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 4
Round 4
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 37s
- Round cost
- $0.1730 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":"BYOMPCJW"}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 evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer — Alsatian-German theologian and physicianOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Together with his wife, who was a nurse, he built and ran a hospital at the mission station Lambarene in Gabon.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Is the person primarily known for his role in entertainment?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person primarily known for his role in entertainment?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer, a physician, musician and humanitarian best known for his philosophy of “reverence for life.”Open news.uthscsa.edu (opens in a new tab)
Albert Schweitzer received his Nobel Prize for his tireless humanitarian work; he was a doctor, missionary, philosopher and musician.Open 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 was born in 1875 and died in 1965; he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Did the person hold a high-ranking political office, such as president or prime minister?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person hold a high-ranking political office, such as president or prime minister?"}}Was the person involved in a significant event or movement that shaped world history or politics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person involved in a significant event or movement that shaped world history or politics?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Schweitzer, as a Nobel Peace Prize winner and highly esteemed missionary, spoke out against nuclear weapons testing in 1957 and 1958.Open albany.edu (opens in a new tab)
The respect of the Nobel Prize Laureate for all life made him issue his warning against nuclear tests and the dangers from radioactive fall-out.Open nobelpeaceprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Was the person associated with a major war or conflict?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person associated with a major war or conflict?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
During World War I Schweitzer and his wife, though French, were interned in France as German subjects.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
After a brief period of imprisonment as a prisoner of war in a French internment camp between the years 1917–1918Open history.rcp.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Did the person serve as a military leader during the war or conflict?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person serve as a military leader during the war or conflict?"}}Was the person executed or died violently due to his involvement in the conflict or event?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person executed or died violently due to his involvement in the conflict or event?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
His death was attributed to circulatory trouble brought on by his advanced age.Open archive.nytimes.com (opens in a new tab)
Cause of death: Natural CausesOpen nndb.com (opens in a new tab)
Is the person widely recognized for his impact on a specific country's history or politics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person widely recognized for his impact on a specific country's history or politics?"}}Did the person live during the 20th century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person live during the 20th century?"}}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)
Adolf Hitler
Leader of Nazi Germany
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Adolf Hitler, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Leader of Nazi Germany","name":"Adolf Hitler","question":null}}Was the person a communist or associated with communism?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a communist or associated with communism?"}}Did the person have a significant impact on international relations or global policies during or after his lifetime?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person have a significant impact on international relations or global policies during or after his lifetime?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)
His warning against nuclear tests and the dangers from radioactive fall-out.Open nobelpeaceprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Joseph Stalin
Soviet leader during WWII
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Joseph Stalin, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Soviet leader during WWII","name":"Joseph Stalin","question":null}}Was the person primarily known for his actions or influence within the United States?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known for his actions or influence within the United States?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Schweitzer dedicated the last six decades of his life to medicine and to a hospital he founded in French Equatorial Africa, the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon.Open press.jhu.edu (opens in a new tab)
The hospital in Lambaréné became his life’s work.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
His book ... established him as a world figure in theological studies; in 1905, he ... established a hospital in Lambaréné, French Equatorial Africa.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during WWII
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Winston Churchill, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during WWII","name":"Winston Churchill","question":null}}Did the person play a crucial role in shaping the post-WWII world order or international relations?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person play a crucial role in shaping the post-WWII world order or international relations?"}}Was the person known for authoritarian or dictatorial rule?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person known for authoritarian or dictatorial rule?"}}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 philosophy of “reverence for life” and tireless humanitarian work.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
He is best known for founding the mission hospital at Lambaréné, providing medical aid to thousands.Open artuk.org (opens in a new tab)
Charles de Gaulle
French military leader and statesman
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Charles de Gaulle, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"French military leader and statesman","name":"Charles de Gaulle","question":null}}Mao Zedong
Chinese communist revolutionary
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer; the proposal identifies Mao Zedong, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Chinese communist revolutionary","name":"Mao Zedong","question":null}}Vladimir Lenin
Russian revolutionary and politician
Validator rationale The proposal names Vladimir Lenin, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer; they are different people.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Russian revolutionary and politician","name":"Vladimir Lenin","question":null}}Harry S. Truman
33rd President of the United States
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Harry S. Truman.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"33rd President of the United States","name":"Harry S. Truman","question":null}}Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd President of the United States
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Franklin D. Roosevelt, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"32nd President of the United States","name":"Franklin D. Roosevelt","question":null}}Clement Attlee
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Clement Attlee, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Prime Minister of the United Kingdom","name":"Clement Attlee","question":null}}Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet politician known for reforms
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Mikhail Gorbachev, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Soviet politician known for reforms","name":"Mikhail Gorbachev","question":null}}Pol Pot
Cambodian dictator and leader of the Khmer Rouge
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Pol Pot, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Cambodian dictator and leader of the Khmer Rouge","name":"Pol Pot","question":null}}Georgy Zhukov
Soviet military leader
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Georgy Zhukov, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Soviet military leader","name":"Georgy Zhukov","question":null}}Fidel Castro
Cuban revolutionary and politician
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer; the proposal identifies Fidel Castro, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Cuban revolutionary and politician","name":"Fidel Castro","question":null}}Tito
Yugoslavian leader
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Tito, a Yugoslavian leader, not Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Yugoslavian leader","name":"Tito","question":null}}Napoleon Bonaparte
French military leader and emperor
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Napoleon Bonaparte, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"French military leader and emperor","name":"Napoleon Bonaparte","question":null}}Lech Wałęsa
Polish labor activist and politician
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Lech Wałęsa, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Polish labor activist and politician","name":"Lech Wałęsa","question":null}}Winston Churchill
British politician and statesman
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Winston Churchill, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"British politician and statesman","name":"Winston Churchill","question":null}}Josip Broz Tito
Yugoslavian revolutionary and statesman
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposed identity is Josip Broz Tito, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Yugoslavian revolutionary and statesman","name":"Josip Broz Tito","question":null}}Charles de Gaulle
French statesman and military leader
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Charles de Gaulle, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"French statesman and military leader","name":"Charles de Gaulle","question":null}}Harry S. Truman
33rd U.S. President
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Harry S. Truman, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"33rd U.S. President","name":"Harry S. Truman","question":null}}Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd U.S. President
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Franklin D. Roosevelt, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"32nd U.S. President","name":"Franklin D. Roosevelt","question":null}}Mao Zedong
Chinese revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposed identity is Mao Zedong, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Chinese revolutionary and founding father of the People's Republic of China","name":"Mao Zedong","question":null}}Joseph Stalin
Soviet leader
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Joseph Stalin, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Soviet leader","name":"Joseph Stalin","question":null}}Vladimir Lenin
Russian revolutionary and politician
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Vladimir Lenin, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Russian revolutionary and politician","name":"Vladimir Lenin","question":null}}Georgy Zhukov
Soviet general
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Georgy Zhukov, a Soviet general, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Soviet general","name":"Georgy Zhukov","question":null}}Adolf Hitler
Leader of Nazi Germany
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Adolf Hitler, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Leader of Nazi Germany","name":"Adolf Hitler","question":null}}Charles de Gaulle
French general and statesman
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Charles de Gaulle, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"French general and statesman","name":"Charles de Gaulle","question":null}}Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during WWII
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Winston Churchill, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during WWII","name":"Winston Churchill","question":null}}Harry S. Truman
33rd President of the United States
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Harry S. Truman, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"33rd President of the United States","name":"Harry S. Truman","question":null}}Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd President of the United States
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Franklin D. Roosevelt, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"32nd President of the United States","name":"Franklin D. Roosevelt","question":null}}Georgy Zhukov
Soviet military leader
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Georgy Zhukov, a Soviet military leader, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Soviet military leader","name":"Georgy Zhukov","question":null}}Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet politician known for reforms
Validator rationale The proposed identity is Mikhail Gorbachev, a different person from Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Soviet politician known for reforms","name":"Mikhail Gorbachev","question":null}}Lech Wałęsa
Polish labor leader and politician
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Lech Wałęsa, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Polish labor leader and politician","name":"Lech Wałęsa","question":null}}Clement Attlee
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Clement Attlee, a different person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Prime Minister of the United Kingdom","name":"Clement Attlee","question":null}}Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe during WWII
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Dwight D. Eisenhower, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Supreme Allied Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe during WWII","name":"Dwight D. Eisenhower","question":null}}Vyacheslav Molotov
Soviet politician and diplomat
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Vyacheslav Molotov, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Soviet politician and diplomat","name":"Vyacheslav Molotov","question":null}}