K-Check Season 4: Third Semi-Finals | Week 13 | Full Episode 63

We're putting that power to the test once more. Welcome to the semifinals here on >> K [music] Check. [music] Hello everyone. Attorney Gabby Conception Jules Gillang and welcome to K. >> It's day three of [music] our semifinals and our search for Friday's final four continues. >> [music] [music] >> Ren is a student from the [music] department of geography. He loves playing puzzle games, singing karaoke with friends and walking around the campus. His interests lie in geographical [music] insights on disaster studies and science communication [music] and also in addressing the education crisis. Paul [music] is a UP dean student studying electrical engineering. His hobbies include watching anime, scrolling through [music] Tik Tok, and listening to different genres of music. S Brian [music] po is an industrial engineering student at UP Dean. He loves listening to music and watching historical films and shows. He also enjoys playing sports [music] like volleyball and badminton and is an avid fan of the NBA. Particularly, he's a fan of Luca Donic of the Los Angeles [music] Lakers. Last but not least, Eric is a Young at heart [music] gamer, a bread winner, quiz show lover, and trivia enthusiast who at 37 has decided [music] to continue and finish his studies in PUP Open University. He loves reading books, listening to music, and playing online games like Dota 2. These four will [music] be competing under the watchful eyes of today's panel of experts. Una, [music] we have UP Dean Department of Arts Studies Chair, Assistant Professor Sophia Gillermo. Next, we [music] have retired math teacher, Mensa member, former TV quiz champion, and Kek's [music] very own quiz master Rammon Lorenzo. And finally, we have Professor Emmeritus Cosina Natividad [music] of the UP Population Institute of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, UP Dean. At contestants, on to round one. Each [music] correct answer in this round is worth 10 points. Get ready to buzz in is to get that early lead. >> Let's begin. [music] >> Question number one. Which female singer released the 2024 single To the Moon a decade after the release of All About That Pace? Yes, Brian. >> Megan Trainer. Megan Trainer released All About That Pace, which led to her winning a Grammy award for best new artist. [music] Kch C check. Question number two, who is the British chef who rose to fame with his first Brian >> Gordon Ramsay. >> Gordon Ramsay is incorrect. He rose to fame with his first BBC series in 1999 and earned the nickname The Naked Chef. Jamie Oliver is the naked naked chef. Question number three. Which Filipino reality competition series premiered in 2022 which featured winners Precious Paula Nicole? Yes, Ren. >> Drag Race Philippines. >> Drag Race Philippines featured winners Precious Paula Nicole, Captivating Cat Cat, and Maxi. The answer is correct. Kch check question number four. What fraction in lowest terms is equivalent to 20% of 50%? Brian >> 110th >> one10enth is the correct answer. Kch check. Question number five. In Jonathan Swift's book Guliver's Travels, what is the name of the island nation inhabited? Yes, Eric. >> Lilyut. >> Lilyut is the name of the island nation inhabited by tiny people about 6 in tall. The answer is correct. K check. Question number six. Proclaiming himself president of the Tagalog Republic. Which revolutionary figure resisted US colonization until his capture in 1906? >> Yes, Ren. >> Emilio Agonaldo. >> Emilio Agenaldo is incorrect. >> Yes, Paul. >> Andres Bonafasio. >> Andres Bonifaso is also incorrect. Yes, Brian. >> Gregorio Delpelar. >> Gregorio delar is also incorrect. >> Yes, Eric. >> Macario Sakai. Macario Sakai is the correct answer. Kch check. Question number seven. Who made history in 2021 as the first female vice president of the United States rents? >> Camala Harris. >> Camala Harris is the correct answer. Kch check. Question number eight. In what country were more than 1,000 flights canled during the 2025 Frankfurt airport strike? Paul, >> France. France is incorrect. Yes, Ren. >> Germany. >> Frankfurt airport is in Germany. The answer is correct. K check. >> Question number nine. What is the popular name of a Greekborn painter who established his career in Spain and created the works the burial of the count of orgas and view of Toledo? Yes, Ren. >> Salvador Dali. >> Salvador Delali is incorrect. The Greekborn painter with a very Spanish sounding name is El Greco. Question number 10. What term refers to the settling of the solid particles through a liquid like the building up of layers of sand and silt in lakes and rivers? Rents >> siltation. >> Siltation is incorrect. Paul >> sedimentation. >> Sedimentation is the correct answer. K check. Question number 11. Which girl group recorded Gabriella as their Yes, Brian. >> Cat's Eye. >> Cat's Eye recorded Gabriella as their second single in 2025 before embarking on their major tour. Cat's Eye is the correct answer. [music] Kch check. Question number 12. And the last question for this round. What is the shared common name of the 4,800year-old bristle cone pine tree in California and is also the name of the oldest man mentioned in the Old Testament? >> Yes, Paul. >> Noah. >> Noah is incorrect. Yes, Eric. >> Methuselah. >> Methuselah is the correct answer. Kch check. And that's it for our first round. Salamat attorney for that round. Let's do a scores recap. Tied at first place Ren, Brian, and Eric with 30 points each, followed by Paul with 10 points. Semifinals. [music] So, how does it feel and [laughter] biggest competitor Paula, how did you prepare for today? Preparation for a quiz show like Kche. >> Uh, I watched them semi-finals, grand finals last season. So to prepare myself, what kind of questions? So you feel adequate preparation. So [laughter] Ren and Paul with Brian and Erica round two. Okay. Check. >> [music] >> Welcome back everyone is some points recap. [music] Tides Rance Brian and Eric with 30 points each and of course Paul with 10 points. Kica Brian Eric Brian reality show question for today. Miss Daily Rounds. Yes. Thanks, Brian. Erical and that performance earned him the muchdeserved wildcard spot for today. So, because you're more mature than your fellow competitors, do you think you have the edge or advantage, Eric? >> Um, related [laughter] is always a good thing actually audience for today. No. So, Brian, Eric, Ren, and Paul. And now it's time for round two. Strategy involved contestants. Correct answers are worth 20 points each, but you lose 10 points if you answer incorrectly. >> Let's begin. Question number one, which BTS member headlined the April 2025 concert at Moa Arena where he performed songs from his solo career, including On the Street? Eric >> Suga. >> Suga is rock. >> J-H Hope. >> J Hope is correct. Okay, check. Question number two. Originating in the 1600s in Japan, which form of theater has its actors often wearing face paint called kumadori. Eric >> Kabuki. >> Kabuki is correct. Okay, check. Question number three. who became the president of the Philippines at just 29 years old after rising to prominence as a general? >> Ren, >> Emilio Agenaldo. >> Emilio Agaldo is correct. Okay, check. Question number four. In what sport did the Philippines win its first ever Asian Winter Games gold medal in 2025? Paul, >> figure skating. Figure skating is wrong. Anyone can answer. The correct answer is curling. Question number five. Which actress known for her platinum blonde hair and signature beauty mark starred in movies Some Like It Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes? Eric, >> Marilyn Monroe. >> Marilyn Monroe is correct. Okay, check. Question number six. Which city in Illinois has the third largest metropolitan area in the United States? The correct answer is Chicago. Question number seven. Which Filipino American Grandmaster clinched the 2025 Sinkfield Cup by winning a dramatic three-way playoff? >> Brian >> Wesley Saw. >> Wesley Saw is correct. Okay, check. Question number eight. Who became the first female prime minister of India serving from 1966 to 1977? Rens Indira Gandhi. >> Let me proceed. And again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984, Indira [music] Gandhi is correct. Okay, check. Question number nine in math. A spinner has 10 equal sectors numbered 1 to 10. What percent are the chances of the spinner pointing to a multiple of four? Paul, >> 40%. >> 40% is wrong, Eric. >> 20%. >> 20% is correct. Okay, check. Question number 10. Discovered in 1789 by German chemist [music] Martin Hinrich Clapro. Which element was named after a newly discovered planet at that time? >> Eric. >> Mercury. >> Mercury is wrong. Friends, >> plutonium. >> Plutonium is wrong. Ryan, >> uranium. >> Uranium is correct. Okay, check. Question number 11. Which Grammyinning ac capella group recently? Paul. Pentatonix. >> Let me proceed. Recently launched their 2025 Christmas in the City Tour across the US. Pentatonix is correct. Okay, check. Last question for this round number 12. Which football player for the Kansas City Chief? Eric. >> Travis Kelce. >> Then we proceed. Made headlines in August 2025 when he got engaged to pop star superstar Taylor Swift. You said Travis Kelce. That is correct. Okay, check. And that's it for round number two. And after that round, for that round, we have Brian and Eric tied for first [music] place with 90 points. For both of them, Ren with 60 points, Paul with 10. Up next, ultimate round check. >> [music] >> Welcome back. Semifinals n K check points recap. Tied at first place [music] s Brian and Eric with 90 points each followed by Ren with 60 and Paul with 10 in the [music] lead man s Brian at Eric chance as we go into our ultimate round panel of experts. Correct answers are worth 30 points each at my 15 point deduction for wrong answers. So contestants remember for this multiplechoice round we will accept the [music] answer itself for the letter and answer but not the letter only. And at the end of this round pane grand finalist Nicole good luck to everyone. >> Let's begin. Ultimate [music] round. First question from Prof. Sophie. >> A street inside the cultural center of the Philippines complex is named after the writer considered to be the father of Ilocano literature. A. Pedro Bukhan. >> Rance. Pedro Bukane. >> Um, let me finish. V. Carlos Bulosan, C. F. Shail, D. Leon CP Chai, E. Isabella de los Reyes. Um, the epic bag is attributed to A. Pedro Bukhan. Okay, check. >> Thanks, Prof. Sophie. Sir Mon, your question please. >> Okay, so next question is in math lang to in geometry. How many diagonals does a decagon have? A 81, B 42, C 35. >> Friends, >> 81. >> 81 is not correct. D 84, E 70. Using the formula d is equal to n * n minus 3 / 2 that's 10. A decagon has 10 sides time 7 divided by 2 which is 35. The correct answer is letter C. >> Thanks Armon Prof Joy. Go ahead. >> What is the main focus of psychology as a social science? A laws and regulations. B human behavior and mental processes. C >> Brian B. human behavior and mental processes. >> Okay, let me finish. C, markets and trade. D, language and structure. E, population genetics. And the answer is B. Human behavior and mental processes. Okay, check. >> Thanks, RJ Joy. And now off to round two. >> Prof. Sophie, go ahead. In successes deas is Filipinas published in6009. Antonio de morgga wrote all are very careful of their blank which from a very early age they file and render even with stones and iron. >> They Eric >> fingernails malipo. They dye them a black color which is lasting and which preserves their blank until they are very old. What is blank? A eyebrows. B fingernails. C hair. D teeth. E toenails. >> Friends teeth. >> Yes. Actually, no. which only goes to show how standards of beauty can change over time because they black teeth. It was beautiful. So the correct answer is teeth. K check. >> Okay. Thanks for that info, Prof. Sophie. Sirmon, go ahead. >> Recent events in bot. According to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in their study in August 2025, the modern potato evolved from which plant 9 million years ago? Is it Agg, B cabbage, C strawberry, D coconut, or E tomato? Sir. [laughter] Oh. The team of evolutionary biologist revealed that the modern-day potato got his start in the South American mountains of the Andes from the tomato. Tomato. >> I see. Thanks, Herman. Profy. Which term describes the tendency to recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle ones? A encoding specificity. B serial position effect. C priming. D chunking. E interference. >> Rense. >> Serial position effect. Serial position effect is a psychological phenomenon that describes how the position of an item in a list influences its recall. Okay, check. >> Thanks, Profoy. We're done with the first half. Attorney, go ahead. >> Well, after that first half of our ultimate pagalingan round, we have Ren in first [music] place with 135 points, followed by Brian with 120 points. And in third place is Eric with 75 points and Paul with 10 points. >> Yes. Last half win. >> So we have 180 points contestants. >> Correct. So last half third round prof Sophie >> Nashville artist Carlos Botm Francisco's Filipino struggles through history painted from 1964 to 1968 is a mural series composed of 10 canvases each depicting a scene from Philippine history. Which of the following was not depicted in the murals? A. The Bonafasio mural, also known as Cry of Balintawak. B. Blood Compact. C. Edsa Revolution. >> Brian. >> C. Eda Revolution. >> I'll just finish. D. First mass at Masawa. E. Martyrdom of Fizal. Well, the murals were finished in 1968 and Edsa took place in 1986. So C is correct. K check. >> Thanks Prof. Sophie Sirmon. Go ahead. >> In mathematics, if two legs of a right triangle are 9 in and 12 in, what is the length of the hypotenuse? >> Paul, >> 15 in. >> 9 squared is 81. 12 squared is 144. Add them up 225. The square root is 15. You are correct. K check. >> Thanks. Profan question >> challenge. [laughter] >> Prof. Go ahead. >> Okay. What is the neurotransmitter associated with feelings of pleasure, motivation, and reward that is also behind the feelings of eophoria we normally experience during the early stages of falling in love? Is it estrogen? >> Estrogen. >> Let me finish. That is incorrect. B. Epinephrine. C. Dopamine. D. >> Paul. >> Dopamine. Let me finish. D, serotonin, E, cortisol. And the answer is dopamine. K check. Dopamine is the pleasurable sensation that you feel uh is is the neurotransmitter that is responsible for the feelings of euphoria you feel when you are first falling in love. It's also the same neurotransmitter that is responsible for the feelings of euphoria associated with the use of cocaine and alcohol. >> So when you are in love that's just dopamine. >> A when you're in love it's like taking cocaine. [laughter] >> Thanks Ry. Okay so off to our last round. >> Yes. Before we go into our last round, after that third round of questions, we have Brian in the lead now with 150 points, followed by Ren with 120 points, Eric with 75 and Paul with 70. >> Okay, so last round me >> 90 points. >> 90 points. So 90 points meron. >> Correct. Okay, last questions. Prof Sophie, go ahead. The triumph of science over death, also known as Sienna. A statue depicting a young nude woman with flowing hair standing on a skull while bearing a torch can be found in front of Fernando Calderon Hall UP College of Medicine. This in Manila. It is a large replica of a clay sculpture by A. Felix Resurrection Hidalgo, B. Gillard Moto Tolentino C. Jose Rizal D. >> Rile Talentino Malipo D. Juan Luna E. Napoleon Abuva >> Eric >> E. Napoleon Abuva >> Malipo >> Paul >> A. Felix Resurrection Halgo Malipo Brian >> Juan Luna. [laughter] So he actually made the original clay sculpture for his friend Ferdinand Bloom and Treat. So the answer is Perisal. >> Okay, last 60 points. >> Yes, >> Sermon. Go ahead. >> Oh, this question is in aeronautics. Which pilot of the spacecraft Freedom 7 became the second human in space in May 1961? Is it A. Valentina Tereshova, B. Yuri Gagarin, C. Alan Shepard, D. Jim Lovel, E. John Glenn >> Eric >> John Glenn >> John Glenn is not correct >> Paul >> see Alan Shepard >> Alan Shepard was the pilot of freedom 7 before Shepherd came Yuri Gagarin the first man in space and seven animals including fruit flies mice monkeys chimpanzees and dogs see Alan Shepherd is correct okay Check. >> Thanks, Herman. Okay, so here we go. Off to our last question. Attorney Se Brian is in the lead with 135 points, followed by Ren behind by 30 points. 105 points. Paul with 85, Eric with 45 points. And we're now down to our last 30 point question. >> Prof. Joy, go ahead. Okay. Replacement level fertility is the average number of children per woman needed for a population to place itself from one generation to the next without considering migration. What is the value most often used as replacement level fertility? Is it A 1.5 children per woman? B two children per woman rents >> two children per woman. Okay, let me finish. That answer is not correct. C. 2.1 children per woman. D three children per woman. E 3.1 children per woman. >> Eric >> C 2.1 children per woman. >> Okay. The answer is C 2.1 children per woman. K check. It is not two because some children die before reaching reproductive age. So slightly more than two must be born to ensure that two will survive to reproduce. And that's it for Kchek ultimate pagaling. Congratulations to Brian, our third grand finalist with [applause] a score of 135 points. We'll see you again on Friday when you compete with our other grand finalists for the title of Kche champion. >> Thanks to Ren. For a while, we thought we were going to have a tie on our hands, but thank you to Rance, Paul, and [music] Eric for joining us today. And of course, to the members of our panel of experts, Prof. Sophie, Sir Ramon, Lorenzo, and Prof. Joy. A po attorney Gabby Conception. >> Thank you, Kandama, for my talk. A poor Gillang. Please join us again tomorrow for the last day of our semifinals here on >> King Check. [music] Heat. Heat. [music]