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
- 9
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 1m 38s
- Round cost
- $0.0756 All 10 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.
5 of 9 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 currently alive?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person currently alive?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died August 18, 1227) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler...
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)On August 18, 1227, while putting down a revolt in the kingdom of Xi Xia, Genghis Khan died.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person die before the year 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die before the year 1900?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan died on August 18, 1227, during a campaign against the Tangut kingdom of Xixia.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
On August 18, 1227, while putting down a revolt in the kingdom of Xi Xia, Genghis Khan died.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known as a political or military leader (e.g., ruler, general, statesman)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known as a political or military leader (e.g., ruler, general, statesman)?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan was a Mongolian warrior-ruler, one of the most famous conquerors of history, who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan, or Chinggis Khan, was a Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated nomadic tribes into a unified Mongolia. His troops fought across Asia and Europe, creating the basis for one of the greatest continental empires.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Mongol leader Genghis Khan rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he conquered huge parts of central Asia and China.
Open history.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live primarily in Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily in Europe?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – 18 or 25 August 1227) was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire. After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes, he launched a series of military campaigns, conquering large parts of China and Central Asia.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died August 18, 1227) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan was born in about 1162 in northern Mongolia. He unified those groups into a single Mongol nation. He then set out to conquer other lands, including northern China and Central Asia; his generals raided Iran and Russia.
Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live primarily in Asia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily in Asia?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died August 18, 1227) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler ... who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
By 1227, Khan had conquered much of Central Asia and made incursions into Eastern Europe, Persia, and India. His great empire stretched from central Russia down to the Aral Sea in the west, and from northern China down to Beijing in the east.
Open history.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live primarily in East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily in East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died August 18, 1227) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler ... who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan was born in about 1162 in northern Mongolia ... Temüjin gradually built up a large army. He used it to conquer neighboring groups ... He unified those groups into a single Mongol nation.
Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live primarily in China?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily in China?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died August 18, 1227) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler ... who ... brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under the rule of himself and his family.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)After spending most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes, he launched a series of military campaigns, conquering large parts of China and Central Asia.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan ... dies in camp during a campaign against the Chinese kingdom of Xi Xia. Genghis Khan was born as Temujin around 1162.
Open history.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live primarily in Japan?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily in Japan?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica identifies Genghis Khan as a Mongolian warrior-ruler, born near Lake Baikal in Mongolia, who consolidated the nomadic tribes of Mongolia and extended his empire across Asia.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The article states that Genghis Khan, born Temüjin, spent most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes and then launched military campaigns conquering large parts of China and Central Asia.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live primarily in Mongolia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily in Mongolia?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The source states that Genghis Khan spent most of his life uniting the Mongol tribes, then launched military campaigns conquering large parts of China and Central Asia.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes him as born near Lake Baikal in Mongolia and as consolidating the tribes of Mongolia before extending his empire across Asia. It also states that he died during a campaign against the Tangut kingdom of Xixia.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The source says Genghis Khan was born in northern Mongolia, unified the Mongol peoples there, and then set out to conquer lands beyond Mongolia, including northern China and areas now comprising Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Genghis Khan
Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (c. 1162–1227)
Validator rationale The proposed identity names Genghis Khan directly and matches the specified historical person, including his role as founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (c. 1162–1227)","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes