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 2
Round 2
Identified Albert Einstein in 11 counted questions.
Back to all Albert Einstein rounds- Questions
- 11
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 2m 36s
- Round cost
- $0.0793 All 12 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":"BKXG3AZI"}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 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)PRINCETON, N. J., April 18 - Dr. Albert Einstein, one of the great thinkers of the ages, died in his sleep here early today.Open nytimes.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person die in or after the year 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die in or after the year 1900?"}}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) - Biography. Quick Info: 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
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known for their involvement in politics, government, or military leadership?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for their involvement in politics, government, or military leadership?"}}Oracle evidence3 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 physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. Einstein is generally considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
He developed the general theory of relativity... In 1921 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his “services to theoretical physics”... Einstein was a theoretical physicist and the most famous scientist in human history. The biography also notes that he was interested in world affairs and was a humanist.
Open alberteinstein.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
After World War II, Einstein was a leading figure in the World Government Movement and was offered the Presidency of the State of Israel, which he declined. The same biography describes his principal career as Professor of Theoretical Physics and details his contributions to relativity, statistical mechanics, and quantum theory.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known for their work in the arts, literature, or entertainment?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for their work in the arts, literature, or entertainment?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
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)
Einstein was appointed Professor of Theoretical Physics at Princeton. The biography describes his work on relativity, radiation, statistical mechanics, quantum theory, and cosmology.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known for their work in science, mathematics, technology, or medicine?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for their work in science, mathematics, technology, or medicine?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
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. In 1921 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his “services to theoretical physics”.
Open alberteinstein.com (opens in a new tab)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.m.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person receive a Nobel Prize?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive a Nobel Prize?"}}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 therefore received his Nobel Prize for 1921 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
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person win the Nobel Prize in Physics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person win the Nobel Prize in Physics?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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: 1/1.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
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)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person receive their Nobel Prize before 1950?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive their Nobel Prize before 1950?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
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. Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1922.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person receive their Nobel Prize in Physics before 1925?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive their Nobel Prize in Physics before 1925?"}}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
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person receive their Nobel Prize in Physics in or after 1915?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive their Nobel Prize in Physics in or after 1915?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
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. The Nobel Foundation states that Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1922.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person receive their Nobel Prize in Physics in or after 1921?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive their Nobel Prize in Physics in or after 1921?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
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 ... Albert Einstein received his Nobel Prize one year later, in 1922. Albert Einstein therefore received his Nobel Prize for 1921 one year later, in 1922.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Albert Einstein
Theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity
Validator rationale The proposal names Albert Einstein directly and describes the same historical person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity","name":"Albert Einstein","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes