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Round 3

Identified Albert Schweitzer in 26 counted questions.

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Questions
26
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
No errors
Duration
7m 0s
Round cost
$0.2849 All 27 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 in a Twenty Questions benchmark. Identify the hidden subject using as few
counted turns as possible. BEGIN provides only its broad category. The variation_token has no
clues; do not interpret, mention, or repeat it.

The category in BEGIN has a broad meaning:
- person: a real human, living or historical.
- fictional_character: an invented character from a story, book, comic, film, television,
  game, or another fictional work.
- mythological_figure: a figure from mythology or traditional legend.
- video_game_character: a character known from video games.
- thing: a broad category covering natural and human-made entities, living or nonliving,
  whole entities or parts of them. Possibilities include everyday objects, tools, machines,
  materials, food, animals, plants, body parts, natural structures, geographical features,
  celestial bodies, natural phenomena, and concepts. These possibilities are not exhaustive.
  The target may be a general kind or one particular instance.

Use questions to narrow the supplied category. These definitions are not a list of targets.

Use ASK for a factual question that distinguishes candidates. Never use ASK to confirm a
specific identity. Use GUESS with a name and short identifying description to name a candidate.

ASK has five possible replies:
- YES or NO: the evidence establishes that answer to the exact question.
- RATHER_YES or RATHER_NO: evidence leans that way, but is not strong enough for a firm answer.
  Treat this as a clue; keep candidates fitting the opposite answer possible.
- UNKNOWN: no reliable direction. It supports neither answer.

Ask clear questions about verifiable properties. "Can", "sometimes", "usually", "always", and
"mainly" ask different things. Do not assume that one property proves another or rules out alternatives.
Qualified replies express uncertainty about your question, not how often a property applies.
Before narrowing heavily, check your key assumption with a different property. After rejected
guesses, reconsider earlier assumptions as well as candidates. Answers can be mistaken; check
another property when stuck. Do not ignore an answer merely because it conflicts with a
preferred candidate.

Each ASK, rejected GUESS, or format error before the limit costs one turn. A correct GUESS costs
none. After 40 counted turns, make one final GUESS; ASK is then forbidden. Identity
validation uses only YES, NO, or UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN on GUESS ends the game without success.

FORMAT_ERROR means your output broke the contract, was not checked for correctness, and cost
one turn. Retry using its displayed formats if a turn remains. Return only the required JSON
object with exactly one result action. No explanations, reasoning, or extra 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 this person still alive?

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

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2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person born in the 20th century?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in the 20th century?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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Source 02
Schweitzer was born on 14 January 1875 in Kaysersberg in Alsace, in what had less than four years previously become the Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine in the German Empire.
Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person born before the year 1800?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born before the year 1800?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person male?

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

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2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for work in science, mathematics, or invention?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for work in science, mathematics, or invention?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01
Albert Schweitzer ... was an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, who received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts in behalf of “the Brotherhood of Nations.” ... In 1905, he became a mission doctor and established a hospital in Lambaréné.
Open britannica.com
Source 02
Schweitzer ... was, from his young manhood to his middle eighties, recognized as a concert organist, internationally known. ... Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary rather than as a pastor, Schweitzer in 1905 began the study of medicine at the University of Strasbourg. In 1913, having obtained his M.D.
Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for political or military leadership?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for political or military leadership?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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Source 01
Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné (République de Gabon) ... Prize motivation: “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
Source 02
Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “reverence for life” and tireless humanitarian work. ... A theologian, Albert Schweitzer changed his course ... He dedicated himself to medical studies, seeking to build and run a hospital in Africa to alleviate suffering.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 03
At Lambaréné, Schweitzer was doctor and surgeon in the hospital, pastor of a congregation, administrator of a village, superintendent of buildings and grounds, writer of scholarly books, commentator on contemporary history, musician, host to countless visitors.
Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known as an artist, writer, or musician?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known as an artist, writer, or musician?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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Source 01
Only nine when he first performed in his father’s church, he was, from his young manhood to his middle eighties, recognized as a concert organist, internationally known. From his professional engagements he earned funds for his education, particularly his later medical schooling, and for his African hospital. Musicologist as well as performer, Schweitzer wrote a biography of Bach in 1905 in French, published a book on organ building and playing in 1906, and rewrote the Bach book in German in 1908. Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary rather than as a pastor, Schweitzer in 1905 began the study of medicine.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 02
Profession: Doctor of Philosophy, Theology and Medicine. Musician and missionary ... Motivation: Albert Schweitzer was nominated for his humanitarian work on a religious basis. Originally a student of theology and philosophy, he entered medical school in 1905 in order to qualify as a mission doctor in Gabon ... where he and his wife set up a hospital.
Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person American (from the United States)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person American (from the United States)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 02
Schweitzer was born on 14 January 1875 in Kaysersberg in Alsace, in what had less than four years previously become the Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine in the German Empire. He later became a citizen of France after World War I, when Alsace became French territory again.
Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person European?

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

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Source 01
The theologian, musician, philosopher and Nobel Prize-winning physician Albert Schweitzer is born on January 14, 1875 in Upper-Alsace, Germany (now Haut-Rhin, France).
Open history.com
Source 02
Schweitzer was born on 14 January 1875 in Kaysersberg in Alsace, in what had less than four years previously become the Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine in the German Empire. He later became a citizen of France after World War I, when Alsace became French territory again.
Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person known primarily for philosophical, religious, or social/political thought (rather than practical achievements)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person known primarily for philosophical, religious, or social/political thought (rather than practical achievements)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01
Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné (République de Gabon). Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work...” ... He studied theology and became a priest ... studied medicine ... [and] built and ran a hospital at the mission station Lambarene in Gabon.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 02
The mere mention of the name Schweitzer instantly conjured up images of selflessness, heroism and the very model of a modern, humane physician. Among his many charitable works, Dr. Schweitzer founded a hospital in Lambaréné ... In 1952, he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Open pbs.org
Source 03
Albert Schweitzer was nominated for his humanitarian work on a religious basis. Originally a student of theology and philosophy, he entered medical school ... to qualify as a mission doctor in Gabon ... he and his wife set up a hospital.
Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

x

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"x"}}
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q12
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person known primarily for exploration, adventure, or sport?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person known primarily for exploration, adventure, or sport?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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Source 01
Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné (République de Gabon). Prize motivation: “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
Source 02
Albert Schweitzer ... was recognized as a concert organist, internationally known. ... Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary rather than as a pastor, Schweitzer in 1905 began the study of medicine.
Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person known primarily for business, industry, or entrepreneurship?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person known primarily for business, industry, or entrepreneurship?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01
Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné (République de Gabon). Prize motivation: “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
Source 02
From his professional engagements he earned funds for his education, particularly his later medical schooling, and for his African hospital... Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary rather than as a pastor, Schweitzer in 1905 began the study of medicine.
Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person known primarily for criminal activity or notorious deeds?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person known primarily for criminal activity or notorious deeds?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01
Albert Schweitzer, an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor, gained international recognition for his multifaceted work and was awarded the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts on behalf of "the Brotherhood of Nations". In 1905, he became a mission doctor and established a hospital in Lambaréné.
Open britannica.com
Source 02
At Lambaréné, Schweitzer was doctor and surgeon in the hospital, pastor of a congregation, administrator of a village, superintendent of buildings and grounds, writer of scholarly books, commentator on contemporary history, musician, host to countless visitors. The honors he received were numerous.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 03
Dr. Schweitzer founded a hospital in Lambaréné ... In 1952, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. PBS also discusses his prejudicial and paternalistic comments about Africans, describing them as controversial and unacceptable by contemporary standards.
Open pbs.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person known primarily for work in medicine or healthcare?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person known primarily for work in medicine or healthcare?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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Source 01
Although he was highly gifted in science, theology, and music and as an author, Schweitzer dedicated the last six decades of his life to medicine and to a hospital he founded with his wife, Helene Breslau, in French Equatorial Africa, the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon.
Open press.jhu.edu
Source 02
Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary rather than as a pastor, Schweitzer in 1905 began the study of medicine at the University of Strasbourg. In 1913, having obtained his M.D.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 03
Although he dedicated his life to the healing profession, he continued to perform as an organist throughout his life... Musician, theologian and physician, Albert Schweitzer was above all, a true humanitarian.
Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q16
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person British?

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

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Source 01
Albert Schweitzer (born Jan. 14, 1875, Kaysersberg, Upper Alsace, Ger. [now in France]—died Sept. 4, 1965, Lambaréné, Gabon) was an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa.
Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns No
Q17
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person die in the 20th century?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die in the 20th century?"}}
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2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q18
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person German?

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

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Source 01
Schweitzer was born on 14 January 1875 in Kaysersberg in Alsace, in what had less than four years previously become the Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine in the German Empire. He later became a citizen of France after World War I, when Alsace became French territory again.
Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q19
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person known primarily for work related to the mind — psychiatry, psychology, or neurology?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person known primarily for work related to the mind — psychiatry, psychology, or neurology?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01
Albert Schweitzer ... was an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, who received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace ... In 1905, he became a mission doctor and established a hospital in Lambaréné.
Open britannica.com
Source 02
Only nine when he first performed in his father’s church, he was ... recognized as a concert organist, internationally known. ... Musicologist as well as performer ... Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary rather than as a pastor, Schweitzer ... began the study of medicine.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 03
Dr. Albert Schweitzer, a renowned medical missionary ... founded a hospital in Lambaréné ... He studied theology ... and became well known as a virtuoso ... At the same time he gave organ concerts, delivered lectures and wrote books about theology.
Open pbs.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q20
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person known for work on infectious diseases, germs, or vaccines?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person known for work on infectious diseases, germs, or vaccines?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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Source 01
Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary rather than as a pastor, Schweitzer in 1905 began the study of medicine at the University of Strasbourg. In 1913, having obtained his M.D.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 03
I had read about Schweitzer—a professor of theology, clergyman, world-famous organist, missionary, writer, tropical doctor working alone deep in the forests of Gabon, Nobel laureate—and had somehow come to the conclusion that I could imitate his example.
Open journalofethics.ama-assn.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q21
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person French?

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

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Source 01
Although Schweitzer considered himself French — and would formally take French citizenship after World War I — his mother tongue was Alsatian, and he later wrote mostly in the German language. ... After the end of the war they were released from the camp and the Schweitzers returned home to Alsace and formally changed their nationality to French.
Open mayoclinicproceedings.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q22
1 · Guesser asks

x

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"x"}}
2 · Answer check returns Unknown
Q23
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person win a Nobel Prize?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person win a Nobel Prize?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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Source 02
Albert Schweitzer Nobel Peace Prize 1952 ... Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work ...” Albert Schweitzer received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1953. Prize share: 1/1
Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q24
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person's Nobel-recognized work mainly about malaria or other parasitic protozoa?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person's Nobel-recognized work mainly about malaria or other parasitic protozoa?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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Source 01
Prize motivation: “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” ... Together with his wife, who was a nurse, he built and ran a hospital at the mission station Lambarene in Gabon.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 02
In 1913 Albert Schweitzer founded one of the first modern hospitals in Africa dedicated to the health of the local population. In 1981 a research department—the Medical Research Unit—was established ... The main focus lies on clinical research on malaria and other parasitic diseases.
Open pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Source 03
Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “reverence for life” and tireless humanitarian work. ... He dedicated himself to medical studies, seeking to build and run a hospital in Africa to alleviate suffering.
Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q25
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person's Nobel-recognized work related to typhus or spotted fever?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person's Nobel-recognized work related to typhus or spotted fever?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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Source 01
The Nobel Peace Prize 1952 was awarded to Albert Schweitzer "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
Source 02
Prize motivation: “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
2 · Answer check returns No
Q26
1 · Guesser asks

Was the Nobel Prize this person received the Nobel Peace Prize?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the Nobel Prize this person received the Nobel Peace Prize?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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Source 01
Albert Schweitzer Nobel Peace Prize 1952 ... Prize motivation: “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” ... Albert Schweitzer received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1953.
Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted

Albert Schweitzer

Alsatian-French physician, theologian and organist who founded a hospital in Lambaréné and won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize

Validator rationale The proposal identifies the same historical person, Albert Schweitzer, with matching biographical details including his professions, Lambaréné hospital, and 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Alsatian-French physician, theologian and organist who founded a hospital in Lambaréné and won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize","name":"Albert Schweitzer","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes