 ay kapangyarihan. Now, let's put that power to the test. It's time for K-check. So everyone, I am Jonella Boer. Ako po, si Chancean Pascual. And this is K-check. Hindi lang ito isang test ang brainpower ng ating mga contestants. Embitado rin kayong sumagot at matuto. Remember every K-check is an opportunity for us to teach and learn. But today's K-check is extra special dahil ito na ang last weekly finals at sa araw na ito, malalaman natin kung sinoang huling papasok sa ating semifinal round. Nasa home stretch na po tayo, kaya wag kayong bibitao. Samahan nyo kami until that final week of competition when we find out kung sinoang tatang haling kaon-aonahang K-check champion. Kilalating natin ngayon ng ating apat and daily winners. One of them will move on to a spot in our semifinals kung pumasasya sa ating K-check sa araw na ito. Ray loves to learn from his travels. His videographer who longs to capture the beauty of his travels to the lens of his camera. Paula is a linguistic student from UP Dileman who loves learning and finds studying how languages work very useful. Next we have Ian, a graduating mechanical engineering student who enjoys walking around UP. He also loves playing volleyball. Last we have Hannah, who studies BS chemistry, minor in gala and org. She rollers skates and explores food spots during her free time. These four will be competing under the watchful eyes of today's K-check panel of experts. Professor Glesy Atienza of the College of Arts and Letters, UP Dileman. Professor Neil Santillian, chairperson of the UP Dileman Department of History. And Professor Amy Sue Martinez of the Institute of Chemistry, UP Dileman. And now contestants, papasok na tayo sa K-check paramihan where each correct answer is worth ten points. This is your chance to bank as many points as you can and take the all-important early lead. Let's begin! Ray, in what native game does a competitor try to climb a greased pole? Palos ebo? K-check. Paula, how many hours are there in two days? 48 hours. K-check. Ian, in TV shows, on what street do Ernie, Bert and Gordon live? Sesame Street. K-check. Hannah, what Greek capital did a modern Olympic game first take place? Athens. K-check. Ray, which Philippine province is closest to Taiwan? Batanes. K-check. Paula, which metallic element is noted as high-specific gravity, metallic luster and its yellow color? Gold. K-check. Ian, in measurements, how many inches are there in three feet? 36. K-check. Hannah, what black and white animal is the most expensive to maintain in captivity? Zebra. Malik. Panda. Ray, how many weeks are there in 28 days? Four weeks. K-check. In Shakespeare's play, what city does the merchant Antonio come from? Venice. K-check. Ian, at about four meters long, a hammerhead is a type of what fish? Shark. K-check. Hannah, last question. How many months are there in one and a half years? 18. K-check. And that's it for our first round. The K-check. Paramiyan, right? Laban na laban na mga contesta. Oh, finals na finals ang gatingan, saktong sakto dahil last day ngayon. Karak. Walang itulak kabigin. Oh, naghanda sila. Oh, speak ang naghanda. May hinanda ang question atas si Paula sa isa sa atin mga horado. Okay, hello pa, Sir Neil. Ano po yung specialty niyo po sa history? Okay. Sa MA ang aking thesis about film history. So nag-sulata ko about institutional history ng LVN studios. So nung 1950s, mayroong big three sa film industry. So ito yung mga big studios. So mayroong sampagita, may LVN, may premiere. Okay, sa PhD naman dahil galing ako sa Kagayendoro City, nag-ambag ako hingil sa kasaisaya ng Kagayendoro. Okay, so local history at film history. Okay, pero malapit sa mga na-sulat ko na, malapit sa puso ko sa mga sinulat ko na about voluntarism. In fact, yun yung pinaka well-sighted ko na work on ugna'ya ng pahinogod. Mayroong gurong pahinogod, panang 10th month deployment ng mga volunteer teachers mula sa UP na nagtuturo sa mga deprive, depress areas across the archipelago. So gustong gusto ko yung study na yan. So in short, iba-iba. Kasi nung pumasok ako sa UP, hindi para magturo kung hindi maging history buff or trivia master. So nagkataon lang, in-invita ko magturo, nag-gustuhan ko. Ten, tuloy-tuloy na. Okay. Thank you, Prof. Milano. Mas nakikilad na natin ang ating mga jurado. Correct. At ngayon, ready na ba kayong lahat for our pabilisan round? Next here on K-Check. Tuloy pa rin ang ating karunungan check. Ano na ba ang accumulated points ng ating mga contestants? Sina Ray, Paula Ian ay may tig 30 points each. At Sihana, 20 points. Exciting anabat. Oh, dikit-dikit. Nde ba? May questions para ba kayo sa ating mga jurado? Okay, Sihana. Parang itingiti siya. Sihana. Matagal ng tinagutong tanong na to. Sihana, go ahead. Sinun, pipiliin natin sa kanila. Dahil po ako'y tagakim, pipiliin ko po yung tagakim din po. Marang po ako'ng tanong for ma'am Amy. Okay. Go ahead. Okay, so this question. So ma'am Amy, ang tanong ko po ay bilang isang beauty queen at ngayon woman in STEM. Ano po ang pinakamahirap na challenge na inyong inovercome? So one of the most difficult things that I had to overcome ataining Ph.D. in STEM is really proving that is proving that even though I am a woman I can do things that are difficult to do such as lifting things that are heavy, designing or creating instruments really which requires machining and a lot of glass blowing. At the end of the day, what you can say is that even though it's very difficult, I can do it if your heart is in it. Ang ganda. Ang power noon na. Powerful talaga. Ang beauty queen and STEM. Oh naman. Ngayon naman, pupunta na tayo sa Kcheck Paby Liza. Buzz 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, think before you press that buzzer. Let's begin. First question. Which historical figure was assassinated on the Ides of March 44 BC? Paula. Julius Caesar. Kate. One of the top-grossing films of 2018 that earned more than a billion dollars starred Chadwick Boseman as Chala. Paula. Black Panther. What is this movie that ended up number two to Avengers Infinity War in the 2018 box office list? Black Panther. Kate. Who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for six weeks in 2022? Ray. Boris Johnson. Answer is Liz Truss. Next question. What is the name of the strong, green-punched Japanese spice that... Hannah. Wasabi. That comes from the rhizomes of a horse-radish plant. Wasabi Kei. Who wrote the book Fantastic Beasts? And where... Hannah. J.K. Rowling. And where to find them in 2001 using the pen name Newt's Commander? J.K. Rowling. Kate. Next question. What is the name of the airplane that dropped the first atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan in 1945? Answer is... What is the name of the woman who was bribed by the lords of the Philistines to know the secret of Samsung's trend? Paula. Delilah. Kate. On October 18, 1867, the United States paid Russia $7.2 million to purchase what land? Hannah. Alaska. Kate. Next. Which American author created the literary character Captain Ahab and his nemesis, Moby Dick? Herman Welch. What is both the oldest capital city in the Americas and the largest Spanish-speaking city in the world? Ian. California. Malik. The answer is... Next to the elephant, this large mammal, which is hunted for its horn, Hannah. Rhinoceros. Is the second most massive land animal? What is this three-ton animal? Rhinoceros. Kate. Last question. Who is the Siberian mystic healer who befriended the family to Sir Nicholas II? Paula. Rasputin. And is often referred to as the Mad Monk. Rasputin. Kate. And that's the end of our K-check pabilisan round. Pwede pwede pwede tayo na una si Paula with 110 points. Hannah has 100 points. Ian and Ray both have 20 points. Impressive ang ating mga kontestan sa ramdam na ramdam mo yung laban sa kanila, di ba? Napaka competitive. Pwede mga classmates ko, ito yung mga paunahing ko sa pila lagi pag may mga tanong yung teachers. Sabi ko nga. Speaking of competitive, Ray, may competitive question ka daw sa isa sa mga judges natin. Yes, kasi medyo hili ko ang Philippine literature so I'm going to ask Professor Glassi. So, Professor, ano po ang pinaka paboritanin yung Filipino Literature Book and bakit po? Okay. Kung tungkol sa theory, ang gusto ko ay yung Tagalog Poetry ng Ibyan Vigilo Lumbera, kasi ang pagaaral ko ay nasa dula at ang pagsy theory ko ay nagsimula ang dula sa dula. Okay. So, yun ang aking starting point yun. Salamat. Thank you, Mang Glassi and thank you for a very competitive question. This time, our contestants will face their toughest challenge yet nilang ating ultimate pagalingan round susunod na. Here on, K-check! Points recap, muna ulit tayo leading si Paula with 110 points followed by Hannah, 100 points and pick 20 points in a Ray and Ian. Strong ating mga contenders. O excited ako sa susunod na round kung ano pang ang ibu-buga nila. Okay. Mayroon pa ibu-buga. May mga katanungan pa ba kayo sa ating mga judges? Okay. Iyan. Eh, kung ayaw ko. Duh, Douglas. Sige, okay lang. Ang question ko po, panin yung po binibild ang inyong confidence sa pag-speak sa harap ng maraming tao? Ah, okay. Well, ang kasama ko kasi dito ay isang magaling na, kali ba, parang kabanter. So, ang