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In this episode of K-Check Season 4, host Jules Gillang and attorney Gabby Concepcion welcome four daily winners to compete in a high-stakes quiz before the semifinals and grand finals. The contestants include Ben, an applied physics student from UP Diliman who enjoys stargazing; Lulu, an architecture student from Sto. Tomas University known for her illustrations; Vince, a theater arts student from UP Diliman with a passion for sports; and Joy, an incoming second-year BSOA student from PUP Open University. They face off against a distinguished panel of experts comprising Professor Louisa Deleon Bulina, Dr. Ian Kendrick Fontanilla, and Professor Eloy Hernandez, who guide the competition through multiple rounds designed to test their knowledge across various fields.
The competition begins with Round One, where correct answers are worth ten points with no penalty for wrong guesses. The contestants tackle a diverse range of topics, including pop culture trivia about *Phineas and Ferb* and *Monopoly*, scientific definitions regarding salinity and tendons, and historical facts about the Sepoy Rebellion. Ben quickly establishes a commanding lead by correctly answering questions on subjects like cricket versus softball, the actress Jennifer Lawrence, and the concept of revolution. While Lulu, Vince, and Joy also score points in this initial round, Ben's consistent performance allows him to pull ahead significantly, setting the stage for a challenging second half.
Round Two intensifies the stakes with correct answers worth twenty points but introducing a ten-point deduction for incorrect responses. The questions become more specialized, covering topics such as the salinity of liquids, the founder of the Safavid dynasty, the meaning of "galaxy," and the specific details of *How to Train Your Dragon*. Despite Ben's strong start, he faces stiff competition from Lulu, who answers correctly on questions regarding impressionist painters, Vocaloid software, and the Louvre Museum. The scoring fluctuates as contestants navigate tricky math problems and historical queries, with some participants like Joy and Vince falling into negative scores due to mistakes, while Ben and Lulu maintain their positive standing through strategic buzzing.
The episode culminates in an ultimate round featuring multiple-choice questions on world history, anatomy, geography, and pop culture, where the penalty for wrong answers increases to fifteen points. Ben demonstrates exceptional accuracy by answering correctly on questions about Constantine the Great, wisdom teeth, the Amur River, and Katy Perry's song during a Blue Origin mission, ultimately securing a final score of 220 points. He is crowned the K-Check daily winner and will advance to compete with other winners in the upcoming semifinals, while the hosts thank the panelists and contestants for an engaging battle of wits that showcased both their knowledge and resilience under pressure.
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It's time once again to put that power
to the test here on
>> K.
Hello everyone. I'm Jules Gillang. po
attorney Gabby Conception and this is
Kch Check. Today we will be looking for
the last daily winner who will join us
in tomorrow's weeklies which is also the
last one before our semis and our grand
finals. And there's a possibility
all will be revealed next week.
Ben is a BS applied physics student of
UP delean. During his free time, he
either likes to play with Google maps or
stare at the night sky at the UPD sunken
garden.
Next, we have Lulu. Lulu is currently an
architecture student from University of
Sto. Tomtomas. She loves creating
illustrations and is fond of books,
music, movies, and anime. She enjoys
consuming and sharing funny videos and
memes to her friends. Vince is a theater
arts student from UP Dean. Besides
acting and studying, he's also into
sports and he especially likes
basketball and golf.
And finally, we have Joy. Joy is an
incoming second year at PUP Open
University taking BSA. She loves to read
and listen to music. She may be shy, but
she swears she is easy to get along
with. Well, these four will be competing
under the watchful eyes of today's
Kcheek panel of experts.
Professor Louisa Deleon Bulina, former
chair of the department of history, UP
Dimanito,
Dr. Ian Kendrick Fontineia of the
College of Science, UP Diman.
And last but not least, Professor Eloy
Hernandez of the Department of Arts
Studies, the College of Arts and
Letters, UP Dean.
contestants hana bakayo for our first
round. Correct answers in this round are
10 points each. No deductions for wrong
answers. So get ready to buzz in and
collect those points. It's time.
>> Let's begin.
>> This is round one. Question number one.
After 10 years, which animated series
about step brothers brought back its
beloved characters, including Candice,
as well as its catchy songs? Ben,
>> Pine and Ferb.
>> Pineas and Ferb is correct. Okay, check.
Question number two. Ornithology is the
study of which kinds of animals?
Correct answer is birds.
Question number three.
Which Chinese company founded in 2010 by
Wang Ning revolutionized the designer
toy industry with its blind box model?
Correct answer is PopMart.
Question number four. What city in
western Mindanao hosts the annual
Hermosa festival celebrating its patron
Our Lady of the Pillar?
Ben,
>> Sambanga City.
>> Sam Zambanga is correct. K check.
Question number five, mental math. What
number is 25% of 360?
Ben,
>> 90. 90 is correct. A check.
Question number six. With over 1,500
different editions, including one based
on Game of Thrones, what board games
basic version uses the street names in
Atlantic City, USA?
Correct answer is Monopoly.
Question number seven. Which Hollywood
actress played Mystic in the X-Men
reboot film series? As well as Katniss
Vince.
>> Jennifer Lawrence.
>> Let me proceed. As well as Katniss
Everdine in the Hunger Games. You said
Jennifer Lawrence. That is correct.
Okay. Check.
Question number eight. What do you call
the tough elastic connective tissue
attaching a muscle to a bone? Ben.
>> Tendon. Come again.
>> Tendon.
>> Tendon is correct. Okay, check.
Question number nine. What sport similar
to baseball but played with a larger
ball?
>> Ben,
>> cricket.
>> Cricket is wrong. Let me proceed with a
larger ball and on a smaller field was
reinstated at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic
Games.
Joy,
>> softball.
>> Softball is correct. Okay, check.
Question number 10. What natural fiber
obtained from sheep and other animals is
commonly ben?
>> Wool.
>> Let me proceed. Is commonly used to make
warm clothing like sweaters and scarves?
You said wool. That is correct. Okay.
Check. Question number 11. What term
describes a dramatic and often violent
overthrow of a government or the
movement of a planet around the sun?
>> Lulu.
>> Revolution. Revolution is correct. Okay,
check.
Last question for this round number 12.
Which computer game that challenges
players to avoid hidden bombs is named
after a ship? Lulu
>> Mind Sweep.
>> That is wrong. Is named Ben.
>> Mind sweeper.
>> Then we proceed. Is named after a ship
designed to clear explosives. Mind
sweeper is correct. Okay, check. And
that ends round number one.
Jules for that round. And after that
round, we have Ben in the lead with 60
points with Lulu, Vince, and Joy
slugging it out for second place with 10
points each.
Kch check
questions.
So Ben
sunken garden to stare into the night
sky.
UP Astronomical Society. So
night sky and I just love to stare at
the stars and
planets.
Wow.
Google Maps
Googlehoods.
Interesting.
One of these days for Google Earth
versions bonga bonga.
>> Thanks Ben. So naman si Lulu. So Lulu,
what kind of illustrations do you create
required school work? I create artworks
based on poems and sometimes even music
pa and sometimes even fan works of let's
say anime movies and shows and I was a
former artist from our school paper and
to to create artworks and so far um
from school works and I enjoy it very
much. So very artistic talaga
per very strong then STEM side mo
because you're your um course is
architecture correct so that has
definitely a lot of math and a lot of
computation
>> in touch with her left and right balance
contestants
well Vince and Joy we will get back to
you shortly
In the meantime,
roundabs,
followed by Lulu, Vince, and Joy with 10
points each. So second part
K. So see Vince naman. So Vince has
taken up golf only last year.
last year
driving.
Very chill, very calming.
Frustrating trying to put that little
ball into a little hole in a big expanse
of grass.
actually
gears mo.
>> Let's go to Joy.
What is BSA? Um,
>> Bachelor of Science in Office
Administration.
Um actually
using soeno is part of the things you
need to learn when you take
open university system Actually
professionography
secret
office administration
management
medical PA
scope.
Well, good luck to you, Joy. We need
graduates of BSOA. We need them
everywhere.
>> Correct. Thank you so much. And now it's
time for round two. So, contestants, get
ready to buzz in, but make sure you
strategize. Correct answers are worth 20
points each, but you lose 10 points if
you answer incorrectly. It's time.
>> Let's begin.
This is round two question number one.
In science, what do you call the measure
of the amount of dissolved salts in a
given amount of liquid?
Ben,
>> solubility.
>> The answer is incorrect.
The correct answer is salinity.
Question number two, which nation was
the home of impressionist painters like
Claude Monet and Edgar Dega in the late
19th century?
>> Then
>> France.
>> France is the correct answer. Kch check.
Question number three. Which actor's
finger joints were separated from the
force he encountered while clinging onto
a seat belt during a biplane stunt in
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning.
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
starring Tom Cruz.
Oh, okay. Question number four. Which
fictional count's castle in
Transennylvania is often depicted as
dark, eerie, and perched a top a cliff
in Gothic horror stories?
I'm sure Joy would have said, "Count
Dracula."
Question number five. What singing voice
synthesizer software first developed by
Yamaha in 2004
allows users to input lyrics and melody
to produce songs without a human singer.
>> Lulu
>> Vocaloid.
>> Vocaloid is the correct answer. K check.
Question number six. In what city can
you cross the famous Shibuya crossing?
>> Tokyo.
>> In Tokyo, you can cross the famous
Shibuya crossing or see cherry blossoms
in Weno Park. The answer is correct.
Tokyo is correct. K check.
Question number seven in math. If a
baker sold 10 cakes in the morning and
15 cakes in the afternoon, what percent
of the cakes were sold in the morning?
>> Ben,
>> 40%.
>> 40% is the correct answer. Cake check.
Question number eight. What term for a
vast system of stars, dust, and gas
comes from the Greek word for milk
referring to the Milky Way's appearance
in the night sky? Ben,
>> galaxy.
>> Galaxy is the correct answer. Kch check.
Question number nine this time. Which
actress starred as Belle in Disney's
2017?
Lulu.
>> Emma Watson. Emma Watson starred as
Belle in Disney's 2017 liveaction
adaptation of Beauty and the Beast after
playing Hermione Granger in the Harry
Potter film series. Emma Watson is the
correct answer. Kch check.
Question number 10. What non-bony fish
often called a living fossil has
survived for 400 million years long
before the current North Star took its
place in the sky?
Believe it or not, the shark is called a
living fossil. Question number 11.
According to global shipping data, which
nation supplies the highest number of
maritime officers and rating serving on
international vessels?
supply
maritime officers.
Question number 12 and the last question
for this round. Which 2025 liveaction
film features the night fury dragon
Toothless as a central character? Vince,
>> how to train your dragons.
>> How to train your dragons
is incorrect.
Ben,
>> how to train your dragon.
>> How to train your dragon is the correct
answer. Kch check. And that's it for the
second round.
So for that round, let's do a scores
recap.
Ben with 130 points, followed by Lulu
with 70, Joy with 10 and Vince
round.
Welcome back to K Check Points recap.
Ben is still in the lead with 130
points, followed by Lulu with 70, Joy
with 10, and Vince with a bit of
catching up to do. Not all is lost.
That's right. Correct answers are worth
30 points each at my 15 point deduction
for wrong answers. Remember panel of
experts
for this multiplechoice round we will
accept the answer itself or the letter
and answer but not the letter only. So
let's go for those points and for the
win. Let's begin.
Ultimate round
world history question. Who was the
first Roman emperor to convert to
Christianity? The choices are A.
Augustus, B. Nero, C. Constantine the
Great, D. Marcos Aurelius E. Hadrien
>> Lulu
>> A. Augustus
>> Malipo.
>> Anyone can answer.
>> Constantine legalized Christianity with
the Edict of Milan in 313 CE and
converted later in life. The correct
answer is C. Constantine the Great.
Profan this time.
Wisdom teeth
at 25.
Wisdom teeth. A K9 B central incizer C
lateral incizer D molar E then D molar.
Kang E preolar. So, wisdom teeth.
So, Ben check.
Who is the Pinoy rapper popular for his
songs
and Serena? Then Glock 9.
>> Okay. So
choices
also nursing graduate suck nine and his
real name is Aristotel police. No sorry
police.
So Ben K check.
Okay. Actually magn.
Okay. Second round prof. Let's begin it.
>> Okay. Try Asian history. Who was the
founder of the Sapphavid dynasty in
Persia? The choices are A. Sha Abbas I b
Ismael I C. Nad Sha D. Tamarlain E.
Babur.
Okay. Ismile I founded the Safabi
dynasty in 1501, unifying Persia and
establishing the 12ver Shia Islam as the
state religion which remains dominant in
Iran today. The correct answer is B.
Ismael the first
question
human anatomy
skin.
So K checko,
what is the Philippine traditional
alcoholic beverage that figured
significantly?
Uh
so question
uh that figured significantly in a
revolt during the Spanish colonial
period. A. Lambanog. B. Basi. C. Tuba.
D. Gin. E. Tapoy.
>> Joy.
>> A. Lanog.
>> Malle.
>> Anyone can answer. Lulu or Benzolei.
>> Vince.
Jin.
>> Mal.
>> Lulu. Take your drink.
>> Basi.
Lulu.
In 1807,
uh, the Spanish government banned
private production of basi and, uh,
ilocanos
revolted
>> and basi is made from fermented sugar
cane juice. So the correct is correct
answer is basi. Lulu K check.
ng alak.
>> Oh, alcohol is truly dangerous
>> for your health.
>> That's true.
>> Okay, that was the second round, right?
>> Yes.
>> So, let's do a scores recap. Leading
paren with 175 points at Habula Lulu
with 115 points. Then we have Joy with
-5 and Vince with -15. But don't worry
my last half pa
>> last half me 180 points for the taking
so
far.
So world geography,
what river forms much of the border
between Russia and China? The choices
are A. Ob B Ural C Lina D Amore Erish.
The Amore River acts as a natural border
between eastern Russia and northeastern
China. The correct answer is the Amore
consistent recordist
record.
A. Beetlejuice. B. Proxima Centtory.
>> Ben. Proxima Centtory. Malay
choices. C. Riel. D. Sirius. Or E. Soul.
E.
The sun is also a star.
Technical term. I soul. Tamagot. I e
soul. Lulu. K.
Profan three out of three.
>> Another record.
The star that's nearest. I just have a
friendang
ship captain who was always out at sea
when all his children were born. And all
his children were named after the star
that he could see when the call came.
Interesting.
>> Wow.
>> Prof. Alloy.
>> During the brief weightless phase of
Blue Origins NS31 mission, which song
did Katie Perry surprise her crew mates
by singing? A What a Wonderful World. B.
Roar. C. Firework. B. Flowers. E. God
bless America.
Joy
>> C. Fireworks.
Mallet.
>> Anyone can answer.
>> Ben A. What a wonderful world.
>> Okay. So
um first recorded by Louisie Armstrong
in 1967,
Katy Perry surprised her crewmates by
singing What a Wonderful World during a
very brief weightless phase. So the
correct answer is What a Wonderful
World. Ben Kch check
otherwise with a deduction.
Soon si Ben leading at 190, Lulu at 145,
then followed by Vince with -15, then
Joy with -20. But we still have our last
round.
>> 90 points in the last round.
Weekly finals prof.
Okay. Try to Asian history question.
What major event in 1857
significantly challenged British rule in
India? The choices are A. The Sepo
Rebellion, B. Salt March, C. Amritsar
Massacre, D. Gandhi's hunger strike, E
battle of plasti.
>> Sorry bro.
and Proflu sets a new world record.
>> The SEO rebellion or the Indian mutiny
of 1857 was a massive uprising against
the British East India Company sparked
by cultural and political grievances
among Indian soldiers. The correct
answer is a sepo rebellion. Okay.
Record for the day for the win.
Insect bats.
A
B
Calasinig
matal
or E may
then
insect bats
echoloc. So
I letter B check. Wow. Winner.
Four out of four questions answered.
Okay. Prof. Prof. Eloy alloy.
>> K check profanayon.
Oh,
check.
>> What is the world's largest museum? A
the British Museum, the Metropolitan
Museum of Art,
C the Louv Museum, D the Vatican
Museums, and E the Smithsonian
Institution.
>> Lulu.
>> The Louv.
>> Correct. No. It is located in Paris,
72,735
square meters and the most visited
museum in the world. So, Lulu Kch check.
And that's it for our Kch Cch ultimate
pagalingan round. Congratulations to
Ben, our Kch Czech daily winner with a
final score of 220 points. We'll see Ben
again tomorrow when he competes with our
other daily winners for a spot in our
semifinals.
>> Vince and Joy for joining and to the
members of our panel of experts Proflu
Prof. Ian and Profoy. Thank you so much
Jules Gam attorney Gabby Conception.
Join us again tomorrow for another round
of
>> K Check.
Heat. Heat.