 inches, which Filipino basketball player suited up for the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League? Wenjay? Kayo sa ato. K-Check. Question number two. What is the English name of the island in the Pacific Ocean where you can find large cobstone heads called Moai? Answer? Easter Island. Question number three. Literally translated as, quote, so close to the heart, unquote, they are small snacks served with tea throughout the day in China. What is this famous food generally called? Correct answer? Dimsa. Question number four. How many moons or natural satellites does the planet Mars have? Dan? None. Maling. Angenet? Two. Angenet? Two. K-Check. Question number five. Which small island state separated from Malaysia in 1965 to become an independent nation? Wenjay? Singapore. Wenjay, Singapore. K-Check. Question number six. Bulusan volcano made the news when it erupted last June. In the province, can you find Bulusan volcano? Correct answer? Sorsogon. Question number seven. What is the name of the supersonic airliner which was the fastest commercial plane from 1976 to early in the 21st century? Correct answer? Concord. Question number eight. You can still give me an answer. In current events, Gustavo Petro recently became the first leftist president of which South American country? Correct answer? Columbia. Question number nine. Which famous merchant and explorer from Venice traveled throughout or through Asia along the Silk Road during the 13th century? Correct answer? Marco Polo. We're almost done with this round. You can still give me an answer. Question number ten. A starving beluga whale stranded in the river Sen near Paris made the news after it was given vitamins when it refused food. In what country did this happen last August? The queue is in the question. Correct answer? France. Question number eleven. What song by Glass Animals made it to number one in the music charts in March 2021 and then again in March 2022 and now has more than one billion streams on Spotify? Correct answer? Heatwaves. Who's gonna get this final question? Question number twelve. Rupiya is the official currency of all the 270 million people of which country? Yes, Dan. Egypt. Malay. Wenjay. India. Malay. Who's gonna dare? Time is up. The correct answer is Indonesia. And that's the end of our K-check pa-bilisan round. And that's the end of our K-check pa-bilisan round. Attorney Gabby, what do you think of that round? Well, it went by so fast and based on our scores today sabi nga nung isang artista dati you can never can tell kasi nag-iiba, di ba? Tama. Nag-iiba ang shifting ng mga points natin. So we really need to wait for this one. Tama. What about you, Prof. Neal? What do you think? Di maganda yung laban kanina. Slowly but surely baka bi-bilisa lang maya sa round three. Pero may tanong ako para kay Dan. So, Dan, binanggit sa intro kanina you're doing impressions, di ba? I grew up watching a lot of Babalu and F.P.J., mga films po nila. And then to the point na, minsan sa bahay. Ito na, nandito na. Lala ba na ako? Minsan, marini ko po isarili ko na... Ito na nga, kasama ko si Red Fordwood. Hindi ako! Okay, I think kay Babalu yung ginawa mo impression, di ba? Yes, pa. Pwede ka bang gumawa ng sample para kay F.P.J.? Anong mo na sa look, Judge. Medyo mediocre pa lang naman po. Merong request mula sa panel of experts. Pwede ka bang gumawa ng impression para kay Sir O.J.? Wow. Galingan mo, Dan. Galingan mo, Dan. Galingan! Well, mukhang malayo pa ang tatahakin mo, Dan. You're in theater arts, pagbutihin mo yan. Gaya lang, kailangan ninyong pagbutihin ang ating show. At titig na nanating ngayon ang current standing ninyo. Celine has 30 points. Wenjay has 50 points. Ang Jeanette has 20 points. Dan, kailangan mo ang pagbutihin. Attorney Gabby, may chance pa ba silang humabon? Of course, anything goes at this point. May chance pa talagang humabol ang hahabol. And at this point, it's still anyone's game. But this time, our contestants will face their toughest challenge yet dahil ang ultimate pagalingan round. Susunod na, here on K-Check. Welcome back at ang standing na mga contestants natin. Celine has 30 points. Wenjay has 50 points. Ang Jeanette has 20 points. Dan has zero points. So talagang, we need to wait for the next round to see. Attorney Gabby, get gitan pa silang ayon. At malalaman natin sa ating susunod na round, ang ating final round, the K-Check ultimate pagalingan kung sino ba ang mananalo sa competition ito. Sa huling round, 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 ng ating panel of experts manga galing ang mga tanong. At the end of this round, malalaman natin kung sino ang tatang haling K-Check daily winner. Kaya sa inyong apat, contestants, let's begin. Andito tayo sa ating pagalingan challenge kung saan hindi lamang sasagot, magpapagalingan sa mga tanong sa mga tanong din ang ating panel of experts. Prof Wendel, umpisahan mo na. First question. He is one of the world's best selling musical artists with sales of over 88 million records. He received 10 Grammy Awards and 4 Primetime Emmy Awards among others. And according to Billboard, he is the best performing male soloist in the history of the Billboard mainstream. Top 40, who is he? Dan? Is it Bruno Mars? Alit. Ang Jeanette? Justin Bieber. Alit. Ang tamang sagot ay si Justin Timberlake. Prof Freaky, alam mo ba yung sagot doon? Hindi. Sorry. Tanong na lang ang ibigay mo. Diamond is a crystalline structure of a single element. What is this element? Selene. Carbon. Kasaman ng graphite, graphene, bakibol sa tibapa, ito ay mga alotropes ng carbon. K-check. Diamonds are the girls best friend. What about for you, Prof Neal? Sa anong bansa matatagpuan ang Ural Mountains o Bulubunduking Ural? Ang Bulubunduking ito ay sang traditional lahagnan ng dalawang continente. Europa at Asyang. Tamang sagot ay Russia. Okay, second round, Prof Wendel. Okay, question. Name the first Filipino film to be included in the competition section of the Berlin Film Festival. In 2008, the film won the viewers' choice award for best film of all time from Asia. Given by CNN Pacific Screen Awards beating nine other films around the world voted by thousands of film fans. So it is widely considered as one of the greatest Filipino films of all time. Ano po itong pelikulang ito? Ang tamang sagot ay Himala, directed by national artist and UP Speech and Theatre Arts alumnos Ishmael Bernal. Wala do kasing Himala. Prof Ricky? Okay, math naman tayo. Given a sequence of five consecutive ad integers, if the sum of the first two ad integers is 52, what is the sum of the last two integers? Celine? 64. Ang mga numbers ay 25, 27, 29, 31 at 33. Ang tamang sagot ay 64. Kcheck. Natakot naman ako doon. Ako din. Nahirapan na ko sa yung galing ni Celine. Okay, susurod at panong ay ano ang pinakamaliit nabansa sa Asia. Ito ay isang bansa na matatagpo ang sa South Asia at dahil sa global warming, may posibilidad na mawawala ang bansa ng ito. Ang tamang sagot ay Maldives. We should go there before it disappears, Professor Wendel. Okay. By Republic Act No. 11547, which city was declared the chocolate capital of the Philippines? Andranette? Bahol. Malik. Ang tamang sagot ay Davao City. Malagos chocolates, remember. Right, with plugging. Professor Ricky. Okay, next. What layer of the earth includes the drill, upper portion of the mantle and the crust? Wenjay. Gothenburg discontinuity. Malik. Ang tamang sagot ay lithosphere. You learn something new every day. Okay, sa kasaysaya ng Japan. Ano ang tawag sa military government na pinaunlad na mga pamilyang Minamoto, Ashikaga, at Tokogawa? Pusible, hindi ba kayin nagbabasa sa mga manga? Ang tamang sagot ay Shogunate o Shogunato. Okay, ato last question sa aking area. Name the broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo that became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010. Wenjay. Tokyo Tower. Malik. Tapusik ko lang yung tanong no and the tallest tower in the world in 2011. Ang tamang sagot ay Tokyo Sky Tree. Next, prof Ricky. What do you call the sensory system of a fish that is located below the skin and is used to detect movements and vibration in the water? Dan. Dan. Is it sonar? Malik. Wenjay. Skills na lang. Malik. Ang tamang sagot ay lateral line. Ang hirap talaga na mga questions di prof Ricky. And for our last question, prof Neil. So huling tanong ano ang kinikilalang banalabundok na nasa isang aktibong vulkan na nasa hangganan ng Laguna at Kesson Province. Wenjay. Mount Shamad. Malik. Salin. Mount Makiling. Malik. Ito ay ang bundok na sikat na kanlungan ng maraming groupong resolista. Ang tamang sagot ay Banahaw. And that's it for our K-check Ultimate Pagalingan Round. Congratulations to Salin, our K-check daily winner with a final score of 75 points. We will see Salin again on Friday when she competes with their other daily winners for a spot in our semifinals. Thanks to Wenjay and Jeanette and Dan for joining and to the members of our panel of experts. Prof. Wendell, Prof. Ricky and Prof. Neil. This is OJ Sarkina. And I'm attorney Gaby Concepcion. Join us again tomorrow for another K-check.