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Round 1

Round 1

Identified Albert Schweitzer in 18 counted questions.

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Questions
18
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
No errors
Duration
3m 41s
Round cost
$0.1478 All 19 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":"EAQCORIU"}

Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.

Q1
1 · Guesser asks

Is the person currently alive?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person currently alive?"}}
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 Nobel Peace Prize 1952. Born: 14 January 1875, Kaysersberg, Germany (now France). Died: 4 September 1965, Lambaréné, Gabon.

Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person die after the year 1900?

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

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q3
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person female?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person female?"}}
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 ... was doctor and surgeon in the hospital, pastor of a congregation, administrator of a village ... The honors he received were numerous.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer ... was a German polymath from Alsace. He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician.

Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person born in Europe?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born in Europe?"}}
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 – Facts: Born: 14 January 1875, Kaysersberg, Germany (now France). The page also states that Schweitzer was born in Alsace in the then German Empire.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Schweitzer was born on 14 January 1875 in Kaysersberg in Alsace, in what had less than four years previously become the Imperial Territory of Alsace-Lorraine in the German Empire.

Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known as a political leader or head of government?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known as a political leader or head of government?"}}
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...”

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

At Lambaréné, Schweitzer was doctor and surgeon in the hospital, pastor of a congregation, administrator of a village, superintendent of buildings and grounds, writer of scholarly books, commentator on contemporary history, musician, and host to countless visitors.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

A theologian, Albert Schweitzer changed his course after reading of the desperate need for medical assistance... He dedicated himself to medical studies, seeking to build and run a hospital in Africa to alleviate suffering.

Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for contributions to science, mathematics, or technology?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was 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 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 identifies him as “Doctor, Missionary, Philosopher and Musician.”

Open nobelprize.org
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 who became a doctor, dedicated himself to medical studies, and built and ran a hospital in Africa.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

The biography describes Schweitzer as an internationally known concert organist and musicologist, an author on Bach and organ building, and someone who studied medicine to become a medical missionary and establish an African hospital.

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

Was this person primarily known for their work in the arts, such as literature, visual art, music, or cinema?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for their work in the arts, such as literature, visual art, music, or cinema?"}}
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 says the prize was awarded “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work.” The page also states that he was a gifted musician and interpreter of Bach and gave organ concerts to finance the hospital in Africa.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel biography describes Schweitzer at Lambaréné as a doctor and surgeon, pastor, administrator, writer of scholarly books, commentator on contemporary history, musician, and host. It states that he expanded the hospital and cared for patients there.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Johns Hopkins University Press states that although Schweitzer was highly gifted in science, theology, music, and as an author, he dedicated the last six decades of his life to medicine and to the hospital he founded in French Equatorial Africa. It calls him a humanitarian.

Open press.jhu.edu
2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for their military service or role in warfare?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for their military service or role in warfare?"}}
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 which has helped making the idea of brotherhood between men and nations a living one”.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel Foundation’s biography describes Schweitzer as an internationally known concert organist, musicologist, writer, medical student and doctor, and medical missionary who went to Africa to establish medical work.

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

Was this person primarily known for work in philosophy, psychology, or the social sciences?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for work in philosophy, psychology, or the social sciences?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01
Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “reverence for life” and tireless humanitarian work... He dedicated himself to medical studies, seeking to build and run a hospital in Africa to alleviate suffering... The hospital in Lambaréné became his life’s work.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 02
Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné... 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”.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 03
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.”
Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for their involvement in religion or religious leadership?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for their involvement in religion or religious leadership?"}}
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 ... Prize motivation: “for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work...” The page also states that Schweitzer studied theology and became a priest before studying medicine and building and running a hospital in Gabon.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

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.” Britannica also notes that his theological book established him as a world figure in theological studies and that he later became a mission doctor and established a hospital in Lambaréné.

Open britannica.com
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

PBS describes Schweitzer as a renowned medical missionary, says that his name once instantly conjured images of selflessness and the model of a humane physician, and highlights his hospital in Lambaréné and Nobel Peace Prize. It also reports that he studied theology, delivered theological lectures, and wrote books that established his reputation as a major theologian.

Open pbs.org
2 · Answer check returns Rather no
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known as an athlete or sports figure?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known as an athlete or sports figure?"}}
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). Albert Schweitzer was also a gifted musician and interpreter of Bach. He gave numerous organ concerts in Europe to finance the hospital in Africa.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer was recognized as a concert organist, internationally known. He studied medicine and became a medical missionary, using his professional activities to support his work in Africa.

Open nobelprize.org
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.

Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns No
Q12
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for exploration, aviation, mountaineering, or polar expeditions?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for exploration, aviation, mountaineering, or polar expeditions?"}}
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 ... was recognized as a concert organist, internationally known. ... Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary ... Schweitzer in 1905 began the study of medicine.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

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 a gifted musician and the founder and operator of a hospital at Lambaréné in Gabon.

Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known as a businessman, industrialist, or entrepreneur?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known as a businessman, industrialist, or entrepreneur?"}}
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 Schweitzer as an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa, and says he received the 1952 Nobel Prize for Peace for his efforts on behalf of “the Brotherhood of Nations.”

Open britannica.com
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel Prize biography describes Schweitzer at Lambaréné as a doctor and surgeon, pastor, administrator, superintendent of buildings and grounds, writer, commentator, and musician. It also states that funds from royalties, appearance fees, and donations enabled him to expand the hospital.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

The biography identifies Albert Schweitzer as a German polymath from Alsace and lists him as a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, and philosopher.

Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for humanitarian work, activism, or social reform?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for humanitarian work, activism, or social reform?"}}
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). 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”.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 02
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
Source 03
Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “reverence for life” and tireless humanitarian work. ... The hospital in Lambaréné became his life’s work.
Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q15
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive the Nobel Peace Prize?"}}
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 Nobel Peace Prize 1952 ... 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” ... Albert Schweitzer received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1953.

Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q16
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person receive the Nobel Peace Prize before 1950?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive the Nobel Peace Prize before 1950?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q17
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person die after the year 2000?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die after the year 2000?"}}
Oracle evidence2 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 identifies Albert Schweitzer as born January 14, 1875 and states: “Albert Schweitzer died on September 4, 1965, and was buried at Lambaréné.”

Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q18
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person a medical doctor or physician?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a medical doctor or physician?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

PBS describes Schweitzer as a renowned medical missionary and states that in 1905 he decided to become a physician and help advance the mission's work.

Open pbs.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted

Albert Schweitzer

Alsatian polymath, physician, theologian, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for his medical mission in Africa

Validator rationale The proposed identity names Albert Schweitzer and describes the same historical person, including his Alsatian background, professions, Nobel Peace Prize, and medical mission in Africa.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Alsatian polymath, physician, theologian, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for his medical mission in Africa","name":"Albert Schweitzer","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes