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 10 counted questions.
Back to all Albert Einstein rounds- Questions
- 10
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 1m 47s
- Round cost
- $0.0605 All 11 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 male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person male?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He is one of the few real pop stars in science...Open einstein-online.info (opens in a new tab)
Is the person a historical figure?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person a historical figure?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
FULL NAME: Albert Einstein BORN: March 14, 1879 DIED: April 18, 1955Open biography.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person primarily known as a political leader or head of state?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known as a political leader or head of state?"}}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.Open archives.gov (opens in a new tab)
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest physicists of all time.Open amacad.org (opens in a new tab)
Was the person primarily known as a scientist or inventor?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known as a scientist or inventor?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist and the most famous scientist in human history.Open alberteinstein.com (opens in a new tab)
One of the most influential scientists of the 20th century, Albert Einstein was a physicist who developed the theory of relativity.Open biography.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the person live primarily before the 19th century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person live primarily before the 19th century?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein — 14 March 1879 in Ulm; 18 April 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey.Open uzh.ch (opens in a new tab)
Did the person live primarily in the 19th century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person live primarily in the 19th century?"}}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, and died on April 18, 1955.Open biography.com (opens in a new tab)
Did the person live primarily in the 20th century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person live primarily in the 20th century?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
BORN: March 14, 1879; DIED: April 18, 1955.Open biography.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person primarily known for contributions to physics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known for contributions to physics?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein is best known for his equation E = mc², a contribution to physics.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Was the person awarded a Nobel Prize?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person awarded a Nobel Prize?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect"Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was the person primarily associated with the theory of relativity?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily associated with the theory of relativity?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Best known for: Theory of Relativity and E=mc2Open ducksters.com (opens in a new tab)
German-born physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativityOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Albert Einstein
20th-century physicist famous for the theory of relativity and Nobel Prize winner
Validator rationale The proposed identity names Albert Einstein and matches the trusted subject.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"20th-century physicist famous for the theory of relativity and Nobel Prize winner","name":"Albert Einstein","question":null}}