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The episode of K-Check Season 4 features a high-stakes trivia competition where four daily winners—Stephen, Alex, Carl, and Gabby—compete to become the weekly champion under the guidance of three distinguished panelists from UP Diliman. The contest begins with Round One, consisting of twelve general knowledge questions covering topics ranging from ancient Egyptian mythology and literature to modern history and science. During this initial round, physics student Carl demonstrates exceptional command over a wide array of subjects, securing an early lead by correctly answering difficult queries about the electric eel, Solon as a lawmaker, and the Pact of Biak-na-Bato, while his opponents struggle with questions regarding Adele's Bond theme and the location of the 2022 World Cup.
Round Two introduces a penalty system where incorrect answers result in point deductions, adding significant tension to the proceedings despite Carl maintaining his lead throughout this phase. The panelists ask challenging questions on diverse fields such as biology, history, and pop culture, including inquiries about rock bands receiving fellowships, plant cambium layers, Brexit terminology, Stephen Hawking's radiation theory, and the discovery of smallpox vaccination by Edward Jenner. While some contestants like Gabby manage to score points with correct answers regarding medical dramas and novel titles, others face setbacks; notably, Stephen loses ground due to errors in mental math calculations and historical facts about French queens, causing his total score to drop into negative territory as Carl continues to dominate the leaderboard with a substantial point advantage.
The competition culminates in an ultimate round featuring multiple-choice questions from each panelist that test deep knowledge of literature, archaeology, biochemistry, earth science, and sports history. Contestants must identify specific literary forms like haikus, ancient civilizations aligned with solstices such as the Mayans, biological components like perovskite in the Earth's mantle, revolutionary figures like Che Guevara, and mythological characters like Helen of Troy. Carl successfully navigates these final challenges, answering correctly on topics from Hello Kitty's boyfriend to Usain Bolt's world records, ultimately securing a decisive victory with a final score of 295 points against his competitors who finished significantly behind him. The episode concludes by celebrating Carl as the weekly winner while acknowledging the contributions of all participants and expert panelists for making this week's competition an engaging display of intellectual prowess.
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It's time once again to put that power
to the test here on
>> K Check. [music]
[music]
Hello everyone. Happy Friday. I'm
attorney Gabby Conception.
Jules Gillang and this is Kche and Kche
on a Friday means
weekly winner who will move on to our
semis and possibly the grand finals.
>> So stick with us until the final week of
this exciting competition to find out
who our next Gche champion will be.
Daily winners.
Monday's winner Stephen comes to us with
270 points. Will this community [music]
focused or leader represent?
Business ad student Alex is here today
with 80 points. Does he have the prowess
to prove himself on our weekly [music]
stage?
And with a K check alltime high score of
drum [music] roll please.
430 points. Well- read physics student
Carl is poised to take it all. Will his
performance today be another thriller?
And Thursday's winner, Gab finishes out
with 215 points. He may like lifting
weights, [music] but will he be able to
carry today's competition? These four
will be competing under the watchful
eyes of today's Kchek panel of experts.
We have UP DeMan, Department of Arts
Studies Chair, [music] Assistant
Professor Sophia Gillermo. Next, we have
Ched Technical Panel Chairperson for
Chemistry and Executive Director of the
UP Center for Intelligent Systems,
Professor Ricky Nelas of the UP DeMan
Institute of Chemistry. And we also have
Professor Louisa Deleon Bulino, former
[music] chair of the department of
history from UP Dean.
contestants
round one, which is also your first
opportunity to earn those points. So,
you already know the drill. Get ready to
buzz in.
>> Let's begin.
[music]
>> This is round one. Question number one.
Anubis the ancient Egyptian god of
mummification is often show with a head
of which doglike animal.
>> Alex Labrador
>> Labrador is wrong.
Anyone can answer. Correct answer is a
jackal.
Question number two. What a literative
term originating from George Orwell's
1984 is now commonly used to describe an
intrusive or overreaching government.
>> Stephen,
>> imperialist.
>> Imperialist is wrong. Anyone can answer
that.
>> Authoritarian.
>> Authoritarian is wrong.
The correct answer is big brother.
Question number three. What is the
alliterative name of the long Amazon
river fish that can produce powerful
[music] electric shocks?
God. Apar. Aparia is strong.
The correct answer is Electric Eel.
Question number four. Which singer
recorded Writings on the Wall? Which is
the first James Bond theme to reach
number one on the UK singles chart?
>> Dab.
>> Adele.
>> Adele is wrong.
Stephen, sorry about the correct answer
is Sam Smith
Adele Sky. Okay, question number five.
In 1717,
the triple alliance was established in
the Hague among France, Britain, and
what other European country?
Carl,
>> the Netherlands.
>> The Netherlands is correct. Okay, check.
Question number six. Who was the ancient
Greek lawmaker whose name is still used
in modern times to mean a wise or
respected legislator
>> Carl
>> Solon
>> Solon is correct. Okay. Check.
>> Question number seven. What 2022 film
features Brad Pit as a hitman named
Ladybug aboard a Shinkansen from Tokyo
Tokyoto?
The correct answer is bullet train.
Question number eight. Which Middle
Eastern country hosted the 2022 FIFA
World Cup? Stephen
>> Dubai
>> Dubai is wrong. Carl
>> Qatar
>> Qatar is correct. Okay. Check.
Question number nine. The Christian
church that John and Charles Wesley
founded in the 18th century is known
today as what? Gap.
>> Protestantism.
>> Protestantism is wrong.
Anyone
can answer.
The correct answer is Methodist Church.
Question number 10. In mental math, if
twice a number is 72, what is 1/2 that
number? Carl
>> 18.
>> 18 is correct. Okay, check. Question
number 11. Ramsy's II once ruled a great
empire centered [music] in what
modernday country?
>> Carl,
>> Egypt.
>> Egypt is correct. Okay, check. Last
question for this round number 12. What
is the name of the 1897 truce signed in
Carl Baknab?
>> Let me proceed. signed in San Miguel
Bulakan between the Spanish authorities
and Filipino revolutionaries. You said
Baknabato or Pact of Baknabato. That is
correct. Okay, check. And that ends
round number one
Jules. And after that round, we have
record-breaking Carl in the lead with 60
points, followed by Stephen, Alex, and
G.
>> Yes, but two more rounds to go and in
the end, we will reveal our weekly
winner.
competition
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Carl with 60 points followed by Steven,
Alex and Gab with zero each
because Now up.
It's time for round two. Remember, there
is a twist in this round. Each correct
answer is worth 20 points, but you lose
10 points if you answer incorrectly. So,
good luck. Let's begin.
>> This is round two. Question number one.
In 2025, which rock band received the
Iverse Academy Fellowship, the highest
songwriting honor in Britain four
decades after hitting the music charts
with or without Stephen?
>> Cold Play.
>> Cold Play is incorrect.
Carl,
>> you two.
>> You two is correct. Okay, check.
Question number two. What thin layer in
plants is named after the Latin word for
change due to its ability to create new
plant cells?
That thin layer in plants is called the
cambium.
Question number three. In medieval
architecture, what is the term for a
ditch? Usually water filled that serves
as a barrier around a fortress or a
castle gap?
>> Moat is the correct answer. Kch check.
Question number four. What sixletter
term is used to describe the United
Kingdom's withdrawal from the European
Union? Yes, Carl.
>> Brexit. Brexit is the term which was the
United Kingdom's withdrawal from the
European Union after a 2016 referendum.
The answer is correct. [music] K check.
Question number five. What British
scientist is credited with discovering
the type of radiation now named after
him that black holes emit through
quantum processes? Yes, Carl.
>> Stephen Hawking.
>> Stephven Hawking is the correct answer.
Kch check.
Question number six, problem solving.
This time, if you travel 75 kilometers
in 2 hours and 30 minutes, what is your
speed in kilometers per hour?
Stephen
>> 25.
>> The answer is incorrect.
>> Carl,
>> 30 km per hour.
>> 30 km per hour is the correct answer. K
check.
Question number seven. What cape located
near Africa's southern tip was named to
symbolize the promise of a seaw route to
the East Indies? Carl,
>> Cape of Good [music] Hope.
>> Cape of Good Hope is the correct answer.
Okay, check.
Question number eight, meaning all lands
in ancient Greek. What is the name of
the Yes, Carl.
>> Pangia.
>> Pangia is the name of the superc
continent which existed about 300
million years ago. The answer is
correct. Kch check.
Question number nine. What TV medical
drama has a title taken from the name of
the garments, usually blue or green,
worn by health care professionals? Carl,
>> Scrubs.
>> Scrubs is the correct answer. Kch check.
Question number 10. The movie Prey
starring Amber Mid Thunder is part of
which film franchise that started with
an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.
The answer is [music] Predator. Question
number 11. What word refers to both a
part of a gun that must be pulled to
fire a bullet and which also may mean
Yes, Carl. Trigger.
>> And trigger can also mean an action that
sets something off. Trigger is the
correct answer. Key check.
Question number 12. And the last
question for this round. What novel by
Herman Melville was inspired by the true
story of the Essex, a ship sunk by a
sperm whale?
>> Gab.
>> Mobedic.
>> Mobedic is the correct answer. Kch
check. And that's it for an exciting
second round.
Thank you attorney for that round.
Scores recap.
Carl with 220 points followed by Gab
with 40, Alex with [music] zero, and
Stephen with negative 20. Pero. Our
ultimate pagaling round is next here on
>> K Check.
Welcome back to K check points recap to
Carl is in the lead with 220 points
followed by Gab with 40, Alex with zero
and Stephen [music] with negative 20ert.
Remember as well that correct answers in
this round are worth 30 points each. 15
point deduction for each wrong answer.
Also, for this multiple choice 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.
[music]
Ultimate round. First question from
Prof. Sophie. In literature,
the first cold shower,
even monkeys seem to want a little straw
coat, is an example of a A. Haiku,
B. Limmerick,
C. Cina,
D. Sonnet, E. Villionel.
Sonet
po
limmerick malipo.
Okay. It has a short poem. Three lines.
Three syllables. Five syllables. Five.
75. It's a haiku
>> ra freaky. your question, please.
>> Thanks, Jules. Here's your question.
Which ancient civilization used early
forms of astronomy to build structures
aligned with the solstesses like
Stonehenge.
A Greek,
B. Babylonian.
>> C.
>> Carl.
>> B. Babylonian.
>> Sorry. Malay. C. Egyptian.
>> D. Mayan.
>> Deb.
>> Mayan.
>> Sorry. Malay. E. Neolithic. Brons.
>> Stephen.
>> Uh. E. Neolithic britons. Stonehenge
built over 4,000 years ago was aligned
to the sunrise of the summer solstice an
early form of astronomical [music]
observation. K check.
>> Thanks prof. Next question from Lou.
>> World history to which French queen was
executed during the French
>> Maria.
>> Okay, let me read the choices. A.
Marianuanet.
B. Katherine Demedichi C. Joan of Arc D.
Eleanor of Aquitane E. Anoline.
She was tried, convicted of treason to
the principles of the revolution and
executed by Guillotin on October 16,
1793.
Attributed to have said, "Let them eat
cake." Marianuanet was the last queen of
France before the French Revolution.
That is correct, Carl. The correct
answer is a maruanet. Okay, check.
>> Thank you. Off to round two, Prof.
Sophie.
>> In ancient Greek and Roman architecture,
a carotid is a decorative column or
pillar in the shape of a A lion, B
snake, C tree, D vase or vase, E woman.
A pillar in the shape of a woman is a
karotid.
Thanks, Prof. Sophie. Proficky, go
ahead.
>> Bio or biochemistry. So, here's your
question.
Which RNA molecule has enzyatic
activity?
A mRNA or messenger RNA? B TR RNA or
transfer RNA, C R RNA or ribosomal RNA.
D ribosymes
and E sir RA or short interfering RNA.
Stephen,
>> dear ribosymes,
>> ribosymes are short for RNA enzymes.
RNA molecules that catalyze reactions
providing that RNA can have both genetic
and catalytic roles. Okay, check.
>> Thanks, Pricky. Proflu, go ahead.
>> Okay. Toong history of technology.
What 19th century device was the first
machine capable of recording and playing
sound? The choices are A. Speaker, B
microphone, C phonograph,
>> C phonograph.
>> Let me finish the choices. D radio, E
tape cassette. Invented by Thomas Edison
in 1877,
it was the first machine capable of
recording and playing sound. It was
initially called a phonograph, later
called a gramophone, and since the
1940s, a record player, or more recently
a turntable, all are devices for the
mechanical and analog reproduction of
sound. The correct answer is C.
Phonograph. Kch check.
>> Thank you, Tony. Let's do a scores
recap. Well, after that second round, we
have Carl in the lead with 250 points,
followed by Stephen with 40 points, Gab
with 10 points, and Alex with zero
points.
>> So, off to our second half with 18
points.
>> So, third round. Prof. Sophie, go ahead.
In popular culture,
Hello Kitty is an anthrop
anthropomorphized
white cat with a red bow and no visible
mouth. According to her backstory, she
lives in London and is close to her twin
sister, Mimi, who is depicted with a
yellow bowl. What is Hello Kitty's
boyfriend's name? A. Patsumaru.
B. Charm Kitty C. Dear Daniel
D. Keropi E. Tuxedo Sam
>> Tuxedo Samo.
>> The love team is Hello Kitty and Dear
Daniel.
Thank you, Prof. Sophie.
Next question, Prof. Ricky,
>> here's your question.
What is the dominant component of the
Earth's lower mantle?
A olivine, B. Perovskite,
C. Carnet, D. Quartz, E. Peroxy.
A olivine.
>> Sorry Malle
quartz.
>> Sorry Malle.
Perovkskite structured silicates
dominate the lower mantle and influence
deep earth dynamics. So the correct
answer is letter B. Perovski.
>> Thank you Raflu. Go ahead. Okay, this is
a world history question.
Which revolutionary leader played a key
role in the Cuban revolution and became
a global symbol of resistance and
Marxist ideology?
>> Cheoes.
A. Chegivara. B. Fidel Castro. C. Miguel
Diaz Canel. D. Fheno Batista. E. Jose
Miguel Gomez. He was an Argentine
Marxist revolutionary, physician and
guerilla leader who helped lead the
Cuban revolution along with Fidel
Castro. His image symbolizes rebellion
and an enduring global symbol of
revolution. Chegze was executed in
Bolivia in 1967. The correct answer is a
cheeky vara ka.
>> Thanks Raflu. And now we're off to our
last round with 90 points left. Prof.
Sophie, go ahead.
>> In Greek mythology,
the face that launched a thousand ships.
>> Yeah.
>> Helen of Troy.
>> I will go on with the choices belong to
A. Cleopatra,
B Helen of Troy, C. Hera, D Nefertiti, E
Venus. The correct answer is B. Helen of
Troy. Helen gay check.
>> Next proy. Go ahead.
>> What scientist developed the vaccination
against small pox in 1796
by using material from cowpox leions?
>> Alexander Fleming.
>> Sorry Malle. Let me continue. A. Edward
Jenner. B. Louis Pastor.
C. Joseph Listister.
>> Carl.
>> A. A. Edward Jenner
>> D. Robert Cook E. Alexander Fleming.
Jenner's work marked the beginning of
immunology and the eventual eradication
of small pox. The correct answer is
Edward Jenner Kch.
>> And last question from Proflu. Okay.
Sports history.
Which sprinter holds the world record
for the 100
>> Stephen
>> Usain Bolt?
>> Okay, let me finish the question and the
choices for the 100 meter and 200 meter
races. A Carl Lewis, B. Usain Bolt, C.
Jesse Owens, D. Morris Green, E. Tyson
Gay.
Known as the fastest man in history,
Usain Bolt set world records for the 100
meters. it was 9.58 seconds and 200 m it
was 19.19 seconds in 2009 dominating
sprinting for over a decade that's the
correct answer be Usain Bolt Kchek
and that's it for our Kch ultimate
pagaling congratulations to Carl our
Kche weekly winner with a final score of
295 points and of course
daily winners Stephen, Alex and [music]
Gab for joining us today and of course
panel of experts who joined us for the
whole of this week. Professor Sophie,
Professor Ricky and Professor Lou. This
has been attorney Gabby Conception
Jules Guillang. Join us again on Monday
for [music] another
>> K check.
Heat. Heat.