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.
Round 2
Round 2
Identified Albert Einstein in 11 counted questions.
Back to all Albert Einstein rounds- Questions
- 11
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 2m 21s
- Round cost
- $0.0395 All 12 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":"BKXG3AZI"}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 primarily known for activities in entertainment, such as film, television, music, or literature?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for activities in entertainment, such as film, television, music, or literature?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
He developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics... He is perhaps best known in popular culture for his mass/energy equivalence formula E=mc2. In 1921 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics... Einstein was a theoretical physicist and the most famous scientist in human history. Einstein also took music lessons, playing both violin and piano.
Open alberteinstein.com (opens in a new tab)Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Albert Einstein is considered one of the greatest scientific thinkers of all time. His theories on the nature of time and space profoundly affected the human conception of the physical world and set the foundations for many of the scientific advances of the twentieth century.Open pbs.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person primarily known for politics or government leadership?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for politics or government leadership?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Prize biographical account describes Einstein's professorships and major contributions to relativity, radiation, statistical mechanics, and quantum theory. It also notes that he was a leading figure in the World Government Movement and declined the Presidency of Israel.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Smithsonian describes Einstein as a world-renowned scientist whose theory of relativity transformed physics, while separately noting that he was an influential civil rights activist.
Open si.edu (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person primarily known for contributions to science, mathematics, or technology?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for contributions to science, mathematics, or technology?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Einstein was a German-American physicist. During his 1905 “miracle year,” he published four papers that would alter the course of modern physics.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
He developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics. He is perhaps best known for his mass/energy equivalence formula E=mc2. In 1921 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his services to theoretical physics, especially his discovery of the photoelectric effect.
Open alberteinstein.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is this person primarily known for work in physics or astronomy?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for work in physics or astronomy?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
He developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics. In 1921 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his “services to theoretical physics”.
Open alberteinstein.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person alive at any time during the 20th century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person alive at any time during the 20th century?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. ... He became a German citizen in 1914 and remained in Berlin until 1933 ... He became a United States citizen in 1940 and retired from his post in 1945.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Born: March 14, 1879, Ulm, Württemberg (now Baden-Württemberg), Germany ... Albert Einstein died on April 18, 1955, at age 76.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person receive a Nobel Prize in Physics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive a Nobel Prize in Physics?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect" ... Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1922.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein, confirming the prize's recipient and its association with him.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person born before 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born before 1900?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein is born ... in Ulm, Germany.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
Quick Facts Born: March 14, 1879, Ulm, Württemberg (now Baden-Württemberg), Germany.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics before 1920?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics before 1920?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein ... Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1922.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics before 1930?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics before 1930?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Einstein Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 ... Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1922.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein ... Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1922.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person born in what is now Germany?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in what is now Germany?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Born: March 14, 1879, Ulm, Württemberg (now Baden-Württemberg), Germany.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person born in the 1870s?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in the 1870s?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein is born, the son of a Jewish electrical engineer in Ulm, Germany.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist who won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics and developed the theory of relativity.
Validator rationale The proposal identifies the specific historical person Albert Einstein, matching the target identity; the added details are consistent.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German-born theoretical physicist who won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics and developed the theory of relativity.","name":"Albert Einstein","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes