Round

Round 3

Round 3

Identified Albert Schweitzer in 19 counted questions.

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Questions
19
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
No errors
Duration
4m 32s
Round cost
$0.0789 All 20 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.

1 of 19 answers in this round reuse an earlier, fully checked answer with its original evidence. No new search or check ran for those turns.

Q1
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person primarily known for political leadership or public office?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for political leadership or public office?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné (République de Gabon). Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work...” The page also describes him as a gifted musician and notes that he built and ran a hospital at Lambaréné.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer was recognized internationally as a concert organist, wrote works on Bach and organ building, studied medicine, and went to Africa as a medical missionary. The biography identifies his major activities as music, theology, medicine, and humanitarian service.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person primarily known for work in entertainment, such as acting, music, comedy, or presenting?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for work in entertainment, such as acting, music, comedy, or presenting?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel biography describes Schweitzer as an internationally known concert organist and musicologist, but also states that he became a medical missionary, studied medicine, and used income from professional engagements to support his education and African hospital.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

PBS characterizes Schweitzer as a renowned medical missionary who founded a hospital in Lambaréné and won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize. It also notes that he was well known as a virtuoso organist and that theology, lectures, and books contributed to his reputation as a major theologian.

Open pbs.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Britannica identifies Albert Schweitzer as an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor, and says he received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts on behalf of the Brotherhood of Nations.

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person primarily known for achievements in science, mathematics, or engineering?

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

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Britannica describes Albert Schweitzer as an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, who received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts on behalf of “the Brotherhood of Nations.”

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Johns Hopkins University Press describes Schweitzer as a Nobel Peace Prize winner who dedicated the last six decades of his life to medicine and to a hospital he founded in French Equatorial Africa, identifying him as a humanitarian.

Open press.jhu.edu (opens in a new tab)
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel Prize biography describes Schweitzer’s work at Lambaréné as including doctor and surgeon, pastor, administrator, writer, commentator, and musician, and notes that he received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person primarily known for achievements in sports or athletics?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for achievements in sports or athletics?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer Nobel Peace Prize 1952 ... Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné ... Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work...” The page also describes him as a gifted musician and interpreter of Bach.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer was internationally known as a concert organist, studied medicine, became a medical missionary, and founded work at an African hospital. His biography emphasizes music, theology, medicine, and humanitarian activity.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer ... Doctor, Missionary, Philosopher and Musician ... Nobel recognition was for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work.

Open nobelpeaceprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person primarily known for writing, literature, or journalism?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for writing, literature, or journalism?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer ... Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné ... The Nobel Prize motivation cited his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work. The page also describes him as a gifted musician and interpreter of Bach.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) is identified as a doctor, missionary, philosopher and musician. The prize was awarded for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work. The page states that he built and ran a hospital in Lambaréné.

Open nobelpeaceprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, and philosopher, and received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “Reverence for Life.”

Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person primarily known for business, commerce, or entrepreneurship?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for business, commerce, or entrepreneurship?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné ... Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work...” The page also describes him as “Doctor, Missionary, Philosopher and Musician.”

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer was internationally known as a concert organist, studied medicine to go to Africa as a medical missionary, and used his professional earnings and Nobel Prize money to support his African hospital.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person primarily known for religious teachings, spiritual leadership, or founding a religion?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for religious teachings, spiritual leadership, or founding a religion?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

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”. The page also states that he studied theology and became a priest, then studied medicine and built and ran a hospital at Lambaréné.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “reverence for life” and tireless humanitarian work. The page describes him as a theologian and explains that he dedicated himself to medical studies and to building and running a hospital in Africa to alleviate suffering.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

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 on behalf of “the Brotherhood of Nations.” His theological work established him as a world figure in theological studies, while he later became a mission doctor and established a hospital in Lambaréné.

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person primarily known for visual art, such as painting, sculpture, or photography?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for visual art, such as painting, sculpture, or photography?"}}
Oracle evidence2 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...” The page also describes him as “Doctor, Missionary, Philosopher and Musician.”
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel Foundation describes Schweitzer as a theologian who dedicated himself to medical studies and to building and running a hospital in Africa. It also identifies him as a skilled musician and emphasizes his humanitarian work.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person primarily known for military service or military leadership?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for military service or military leadership?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné (République de Gabon). Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work...” The page also describes him as a gifted musician and interpreter of Bach and discusses his theology, philosophy, and hospital work.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer was recognized as an internationally known concert organist, wrote works on Bach and organ building, studied medicine, and went to Africa as a medical missionary. The biography describes his hospital and medical work rather than military service or leadership.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person primarily known for work in medicine, healthcare, or medical discovery?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for work in medicine, healthcare, or medical discovery?"}}
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). ... He wanted to alleviate suffering, and accordingly studied medicine. Together with his wife, who was a nurse, he built and ran a hospital at the mission station Lambarene in Gabon.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
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 (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person live primarily before the year 1900?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily before the year 1900?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer (born Jan. 14, 1875 ...—died Sept. 4, 1965, Lambaréné, Gabon) was an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor.

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q12
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person receive a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?

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

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person primarily known as a practicing physician or clinician rather than as a medical researcher?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known as a practicing physician or clinician rather than as a medical researcher?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

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 (opens in a new tab)
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

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 at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital.

Open pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q14
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person a woman?

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

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

NobelPrize.org identifies Albert Schweitzer as a “Missionary surgeon” and states that “Together with his wife, who was a nurse, he built and ran a hospital” at Lambaréné.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Britannica describes Albert Schweitzer as an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor, and gives his lifespan as 1875–1965.

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for practicing medicine in the United States or Canada?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for practicing medicine in the United States or Canada?"}}
Oracle evidence2 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) ... he studied medicine. Together with his wife, who was a nurse, he built and ran a hospital at the mission station Lambarene in Gabon, a French colony at the time.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02
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 (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q16
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for practicing medicine in Europe?

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

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel Prize biographical page states that Schweitzer decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary, began studying medicine in 1905, and obtained his M.D. in 1913. It also describes his international recognition as a concert organist and his work as a musicologist and author.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Johns Hopkins University Press says that Schweitzer won the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize and dedicated the last six decades of his life to medicine and to a hospital he founded with his wife in French Equatorial Africa, at Lambaréné, Gabon.

Open press.jhu.edu (opens in a new tab)
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

The biography describes Schweitzer as a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician, and identifies his medical missionary work in Africa as a central part of his life.

Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q17
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for practicing medicine in Africa?

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

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

NobelPrize.org identifies Albert Schweitzer's role as “Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné” and states that he and his wife built and ran a hospital at the mission station Lambaréné in Gabon.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Britannica describes Schweitzer as an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, and notes that he received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace.

Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

The biographical article describes Schweitzer as a musician, theologian, and physician, says his philosophy took him to Africa where he healed many, and notes that his fame grew during his mission in Lambaréné.

Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q18
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily associated with practicing medicine in South Africa?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily associated with practicing medicine in South Africa?"}}
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) ... Together with his wife, who was a nurse, he built and ran a hospital at the mission station Lambarene in Gabon.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
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 (opens in a new tab)
Source 03
In 1913 Albert Schweitzer founded one of the first modern hospitals in Africa dedicated to the health of the local population. The Albert Schweitzer Hospital is located in Lambaréné, a small town in Gabon.
Open pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q19
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person gain international recognition chiefly for humanitarian medical work serving victims of conflict or poverty?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person gain international recognition chiefly for humanitarian medical work serving victims of conflict or poverty?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel Prize site identifies Schweitzer’s role as “Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné” and gives the prize motivation as “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work.” It also states that he and his wife built and ran a hospital at the mission station in Lambaréné, Gabon.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel biographical material says Schweitzer decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary, studied medicine, and obtained his M.D. before beginning this work. It also records that his Nobel Prize money was used to start a leprosarium at Lambaréné.

Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

The article describes Schweitzer’s medical and humanitarian works, says his fame grew during his mission in Lambaréné, and notes that his hospital continued to serve the needs of people in the region.

Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted

Albert Schweitzer

Alsatian physician and humanitarian who operated a hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon.

Validator rationale The proposed identity names Albert Schweitzer and describes the same historical person, including his medical and humanitarian work in Lambaréné.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Alsatian physician and humanitarian who operated a hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon.","name":"Albert Schweitzer","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes