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
- 14
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 3m 27s
- Round cost
- $0.0909 All 15 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":"BKXG3AZI"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
Q1
1 · Guesser asks
Does this thing have a physical, tangible form?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does this thing have a physical, tangible form?"}}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. ... Spiral orb webs ... Tangle webs or cobwebs ... Funnel webs ... Tubular webs ... Sheet webs.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spider webs ... are instinctively constructed and effectively trap flying insects. ... Many web spiders construct silk sheets in vegetation ... and often add anchor threads.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. British 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) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is this thing typically man-made?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this thing typically man-made?"}}Oracle evidence3 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)
Source summary (model-reported)
While not all spiders spin webs, those that do construct them in a variety of forms, including tube- and funnel-shaped webs, sheet webs, and elaborate orb-shaped webs. The article describes the spider constructing the web's framework and silk spirals.
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; the silk is produced in internal glands and spun into fiber by the spinnerets.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is this thing alive or derived from a living organism?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this thing alive or derived from a living organism?"}}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)
Spider silk ... 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)Source summary (model-reported)
Web building involves drawing out silk from spinnerets ... While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is this thing an animal or part of an animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this thing an animal or part of an animal?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)
Source summary (model-reported)
The web is described as a defensive structure and as a structure used to catch prey. 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)Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders construct webs in various forms, including tube-, funnel-, sheet-, and orb-shaped webs. Webs are used to capture prey, and the silk comes from the spider's spinnerets.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is this thing a plant or derived from a plant?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this thing a plant or derived from a plant?"}}Oracle evidence3 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... and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders produce nature's toughest fiber... The study identifies proteins making up spider silk and describes the glandular zones that produce them.
Open pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Is this thing a fungus or derived from a fungus?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this thing a fungus or derived from a fungus?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The material—spider silk—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. ... Then the spider starts to spin its web.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... The four main types of spiderwebs are orb webs, sheet webs, tangle webs, and funnel webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spider silk is a protein fibre or silk spun by spiders. Spiders use silk to make webs or other structures that function as adhesive traps to catch prey...
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Is this thing microscopic or a microorganism?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this thing microscopic or a microorganism?"}}Oracle evidence3 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)
Spiders spin silks that are extra-corporally used for protection of offspring and construction of complex prey traps. Web-weaving spiders produce ... silks ... allowing construction of highly sophisticated spider webs with well designed architectures.
Open pubs.rsc.org (opens in a new tab)A microorganism, or microbe, is an organism of microscopic size, which may exist in its single-celled form or as a colony of cells.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Is this thing currently alive?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this thing currently alive?"}}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, generally meant to catch its prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spider silk is a protein fibre or silk spun by spiders. Spiders use silk to make webs or other structures that function as adhesive traps to catch prey.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is this thing a fossil or fossil fuel (such as coal or petroleum)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this thing a fossil or fossil fuel (such as coal or petroleum)?"}}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)
The world’s oldest known spider web ... [was] trapped inside an ancient chunk of amber. Scientists ... confirmed that it contains remnants of spider silk ... roughly 140 million years ago.
Open wired.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Fossil fuels are buried combustible geologic deposits of organic materials ... converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas, or heavy oils by exposure to heat and pressure in the Earth's crust.
Open ec.europa.eu (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is this thing an alga, seaweed, or derived from algae?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this thing an alga, seaweed, or derived from algae?"}}Oracle evidence3 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)
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
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Is this thing produced by or derived from an animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this thing produced by or derived from an animal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica states that web building involves drawing out silk from spider spinnerets and that spiders that build webs construct them in forms including tube-, funnel-, sheet-, and orb-shaped webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The source explains that spiders build webs, including orb webs, by drawing silk from glands and spinning it into fiber with spinnerets on the spider's abdomen.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Is this thing a structure or habitation built or created by animals (such as a nest, web, or dam)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this thing a structure or habitation built or created by animals (such as a nest, web, or dam)?"}}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)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... those that do construct them in a variety of forms, including tube- and funnel-shaped webs, sheet webs, and elaborate orb-shaped webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Is this structure built or produced by insects or arachnids?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this structure built or produced by insects or arachnids?"}}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.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... Orb weavers create the iconic circular webs most commonly associated with arachnids.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q14
1 · Guesser asks
Is this structure built or spun by a spider or other arachnid?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this structure built or spun by a spider or other arachnid?"}}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.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. ... While not all spiders spin webs, those that do construct them in a variety of forms.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Spiderweb
A silken web spun by a spider to catch prey and serve as a shelter
Validator rationale The proposal identifies a spider web, the assembled structure built from spider silk, with a compatible function and no conflicting specificity.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"A silken web spun by a spider to catch prey and serve as a shelter","name":"Spiderweb","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes