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Round 3

Round 3

Identified Spider web in 13 counted questions.

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Questions
13
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
No errors
Duration
3m 37s
Round cost
$0.1433 All 14 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":"thing","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 it a living organism (such as an animal or plant)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a living organism (such as an animal or plant)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. The source describes webs as structures and discusses their various architectural types and uses.

Open nhm.ac.uk
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks

Is it a human-made object (manufactured or constructed by people)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a human-made object (manufactured or constructed by people)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Web building involves drawing out silk from spinnerets and weaving strands into geometric traps. Webs are instinctively constructed and effectively trap flying insects.

Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks

Is it a tangible physical object or substance (rather than an abstract concept or phenomenon)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a tangible physical object or substance (rather than an abstract concept or phenomenon)?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. The source also describes different web types based on their architecture, including orb, sheet, tangle, funnel, lace, radial and purse.

Open nhm.ac.uk
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks

Is it part of a living organism (such as a body part, organ, or plant part)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it part of a living organism (such as a body part, organ, or plant part)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.

Open en.wikipedia.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. ... Each type of silk gland is associated with a particular spinneret.

Open nhm.ac.uk
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

The typical orb weaver spider ... will build a planar orb web, suspended by seven guy lines attached to leaves, twigs, rocks, telephone poles or other surfaces. ... It is produced in internal glands ... and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.

Open smithsonianmag.com
2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks

Is it something found on Earth (rather than a celestial body in space)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it something found on Earth (rather than a celestial body in space)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.

Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

Is it a geographical feature or natural structure (such as a mountain, river, cave, or island)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a geographical feature or natural structure (such as a mountain, river, cave, or island)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.

Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks

Is it a naturally occurring material or substance (like water, sand, gold, or ice)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a naturally occurring material or substance (like water, sand, gold, or ice)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.

Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks

Is it something edible (a food or drink)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it something edible (a food or drink)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. The source describes spider silk as material used to catch the spider's dinner and discusses webs as structures with various architectures and functions.

Open nhm.ac.uk
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

The source identifies particular spider species as edible and describes them being consumed as food, including fried tarantulas and the golden orb-weaving spider. The edible items discussed are spiders, not spider webs.

Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks

Is it solid (as opposed to liquid or gas)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it solid (as opposed to liquid or gas)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Spider silk is made of connected protein chains ... It is produced in internal glands, moving from a soluble form to a hardened form and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.

Open smithsonianmag.com
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

The properties of a dragline silk thread originate from the ... assembly ... [into] protein fibers. Web-weaving spiders produce ... silks ... [that] allow construction of highly sophisticated spider webs with well designed architectures.

Open pubs.rsc.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser asks

Is it produced or made by a living organism (such as a shell, nest, web, or honeycomb)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it produced or made by a living organism (such as a shell, nest, web, or honeycomb)?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

The Natural History Museum states that spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein, and describes how web-spinning spiders spin them.

Open nhm.ac.uk
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The Smithsonian describes spiders constructing webs: an orb-weaver builds a planar orb web, pulling silk from a gland with its fourth leg. It also explains that spider silk is produced internally and spun into fiber by spinnerets.

Open smithsonianmag.com
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

Is it produced by an animal (rather than a plant or fungus)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it produced by an animal (rather than a plant or fungus)?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks

Is it produced by an insect or other arthropod?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it produced by an insect or other arthropod?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets, generally meant to catch its prey.

Open en.wikipedia.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... Orb weavers create the iconic circular webs most commonly associated with arachnids.

Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q13
1 · Guesser asks

Is it made by a spider?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it made by a spider?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted

Spider web

The silk structure spun by a spider to catch prey

Validator rationale The proposal identifies a spider web as the assembled silk structure made by a spider, matching the target kind and its function.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"The silk structure spun by a spider to catch prey","name":"Spider web","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes