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.
Round 5
Round 5
Identified Albert Einstein in 9 counted questions.
Back to all Albert Einstein rounds- Questions
- 9
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 1m 57s
- Round cost
- $0.0826 All 10 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":"XSZW5TRZ"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Is the person still alive?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person still alive?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein died in Princeton on 18 April 1955 after a brief illness.Open library.ethz.ch (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 evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist.Open archives.gov (opens in a new tab)
Einstein with his sons, Hans Albert and Eduard, Zurich, ca. 1925.Open einstein.caltech.edu (opens in a new tab)
Did this person die within the last 100 years (after 1925)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die within the last 100 years (after 1925)?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein died in Princeton on 18 April 1955.Open library.ethz.ch (opens in a new tab)
Was this person primarily known for work in politics or government (including as a head of state or political leader)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for work in politics or government (including as a head of state or political leader)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, best known for developing the theory of relativity and important contributions to quantum mechanics.Open archives.gov (opens in a new tab)
Occupation: Scientist specialising in physics, also known as a theoretical physicist. Best known for: His theory of relativity.Open natgeokids.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person primarily known for work in the arts or entertainment (such as music, film, literature, or visual art)?
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 (such as music, film, literature, or visual art)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
German-born physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Albert Einstein, German-Swiss physicist and Nobel laureate, is best known for the special and general theories of relativity.Open vision.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person primarily known for work in science, mathematics, or invention?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for work in science, mathematics, or invention?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein, German-Swiss physicist and Nobel laureate, is best known for the special and general theories of relativity.Open vision.org (opens in a new tab)
Albert Einstein ... the pre-eminent scientist of the modern age, his theories and discoveries have profoundly affected the way people view and understand the world.Open alberteinstein.com (opens in a new tab)
Was this person primarily known for work in physics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for work in physics?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein was a famous physicist. His research spanned from quantum mechanics to theories about gravity and motion.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Albert Einstein is best known for his equation E = mc².Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Did this person receive a Nobel Prize?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive a Nobel Prize?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 — Albert EinsteinOpen nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was this person born in the 20th century (1900 or later)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in the 20th century (1900 or later)?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Württemberg, Germany.Open biography.com (opens in a new tab)
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist, 1921 Nobel laureate, developed relativity theory (1879–1955)
Validator rationale The proposed identity exactly matches Albert Einstein, the trusted subject.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German-born theoretical physicist, 1921 Nobel laureate, developed relativity theory (1879–1955)","name":"Albert Einstein","question":null}}