ataon nalagun-nurature ng ating scales, no? And dahil nga mayroon ako mga kasama dito na, napakafrendi na mga paytests, na dadala nila, no? Yung energy na yun tapunta sa aking. Okay? Iyan. Thank you, Harry Potter for that question. Thank you. We're now heading into our K-check Ultimate Magalingan where correct answers are worth 30 points. Wrong answers get a 15-point deduction. At para mas madagdaga ng kalaman ng ating mga contestants at viewers sa round na ito, sa mga professors na ating panel of experts mga galing ang mga tano. At the end of this round malalaman na natin kung sino ang tatanghaling K-check Weekly Winner. Contestants, let's begin. Question number one, Prof. Glesy. Sa larangan ng pelikula at dula, who is the late director of the film, Sakada and innovator of UP Repertories, they must play is Scholar ng Bayan. The answer is Mr. Benjamin or Ben Cervantes ang tawag namin Holy Terror. Maraming salamat Prof. Glesy. Prof. Neal, next question. Current events, tukuyin ang dalawang pinakabagong provincia ng Bansa. Nag-anap ang plebesito nong September 2022, na hatihin ang provincia ng Magindanaw sa dalawang provincia. Sa antamang sagot ay Magindanaw ng Norte at Magindanaw ng Delsur. Prof. Aymi, next question. Question for science. In the Bible, which chemical element is referred to as brimstone? With an atomic mass of 32.065 units, the correct answer is sulfur. Nag-warmba pa ang ating mga contestants. Okay, next question. Prof. Glesy. Okay, sa larangan ulit ng theater at literature. Okay? What is the name of the national artist for literature who penned the libretto for many well-loved musicals, including the tales of the Manuvo, na sapuso ang Amerika, no limitang hereda musical and hibik at himagsik ni Victoria Lactau. Ang sagot ay ang aming itay, si Bien Benido Lumbera. Thank you, Prof. Glesy. Next question, Prof. Neal. World history. Ano ang unang bansa na nagbigay ng karapatan sa kababaihan na bumoto? Ang bansang ito ay kasluku ang pinamumunuan ng Prime Minister Hasinda Ardern. Ang tamang sagot ay mong sila. Prof. Aymi. Math naman. What is 90 degrees in radiance in terms of pi? Hanna. Pi House. Since pi is 180, 90 degrees is pi over 2. KJ. Thank you. Prof. Glesy. Literature ulit. Si Carlos Bulosa hails from Binalonan, Pangasinan and is best known for his work on the life and struggles of Filipino migrant workers in the U.S. in the 1930s. He is also a labor organizer. What is the title of this novel on Filipino migrant workers in the U.S.? The title of the novel is America is in the Heart. Thank you. Recap ko na tayo. Hanna has 130 points. Paul has 110 points. Ray and Ian, 20 points. So crucial itong mga tanong na ito. Go ahead, Prof. Neal. Tanong naman para sa World History. Anong kasunduan ng 1948 ang nagbigaydaan sa pagtatatat ng World Trade Organization ng 1995. Tamang sagot ay Thank you, Prof. Neal. Prof. Amy. The capacity of a material to deform permanently in response to stress is called Paula. Maliability. Metals have this property. The correct answer is maliability. Thank you, Prof. Amy. Nagbabago ng kontin ang mga numbers natin. Paula now has 140 points. Hannah has 130 points. Last three questions. So 90 points. Ang puweli pangmakuha. Let's begin with Prof. Glesy's question. Literature ulit. This epic from Ifugao tells about the adventures of the son of Amlalau and Dumulau of the town of Hananga. What is the epic called? The answer is Thank you, Prof. Neal. Next question. Tanong para sa kasaisaya ng Pilipinas. Sino ang politikong Pilipino ang nagtaguyo ng pagkakaroan ng independent foreign policy ng 1950s. Siya rin ang main sponsor bakit meron tayong curso sa Rizal. Legislated course na kinukuha ng lahat ng college students sa buong bansa. Tamang sagot ay Claro M. Recto. Ok, itong question na ito pagmakuha ni Paula, siya na talaga. Pero pagmakuha ni Hannah, siya din ang posible. So nasa sa yung kamay ang burden Prof. Ivy. Pina kahuling tanong who discovered the four moon, main moons of Jupiter? Hannah. Galileo. That is why they are called the four Galilean moons. The correct answer is Galileo Galilean. K-check. Thank you, Astrosal. Thank you, Prof. Ivy. And that's the end of our third round, the K-check Pagalingan round. Congratulations to our weekly winner, Hannah, to the final score of 160 points. She will receive a feltro from 3DUP and will see Hannah again in our semi-finals next week. Thanks to Ray, Paula, and Ian for joining and to the members of our panel of experts, Prof. Glesy, Prof. Neil, and Prof. Ivy. This is Chanson Pascual. And I am Jonella Bort. Join us again on Monday for another K-check.