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.
- Questions
- 37
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 19m 32s
- Round cost
- $0.7458 All 38 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.
Q1
1 · Guesser asks
Is the person alive?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person alive?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
On August 18, 1227, ... Genghis Khan died.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
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 was above all adaptable, a man who could learn.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
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.
On August 18, 1227, ... Genghis Khan died.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch or head of state?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch or head of state?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... was the founder of the Mongol Empire which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a European monarch?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a European monarch?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan, or Chinggis Khan orig. Temüjin ... Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated nomadic tribes into a unified MongoliaOpen britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of an Asian country?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of an Asian country?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
1206 - 1227 Reign of Genghis Khan as the ruler of the Mongol Empire; the Mongol Empire rules in Central and East Asia.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan ... was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a Muslim?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a Muslim?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was not a Muslim... he followed the steppe traditions of Mongol shamanism and had a reverence for Eternal Blue Sky, or Tengri.Open indiatoday.in (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan is said to have not held to a particular religion or to have embraced a particular faith.Open knowledge.uchicago.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of Japan?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of Japan?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was a warrior and ruler ... who brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under the rule of himself and his family.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan ... was the founder of the Mongol Empire which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a Chinese monarch?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a Chinese monarch?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan, or Yuan Taizu, was the first emperor of the Yuan Dynasty.Open en.chinaculture.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser guesses
Qin Shi Huang
First Emperor of China, founder of the Qin dynasty who unified China in 221 BCE.
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Qin Shi Huang, whereas the trusted subject is Genghis Khan.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"First Emperor of China, founder of the Qin dynasty who unified China in 221 BCE.","name":"Qin Shi Huang","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Ming dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Ming dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire, which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Ming dynasty (1368–1644). The Ming was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang.Open asia-archive.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Qing dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Qing dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... ruled [the Mongol Empire] from 1206 until his death in 1227.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
List of Qing Emperors, 1644-1911 ... Ten emperors ruled during the Qing period.Open library.gov.au (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Han dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Han dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... (born 1162 ...—died Aug. 18, 1227)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Han dynasty ... (206 bce–220 ce)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Tang dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Tang dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan (born 1162, died 1227) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated nomadic tribes into a unified Mongolia.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Tang dynasty (618–907), a Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Sui.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Sui dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Sui dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Sui dynasty, 581–618 ce.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
The Mongol Empire (1206-1368) was founded by Genghis Khan (r. 1206-1227), first Great Khan.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q16
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Song dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Song dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated nomadic tribes into a unified Mongolia.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
The Song (aka Sung) dynasty ruled China from 960 to 1279 CE.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q17
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Yuan dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Yuan dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Kublai Khan was the fifth emperor (reigned 1260–94) of the Yuan (Mongol) dynasty.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan ... died Aug. 18, 1227.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q18
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Zhou dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Zhou dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... (born 1162 ...—died Aug. 18, 1227)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
The Zhou Dynasty (1045 – 256 BCE).Open uen.pressbooks.pub (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q19
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Shang dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Shang dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
In 1206, Genghis Khan unified all the tribes in Mongolia and founded the Mongol Khanate.Open lt.china-office.gov.cn (opens in a new tab)
The Shang dynasty is thought to have ruled from about 1600 to 1046 bce.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q20
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Jin dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Jin dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
He became the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire ... In 1211, he led an expedition against the Jin dynasty.Open berkshirepublishing.com (opens in a new tab)
Wanyan Xun, Emperor Xuanzong ... Wanyan Shouxu, Emperor Aizong ... the Jin ... had been ruled by ten emperors.Open berkshirepublishing.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q21
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Qin dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Qin dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Chinggis Khan (birthname Temujin) ... (1162[?] - 1227) Founder of the great Mongol EmpireOpen afe.easia.columbia.edu (opens in a new tab)
Qin dynasty (221–207 bce)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q22
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Xia dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Xia dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Xi Xia dynasty was finally conquered by the Mongol troops of Genghis Khan in 1227.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
The Last Ruler of Western Xia ... Li Xian ... (r. 1227).Open chinaknowledge.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q23
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 CE)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 CE)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was the first leader, or Khan, of the Mongol Empire, from 1206 CE–1227 CE.Open courses.lumenlearning.com (opens in a new tab)
Date: 220 - 280Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q24
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a Korean monarch?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a Korean monarch?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was a warrior and ruler of genius who brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under his rule.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader who forged an empire stretching from the east coast of China west to the Aral Sea.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q25
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a legendary or mythical figure rather than a historical figure?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a legendary or mythical figure rather than a historical figure?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan (ca. 1162–1227) is historically significant for founding the Mongol Empire.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Genghis Khan, or Chinggis Khan orig. Temüjin, (born 1162—died Aug. 18, 1227), Mongolian warrior-ruler.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q26
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period (420–589 CE)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch during the Northern and Southern Dynasties period (420–589 CE)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan, 1162-1227 ... was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.Open onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu (opens in a new tab)
Southern Dynasties, (ad 420–589)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q27
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907–979 CE)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907–979 CE)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
The Five Dynasties (907-959) ... the last being the Northern Han in 979.Open en.chinaculture.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q28
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a ruler during the Warring States period (475–221 BCE)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a ruler during the Warring States period (475–221 BCE)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
Warring States, (475–221 bce) ...Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q29
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a ruler of one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a ruler of one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... ruled [the Mongol Empire] from 1206 until his death in 1227.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
The Ten Kingdoms ... namely, Former Shu, Later Shu, Wu, Southern Tang, Wuyue, Min, Chu, Southern Han, Nanping (Jingnan), and Northern Han.Open berkshirepublishing.com (opens in a new tab)
The Five Dynasties (907-959) ... ending with the establishment of the Song Dynasty in 960 ... the last being the Northern Han in 979.Open en.chinaculture.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q30
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a ruler of the state of Qin before it became the Qin dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a ruler of the state of Qin before it became the Qin dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227) rose ... to establish the largest land empire in history.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
At the end of the Warring States period (475–221 BCE), the state of Qin ... established the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE).Open asia-archive.si.edu (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q31
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Liao dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Liao dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227) rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
the Liao dynasty (907–1125)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q32
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of the Western Xia dynasty?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of the Western Xia dynasty?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Xi Xia dynasty was finally conquered by the Mongol troops of Genghis Khan in 1227.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
The Last Ruler of Western Xia ... Li Xian ... (r. 1227).Open chinaknowledge.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q33
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person a monarch of a Southeast Asian country?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a monarch of a Southeast Asian country?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... ensured his place in history as oneOpen biyografiler.com (opens in a new tab)
In the early 1200s a warrior named Genghis Khan united the tribes and built a mighty empire. At the height of its power, the empire stretched from what are now China and Korea to eastern Europe.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q34
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person live before the Common Era (BCE)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person live before the Common Era (BCE)?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227) rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q35
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person live in the 19th century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person live in the 19th century?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227) rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q36
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person from the Indian subcontinent?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person from the Indian subcontinent?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Temujin, later Genghis Khan, was born around 1162 near the border between modern Mongolia and Siberia.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q37
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person rule during the 1st to 8th century CE?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person rule during the 1st to 8th century CE?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan was the first leader, or Khan, of the Mongol Empire, from 1206 CE–1227 CE.Open courses.lumenlearning.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Genghis Khan
Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire who united the Mongol tribes and began the conquest of Eurasia in the early 13th century.
Validator rationale The proposed identity exactly matches Genghis Khan, the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire who united the Mongol tribes and began the conquest of Eurasia in the early 13th century.","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes