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 2
Round 2
Did not identify Albert Schweitzer after 50 counted questions.
Back to all Albert Schweitzer rounds- Questions
- 50 Scored as 51
- Outcome
- Question limit reached
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 4m 36s
- Round cost
- $0.1590 All 51 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 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.
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)
Is the person primarily known for his work in the entertainment industry?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily known for his work in the entertainment industry?"}}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)
Doctor, Missionary, Philosopher and MusicianOpen nobelprize.org (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.
Albert Schweitzer Born: 14 January 1875... Died: 4 September 1965Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Did the person hold a high-ranking political office?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person hold a high-ranking political office?"}}Was the person known for his actions in a war or conflict?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person known for his actions in a war or conflict?"}}Is the person associated with the United States?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person associated with the United States?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He visited the United States in 1949 to speak in Aspen, Colo., at the Goethe bicentennial.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
The Albert Schweitzer Speech ... was made by Schweitzer at the International Goethe Convocation, held in Aspen, Colorado in 1949.Open library.syracuse.edu (opens in a new tab)
Was the person a significant figure in American history before the 20th century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a significant figure in American history before the 20th century?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer was born 14 January 1875 in Kaysersberg, Germany (now France).Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Albert Schweitzer was born in Kaysersberg, Alsace-Lorraine in 1875... primarily for his work at his hospital at Lambaréné in French Equatorial Africa (Gabon), which he had founded in 1913.Open lbi.org (opens in a new tab)
Did the person serve in the U.S. military?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person serve in the U.S. military?"}}Is the person notable for an event or action related to social justice or civil rights?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person notable for an event or action related to social justice or civil rights?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work which has helped making the idea of brotherhood between men and nations a living one.”Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
He wanted to alleviate suffering and built and ran a hospital at Lambarene in Gabon.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Martin Luther King Jr.
American Baptist minister and civil rights activist
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Martin Luther King Jr., while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American Baptist minister and civil rights activist","name":"Martin Luther King Jr.","question":null}}Was the person involved in a major social or political movement of the 20th century in the United States?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person involved in a major social or political movement of the 20th century in the United States?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In 1957, widely respected humanitarian Albert Schweitzer gave a speech condemning atomic bombs... The time seemed right for a new antinuclear movement.Open disarmament.blogs.pace.edu (opens in a new tab)
Albert Schweitzer... spoke out against nuclear weapons testing in 1957 and 1958. His worldwide broadcasts stirred up an enormous furor.Open albany.edu (opens in a new tab)
Did the person play a key role in shaping American cultural or societal norms?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person play a key role in shaping American cultural or societal norms?"}}Malcolm X
American civil rights leader
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposed identity is Malcolm X, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American civil rights leader","name":"Malcolm X","question":null}}Rosa Parks
American activist in the civil rights movement
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Rosa Parks, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American activist in the civil rights movement","name":"Rosa Parks","question":null}}Harvey Milk
American politician and gay rights activist
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Harvey Milk.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American politician and gay rights activist","name":"Harvey Milk","question":null}}Medgar Evers
American civil rights activist
Validator rationale The proposal names Medgar Evers, a different person from Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American civil rights activist","name":"Medgar Evers","question":null}}Emmett Till
American teenager whose murder was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Emmett Till, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American teenager whose murder was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement","name":"Emmett Till","question":null}}Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Abraham Lincoln, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"16th President of the United States","name":"Abraham Lincoln","question":null}}James Baldwin
American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and civil rights activist
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies James Baldwin.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and civil rights activist","name":"James Baldwin","question":null}}Walt Whitman
American poet, essayist, and journalist
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Walt Whitman, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American poet, essayist, and journalist","name":"Walt Whitman","question":null}}Bayard Rustin
American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposed identity is Bayard Rustin, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights","name":"Bayard Rustin","question":null}}Lyndon B. Johnson
36th President of the United States
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Lyndon B. Johnson, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"36th President of the United States","name":"Lyndon B. Johnson","question":null}}Fannie Lou Hamer
American voting rights activist, civil rights leader
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Fannie Lou Hamer, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American voting rights activist, civil rights leader","name":"Fannie Lou Hamer","question":null}}John Brown
American abolitionist
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies John Brown, an American abolitionist.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American abolitionist","name":"John Brown","question":null}}Fred Hampton
American activist and chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposed identity is Fred Hampton, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American activist and chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party","name":"Fred Hampton","question":null}}Jackie Robinson
American baseball player and civil rights activist
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Jackie Robinson, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American baseball player and civil rights activist","name":"Jackie Robinson","question":null}}Harry Haywood
American communist politician and leading figure in the CPUSA
Validator rationale The proposal names Harry Haywood, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American communist politician and leading figure in the CPUSA","name":"Harry Haywood","question":null}}Tubman
American abolitionist and political activist
Validator rationale The proposal refers to Tubman, an American abolitionist and political activist, not Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American abolitionist and political activist","name":"Tubman","question":null}}Philip Randolph
American labor union leader and civil rights activist
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Philip Randolph, an American labor leader, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American labor union leader and civil rights activist","name":"Philip Randolph","question":null}}Thurgood Marshall
First African American to serve on the Supreme Court
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Thurgood Marshall, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"First African American to serve on the Supreme Court","name":"Thurgood Marshall","question":null}}W.E.B. Du Bois
American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer, and editor
Validator rationale The proposal identifies W.E.B. Du Bois, a different person from Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author, writer, and editor","name":"W.E.B. Du Bois","question":null}}Ralph Abernathy
American pastor and civil rights activist
Validator rationale The proposed identity, Ralph Abernathy, is a different person from Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American pastor and civil rights activist","name":"Ralph Abernathy","question":null}}Charles Sumner
American politician and statesman from Massachusetts
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Charles Sumner, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American politician and statesman from Massachusetts","name":"Charles Sumner","question":null}}Hank Aaron
American professional baseball player and civil rights activist
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Hank Aaron, a baseball player, not Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American professional baseball player and civil rights activist","name":"Hank Aaron","question":null}}Claudette Colvin
American civil rights activist
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Claudette Colvin, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American civil rights activist","name":"Claudette Colvin","question":null}}Diane Nash
American civil rights activist
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Diane Nash, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American civil rights activist","name":"Diane Nash","question":null}}Stokely Carmichael
Trinidadian-American black activist
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposed identity is Stokely Carmichael, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Trinidadian-American black activist","name":"Stokely Carmichael","question":null}}William Monroe Trotter
American newspaper editor and human rights activist
Validator rationale The proposal identifies William Monroe Trotter, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American newspaper editor and human rights activist","name":"William Monroe Trotter","question":null}}Muhammad Ali
American professional boxer and social activist
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposed identity is Muhammad Ali, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American professional boxer and social activist","name":"Muhammad Ali","question":null}}Harry Edwards
American sociologist and civil rights activist
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposed identity is Harry Edwards, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American sociologist and civil rights activist","name":"Harry Edwards","question":null}}Charles Hamilton Houston
American lawyer and civil rights activist
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Charles Hamilton Houston, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American lawyer and civil rights activist","name":"Charles Hamilton Houston","question":null}}John Lewis
American politician and civil rights activist
Validator rationale The proposal identifies John Lewis, an American politician and civil rights activist, not Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American politician and civil rights activist","name":"John Lewis","question":null}}Tureaud, A.P.
American civil rights attorney
Validator rationale The proposal identifies A.P. Tureaud, an American civil rights attorney, not Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American civil rights attorney","name":"Tureaud, A.P.","question":null}}Harry Truman
33rd President of the United States
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Harry Truman, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"33rd President of the United States","name":"Harry Truman","question":null}}Whitney Young
American civil rights activist and executive director of the National Urban League
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Whitney Young, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American civil rights activist and executive director of the National Urban League","name":"Whitney Young","question":null}}Fred Shuttlesworth
American civil rights activist
Validator rationale The proposal names Fred Shuttlesworth, an American civil rights activist, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American civil rights activist","name":"Fred Shuttlesworth","question":null}}Amzie Moore
American civil rights leader
Validator rationale The proposal names Amzie Moore, an American civil rights leader, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American civil rights leader","name":"Amzie Moore","question":null}}Elijah Muhammad
American Nation of Islam leader
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Elijah Muhammad, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American Nation of Islam leader","name":"Elijah Muhammad","question":null}}Huey P. Newton
Co-founder of the Black Panther Party
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Huey P. Newton, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, not Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Co-founder of the Black Panther Party","name":"Huey P. Newton","question":null}}James Bevel
American civil rights activist and a leader in the Civil Rights Movement
Validator rationale The proposal identifies James Bevel, a different person from Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American civil rights activist and a leader in the Civil Rights Movement","name":"James Bevel","question":null}}Charles Evers
American civil rights activist and politician
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Charles Evers, an American civil rights activist and politician, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"American civil rights activist and politician","name":"Charles Evers","question":null}}