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 3
Round 3
Identified Albert Einstein in 13 counted questions.
Back to all Albert Einstein rounds- Questions
- 13
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 3m 5s
- Round cost
- $0.0776 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.
{"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 evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Nobel Prize biographical page states: "He died on April 18, 1955 at Princeton, New Jersey."Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
The page gives Albert Einstein's lifespan as 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 and identifies him as a German-born theoretical physicist.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica reports that Albert Einstein died on April 18, 1955, at age 76, after an abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
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
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
By the time of his death in 1955, Einstein was considered by many not only the most important scientist of his time, but the smartest man alive.Open pbs.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
The article identifies Albert Einstein as a German-American physicist and includes a section titled “Einstein's wives and children.”
Open livescience.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Did he die in or after 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he die in or after 1900?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
After suffering an abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture several days earlier, Albert Einstein died on April 18, 1955, at age 76.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
PRINCETON, N. J., April 18 - Dr. Albert Einstein ... died in his sleep here early today.Open nytimes.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Was he best known for work in the arts or entertainment?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he best known for work in the arts or entertainment?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)
Source summary (model-reported)
He developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics, alongside quantum mechanics. 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 for his “services to theoretical physics”.
Open alberteinstein.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Was he best known as a political leader or government official?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he best known as a political leader or government official?"}}Oracle evidence2 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)
After World War II, Einstein was a leading figure in the World Government Movement, was offered the Presidency of the State of Israel, which he declined, and was formally associated with the Institute for Advanced Study as a professor of theoretical physics.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Was he best known for contributions to science, mathematics, medicine, or engineering?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he best known for contributions to science, mathematics, medicine, or engineering?"}}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. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Prize was awarded to Albert Einstein for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Did he receive a Nobel Prize?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he receive a Nobel Prize?"}}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)
Albert Einstein ... Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 ... Prize motivation: “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. Prize share: 1/1Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Was his Nobel Prize in Physics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his Nobel Prize in Physics?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
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)
Albert Einstein Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 ... Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1922. Prize share: 1/1.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Did he die in or after 1950?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he die in or after 1950?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
After suffering an abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture several days earlier, Albert Einstein died on April 18, 1955, at age 76.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955) ... Born 14 March 1879 Ulm, Württemberg, Germany Died 18 April 1955 Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
Open mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Was he born in Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he born in Europe?"}}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)
Albert Einstein Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 Born: 14 March 1879, Ulm, Germany.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Was he awarded the Nobel Prize before 1930?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he awarded the Nobel Prize before 1930?"}}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 ... Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1922.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
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)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Was he primarily known as a theoretical physicist?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he primarily known as a theoretical physicist?"}}Oracle evidence2 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)
Einstein was a theoretical physicist and the most famous scientist in human history. He developed the general theory of relativity, and in 1921 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
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Did he permanently settle in the United States after leaving Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he permanently settle in the United States after leaving Europe?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The Nobel Prize biography states that Einstein remained in Berlin until 1933, when he renounced his citizenship for political reasons and emigrated to America to take a position at Princeton. It also states that he became a United States citizen in 1940.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The biography describes Einstein's 1933 decision while visiting the United States: "he would not return." It records that he renounced his German citizenship and entered exile at Princeton.
Open albert-einstein.info (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The page describes October 17, 1933, as the date Albert Einstein made a permanent move to the United States, leaving his home in Germany.
Open edn.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Validator rationale The proposal identifies Albert Einstein, the specific historical person targeted.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity and received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.","name":"Albert Einstein","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes