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 1
Round 1
Identified Albert Schweitzer in 15 counted questions.
Back to all Albert Schweitzer rounds- Questions
- 15
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 6m 36s
- Round cost
- $0.1875 All 16 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 alive today?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person alive today?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer ... Died: 4 September 1965, Lambaréné, GabonOpen nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Did the person die before the year 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die before the year 1900?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer ... Died: 4 September 1965, Lambaréné, GabonOpen nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was the person male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person male?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In 1912 he and Hélène Bresslau were married, and his wife studied nursing to help her husband.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person primarily known as an entertainer, such as an actor, musician, or performer?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known as an entertainer, such as an actor, musician, or performer?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He is best known for founding the mission hospital at Lambaréné, providing medical aid to thousands.Open artuk.org (opens in a new tab)
Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “reverence for life” and tireless humanitarian work.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Did he ever serve as a head of state or head of government?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he ever serve as a head of state or head of government?"}}Was he primarily known for work in science, medicine, mathematics, or invention?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he primarily known for work in science, medicine, mathematics, or invention?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He is best known for founding the mission hospital at Lambaréné, providing medical aid to thousands.Open artuk.org (opens in a new tab)
Did he win a Nobel Prize?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he win a Nobel Prize?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “reverence for life” and tireless humanitarian work.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was his Nobel Prize in Physics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his Nobel Prize in Physics?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1952 was awarded to Albert Schweitzer.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was his Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1952 was awarded to Albert Schweitzer.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was his Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his Nobel Prize in Chemistry?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1952 was awarded to Albert Schweitzer.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was his Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1952 was awarded to Albert Schweitzer.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was his Nobel Prize in Literature?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his Nobel Prize in Literature?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Nobel Peace Prize 1952 was awarded to Albert Schweitzer.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Norman Borlaug
American agronomist and 1970 Nobel Peace Prize laureate associated with the Green Revolution.
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposed identity is Norman Borlaug, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American agronomist and 1970 Nobel Peace Prize laureate associated with the Green Revolution.","name":"Norman Borlaug","question":null}}Andrei Sakharov
Soviet nuclear physicist and dissident who received the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize.
Validator rationale The proposal names Andrei Sakharov, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Soviet nuclear physicist and dissident who received the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize.","name":"Andrei Sakharov","question":null}}Was he widely known for humanitarian medical work rather than laboratory research?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he widely known for humanitarian medical work rather than laboratory research?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He wanted to alleviate suffering... built and ran a hospital at the mission station Lambarene in Gabon.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Albert Schweitzer was nominated for his humanitarian work... entered medical school... to qualify as a mission doctor in Gabon.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Albert Schweitzer
Alsatian physician, theologian, and medical missionary in Africa who received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.
Validator rationale The proposed identity names Albert Schweitzer and matches the trusted subject’s defining biography and 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Alsatian physician, theologian, and medical missionary in Africa who received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.","name":"Albert Schweitzer","question":null}}