Round

Round 3

Round 3

Identified Albert Schweitzer in 43 counted questions.

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Questions
43
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
No errors
Duration
20m 19s
Round cost
$1.7085 All 44 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.

System message
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.
BEGIN event
{"category":"person","event":"BEGIN","variation_token":"AMZAISLM"}

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 a real (non-fictional) person?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person a real (non-fictional) person?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q2
1 · Guesser asks

Is the person still alive?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person still alive?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
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.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person primarily known for work in politics or government?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known for work in politics or government?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person primarily known for work in the arts or entertainment (music, film, literature, visual art)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known for work in the arts or entertainment (music, film, literature, visual art)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

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 evidence3 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 03
The latter activity resulted in several volumes over the years that made his reputation as a major, albeit somewhat controversial, theologian.
Open pbs.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person primarily known as an athlete or sports figure?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known as an athlete or sports figure?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person primarily known as a business person or entrepreneur?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known as a business person or entrepreneur?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01
The mere mention of the name Schweitzer instantly conjured up images of selflessness, heroism and the very model of a modern, humane physician.
Open pbs.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person primarily known as a religious figure?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known as a religious figure?"}}
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q10
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person primarily known as an explorer or adventurer?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known as an explorer or adventurer?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person known as an activist or social reformer?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person known as an activist or social reformer?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person from the United States?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person from the United States?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person from India?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person from India?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person a woman?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a woman?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person from Africa?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person from Africa?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q16
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person from Europe?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person from Europe?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q17
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person from Germany?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person from Germany?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q18
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person known for resisting the Nazi regime?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person known for resisting the Nazi regime?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q19
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person a member of the White Rose resistance group?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a member of the White Rose resistance group?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01
There were just six members of the "White Rose" group: Hans Scholl, Alexander Schmorell, Sophie Scholl, Christoph Probst, Willi Graf and Kurt Huber.
Open bbc.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q20
1 · Guesser guesses

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

German Lutheran pastor and theologian who resisted the Nazi regime and was executed in 1945

Validator rationale The proposal identifies Dietrich Bonhoeffer, whereas the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German Lutheran pastor and theologian who resisted the Nazi regime and was executed in 1945","name":"Dietrich Bonhoeffer","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
Q21
1 · Guesser asks

Did the person survive World War II (live beyond 1945)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person survive World War II (live beyond 1945)?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q22
1 · Guesser guesses

Martin Niemöller

German pastor and anti-Nazi activist famous for the confession 'First they came...', survived concentration camps and died in 1984

Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposal identifies Martin Niemöller, a different person.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German pastor and anti-Nazi activist famous for the confession 'First they came...', survived concentration camps and died in 1984","name":"Martin Niemöller","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
Q23
1 · Guesser asks

Is the person famous for saving Jews during the Holocaust?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person famous for saving Jews during the Holocaust?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 03
The article discusses Schweitzer’s relationship to Judaism and notes his retrospective guilt regarding the Holocaust, rather than identifying him as a rescuer of Jews.
Open cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q24
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person involved in the July 20, 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person involved in the July 20, 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler?"}}
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q25
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person a lawyer or judge by profession?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a lawyer or judge by profession?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q26
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person a Catholic clergyman?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a Catholic clergyman?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q27
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person a Protestant pastor or theologian?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a Protestant pastor or theologian?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q28
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person imprisoned in a concentration camp during the Nazi era?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person imprisoned in a concentration camp during the Nazi era?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

Source 01
After a brief period of imprisonment as a prisoner of war in a French internment camp between the years 1917–1918, Schweitzer resided in Europe for six more years before he returned once again to his Hospital in Lambaréné.
Open history.rcp.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q29
1 · Guesser asks

Did the person die after 1980?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die after 1980?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns No
Q30
1 · Guesser asks

Did the person hold the office of bishop in the Protestant church?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person hold the office of bishop in the Protestant church?"}}
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q31
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person known for opposing the Nazi euthanasia program (Aktion T4)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person known for opposing the Nazi euthanasia program (Aktion T4)?"}}
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q32
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person a leading member of the Confessing Church (Bekennende Kirche)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a leading member of the Confessing Church (Bekennende Kirche)?"}}
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q33
1 · Guesser guesses

Friedrich von Bodelschwingh the Younger

German Protestant pastor and head of the Bethel Institution who resisted the Nazi euthanasia program, briefly elected Reich Bishop in 1933, died in 1946

Validator rationale The proposal identifies Friedrich von Bodelschwingh the Younger, a different person from Albert Schweitzer.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German Protestant pastor and head of the Bethel Institution who resisted the Nazi euthanasia program, briefly elected Reich Bishop in 1933, died in 1946","name":"Friedrich von Bodelschwingh the Younger","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
Q34
1 · Guesser asks

Did the person spend most of the Nazi era in exile outside Germany?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person spend most of the Nazi era in exile outside Germany?"}}
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q35
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person known as a pacifist or peace activist?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person known as a pacifist or peace activist?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q36
1 · Guesser guesses

Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze

German Protestant theologian, pacifist, and social reformer who founded social settlement work in Berlin, opposed the Nazis and lived in exile in Switzerland, died 1969

Validator rationale The proposal identifies Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze, while the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German Protestant theologian, pacifist, and social reformer who founded social settlement work in Berlin, opposed the Nazis and lived in exile in Switzerland, died 1969","name":"Friedrich Siegmund-Schultze","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
Q37
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person associated with the religious socialist movement or socialism?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person associated with the religious socialist movement or socialism?"}}
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q38
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person recognized as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem?"}}
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q39
1 · Guesser guesses

Wilhelm Mensching

German Protestant pastor and pacifist from Petzen who opposed the Nazis, hid a Jewish woman during the war, and led the Fellowship of Reconciliation work in Germany; died 1964

Validator rationale The proposal identifies Wilhelm Mensching, whereas the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German Protestant pastor and pacifist from Petzen who opposed the Nazis, hid a Jewish woman during the war, and led the Fellowship of Reconciliation work in Germany; died 1964","name":"Wilhelm Mensching","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
Q40
1 · Guesser asks

Did the person die in the 1960s?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die in the 1960s?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q41
1 · Guesser asks

Was the person a university professor of theology?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person a university professor of theology?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q42
1 · Guesser guesses

Hans Joachim Iwand

German Protestant theologian and professor, leading Confessing Church member who resisted the Nazis and became a prominent peace activist after the war; died 1960

Validator rationale The proposed identity is Hans Joachim Iwand, a different German theologian, whereas the trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German Protestant theologian and professor, leading Confessing Church member who resisted the Nazis and became a prominent peace activist after the war; died 1960","name":"Hans Joachim Iwand","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
Q43
1 · Guesser guesses

Paul Tillich

German-American Protestant theologian and professor, religious socialist dismissed by the Nazis in 1933 for opposing them, died in 1965

Validator rationale The trusted subject is Albert Schweitzer, while the proposed identity is Paul Tillich, a different theologian.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German-American Protestant theologian and professor, religious socialist dismissed by the Nazis in 1933 for opposing them, died in 1965","name":"Paul Tillich","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns No
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted

Albert Schweitzer

Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, physician, and Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and pacifist who founded a hospital in Lambaréné; died 1965

Validator rationale The proposed identity exactly matches Albert Schweitzer, including the distinctive Lambaréné hospital and Nobel Peace Prize details.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, physician, and Nobel Peace Prize-winning humanitarian and pacifist who founded a hospital in Lambaréné; died 1965","name":"Albert Schweitzer","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes