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.
- Questions
- 21
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 11m 41s
- Round cost
- $0.2825 All 22 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":"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 man-made?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it man-made?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 (opens in a new tab)Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
The typical orb weaver spider ... will build a planar orb web ... The spider starts by pulling silk from a gland with its fourth leg.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a living organism?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a living organism?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica Dictionary defines a spider web as “a network of sticky threads made by a spider and used as a resting place and a trap for food.”
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica Dictionary defines an organism as “an individual living thing.”
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is it part of a living organism?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it part of a living organism?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 (opens in a new tab)
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. ... Spider silk ... is produced in internal glands ... and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a celestial body?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a celestial body?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Cambridge Dictionary defines spider's web as “a structure like a net of sticky silk threads made by a spider for catching insects.”
Open dictionary.cambridge.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a tangible physical object or material?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a tangible physical object or material?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 (opens in a new tab)spider's web noun [C] ... a structure like a net of sticky silk threads made by a spider for catching insects.Open dictionary.cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a geographical feature or landform?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a geographical feature or landform?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Is it typically solid at standard room temperature?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it typically solid at standard room temperature?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. Spider webs can be grouped into seven broad types based on their architecture: orb, sheet, tangle, funnel, lace, radial and purse.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The silk microfibres ... are embedded in a polymer matrix, consisting of much thinner fibres arranged in a longitudinal direction. ... The arrangement of their fibres provides the strength to the silk thread. The silk ... enables the basket web to maintain its structural integrity.
Open ansto.gov.au (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spider silk is an outstanding fibrous biomaterial which consists almost entirely of large proteins. Specific silk threads are covered with a sticky aqueous layer containing organic molecules, salts, fatty acids and small glycoproteins.
Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a mineral?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a mineral?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 (opens in a new tab)
A mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical properties.Open usgs.gov (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is it of organic origin (derived from once-living matter)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it of organic origin (derived from once-living matter)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
Spider silk is one outstanding fibrous biomaterial which consists almost entirely of large proteins.Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a type of rock?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a type of rock?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 (opens in a new tab)Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
A rock is an aggregate of one or more minerals, or a body of undifferentiated mineral matter.Open usgs.gov (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Is it derived from plants?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it derived from plants?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
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 (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Is it derived from animals?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it derived from animals?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spider silk ... is produced in internal glands ... and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Is it produced by a marine or aquatic animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it produced by a marine or aquatic animal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The diving bell spider (Argyroneta aquatica) probably has the most unusual use for its web, which enables it to spend most of its life underwater ... It constructs a net of silk between submerged vegetation and uses it to gather a bubble of air - its very own diving bell.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
A. aquatica—known for its underwater silk web, which resembles a kind of diving bell—is the only species of spider that spends its entire life underwater.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Rather no
Q14
1 · Guesser asks
Is it produced by insects?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it produced by insects?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. Web building involves drawing out silk from spinnerets and weaving strands into geometric traps.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The typical orb weaver spider will build a planar orb web... The spider starts by pulling silk from a gland with its fourth leg. Spider silk is produced in internal glands and spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks
Does it come from a mammal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does it come from a mammal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q16
1 · Guesser asks
Does it come from a bird?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does it come from a bird?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q17
1 · Guesser asks
Does it come from a reptile?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does it come from a reptile?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The typical orb weaver spider ... will build a planar orb web ... Spider silk ... is produced in internal glands ... and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q18
1 · Guesser asks
Does it come from an invertebrate?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does it come from an invertebrate?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
A spider web ... is a structure created by a spider out of proteinaceous spider silk extruded from its spinnerets.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Arachnid ... any member of the arthropod group that includes spiders ... Comprising around 100,000 species, there are more arachnids than all vertebrate animals combined.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q19
1 · Guesser asks
Is it fibrous or thread-like in form?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it fibrous or thread-like in form?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Web building involves drawing out silk from spinnerets and weaving strands into geometric traps like the orb of the silver argiope spider. ... Curtain web spiders ... weave silk sheets in vegetation, sometimes one above the other, and often add anchor threads.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders spin silks ... for construction of complex prey traps. ... Web-weaving spiders produce ... silks with distinct properties ... [enabling] construction of highly sophisticated spider webs with well designed architectures.
Open pubs.rsc.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q20
1 · Guesser asks
Is it produced by spiders?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it produced by spiders?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q21
1 · Guesser asks
Is it typically found as a constructed network of threads rather than as the thread or fiber material itself?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it typically found as a constructed network of threads rather than as the thread or fiber material itself?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 (opens in a new tab)A spider web is defined as “a network of sticky threads made by a spider and used as a resting place and a trap for food.”Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
A spider's web is “a structure like a net of sticky silk threads made by a spider for catching insects.”Open dictionary.cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
spider web
a network of silk threads spun by a spider to catch prey
Validator rationale The proposal identifies a spider web as an assembled network of spider silk built by a spider to catch prey, matching the target kind and function.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"a network of silk threads spun by a spider to catch prey","name":"spider web","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes