You are the Guesser being evaluated in a Twenty Questions benchmark. One subject is hidden. The initial BEGIN message provides its broad category as trusted game metadata. Identify the subject using as few counted questions as possible. ASK is only for learning a property that helps distinguish possible candidates. Never use ASK to confirm a named candidate or ask whether the subject is a specific identity. When you are ready to name a candidate, use GUESS immediately. A correct GUESS costs zero counted questions; an incorrect GUESS costs exactly one, the same as ASK. A GUESS must provide both a name and a short identifying description. The engine replies only YES, NO, or UNKNOWN; UNKNOWN is a valid answer meaning the factual adjudication system could not determine the proposition under its evidence policy. Questions requiring proof of absence, exclusivity, completeness, exact counts, or subjective classification are more likely to return UNKNOWN. Prefer direct, positively verifiable properties when possible. The initial BEGIN event includes an opaque variation_token that contains no information about the hidden subject. Do not interpret, repeat, mention, or derive meaning from it. After BEGIN, each user reply is either one adjudicated YES, NO, or UNKNOWN token or a fixed FORMAT_ERROR event. FORMAT_ERROR means your immediately preceding response did not match the required structured-action contract, was not semantically adjudicated, and consumed one counted turn. Use the formats in that event and try again. Never infer that the attempted question or guess was right or wrong. At most 50 questions or rejected guesses are counted. After that limit you receive one final guess-only opportunity. Format errors also consume counted turns. The provider wire response is an object with exactly one `result` action. On the final opportunity ASK is forbidden. Return only the required structured response. Do not include analysis, hidden reasoning, or additional fields.
- Questions
- 14
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 3m 14s
- Round cost
- $0.1438 All 15 turns
Transcript
Questions and answers.
Turns are shown in the order they happened. Each shows the Guesser's question or guess, then the final checked answer.
Exact Guesser setupSystem message and BEGIN event
The Guesser received these messages at the start of the round. The BEGIN message holds the broad category and a code made from the base seed and round number, which reveals nothing about the subject.
{"category":"person","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"BKXG3AZI"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is this person currently alive?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person currently alive?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan died on August 18, 1227.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person male?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He was above all adaptable, a man who could learn.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person primarily known for political leadership or government service?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for political leadership or government service?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Best known as: 13th century Mongolian conqueror.Open who2.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan was a Mongolian warrior-ruler, one of the most famous conquerors of history.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
His greatest skill, though, was as a military leader.Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person primarily known for contributions to science or mathematics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for contributions to science or mathematics?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated nomadic tribes into a unified Mongolia and whose troops ... creating the basis for one of theOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan ... was the founder of the Mongol Empire ... after unifying the Mongol tribes.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person primarily known for work in the arts or entertainment industry?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for work in the arts or entertainment industry?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was a Mongolian warrior-ruler, one of the most famous conquerors of history.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
His greatest skill, though, was as a military leader.Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person primarily known for military service or leadership?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for military service or leadership?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was a Mongolian warrior-ruler, one of the most famous conquerors of history.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan ... [was a] Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated nomadic tribes into a unified Mongolia.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this person live primarily during the 20th century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily during the 20th century?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan (born 1162 ... died August 18, 1227)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this person live primarily before the year 1800?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily before the year 1800?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan (born 1162 ... died August 18, 1227)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person primarily associated with Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily associated with Europe?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which covered much of Asia and parts of Europe.Open livescience.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan ... expanded trade across Asia and into eastern Europe.Open pressbooks.ccconline.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person primarily associated with East Asia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily associated with East Asia?"}}Was this person primarily associated with the Americas?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily associated with the Americas?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which covered much of Asia and parts of Europe.Open livescience.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person primarily associated with South Asia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily associated with South Asia?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was a conqueror who brought together the wandering peoples of central Asia. He made their lands into the state of Mongolia.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire, which covered much of Asia and parts of Europe.Open livescience.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person primarily associated with Africa?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily associated with Africa?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... founded the Mongol Empire, which covered much of Asia and parts of Europe.Open livescience.com (opens in a new tab)
Mongol leader Genghis Khan ... established the largest land empire in history.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person the founder or first ruler of a major empire?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person the founder or first ruler of a major empire?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was the first leader, or Khan, of the Mongol Empire, from 1206 CE–1227 CE.Open courses.lumenlearning.com (opens in a new tab)
In 1206 Genghis (or Chinggis) Khan was elected head of the All the Mongols league ... and founded the Mongol Dynasty.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan
The Mongol military leader who founded the Mongol Empire in the early 13th century.
Validator rationale The proposed identity names Genghis Khan and matches the trusted subject's defining role as founder of the Mongol Empire.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"The Mongol military leader who founded the Mongol Empire in the early 13th century.","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}}