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
- 13
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 4m 52s
- Round cost
- $0.1566 All 14 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":"EAQCORIU"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is the person currently alive?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person currently alive?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Died | August 18, 1227 (aged 65)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the person primarily known for political leadership, such as being a head of state or prominent government official?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily known for political leadership, such as being a head of state or prominent government official?"}}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 which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan was the first leader, or Khan, of the Mongol Empire, from 1206 CE–1227 CE.Open openwa.pressbooks.pub (opens in a new tab)
Is the person primarily associated with a country in Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily associated with a country in Europe?"}}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)
In the 13th century, however, the land that is now Mongolia formed the heart of the great empire of Genghis Khan.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the person primarily associated with a country in Asia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily associated with a country in Asia?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia.Open 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)
Is the person primarily associated with a country in East Asia (including China, Japan, Korea, or Taiwan)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily associated with a country in East Asia (including China, Japan, Korea, or Taiwan)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In the frontier zone of East Asia ... lies Mongolia. In the 13th century ... the land that is now Mongolia formed the heart of the great empire of Genghis Khan.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Under the leadership of Genghis Khan and his successors, they established an empire...Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the person primarily associated with China?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily associated with China?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... was a Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated nomadic tribes into a unified Mongolia.Open 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)
Is the person primarily associated with a country in South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, or Afghanistan)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily associated with a country in South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, or Afghanistan)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was a Mongolian warrior-ruler ... who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan ... founded the Mongol Empire.Open livescience.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the person primarily associated with Japan?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily associated with Japan?"}}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)
The 1274 and 1281 campaigns were Mongol invasions of Japan.Open digital.princeton.edu (opens in a new tab)
Is the person primarily associated with Taiwan?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily associated with Taiwan?"}}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)
Who was Genghis Khan, the warrior who founded the Mongol Empire?Open livescience.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the person primarily associated with North Korea?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily associated with North Korea?"}}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 and unified the Mongol tribes.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)
Is the person primarily associated with South Korea?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily associated with South Korea?"}}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)
The rise of Genghis Khan in Mongolia.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the person primarily associated with Mongolia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily associated with Mongolia?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The rise of Genghis Khan in MongoliaOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan has rapidly become a symbol of national unity [in Mongolia].Open scispace.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the person primarily known as a military conqueror?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily known as a military conqueror?"}}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)
Best known as: 13th century Mongolian conqueror.Open who2.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan
13th‑century founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, known for his vast military conquests across Eurasia
Validator rationale The proposed identity exactly matches Genghis Khan, the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"13th‑century founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, known for his vast military conquests across Eurasia","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}}