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Round 2

Round 2

Identified Albert Schweitzer in 16 counted questions.

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Questions
16
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
No errors
Duration
4m 25s
Round cost
$0.1658 All 17 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":"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 01

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel Prize organization's facts page identifies Albert Schweitzer as born 14 January 1875 and died 4 September 1965 in Lambaréné, Gabon.

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

Did the person die in or after the year 1900?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the 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.

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 01
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)

Schweitzer was recognized as an internationally known concert organist, became a medical missionary, studied medicine, and established his work in Africa. The biography describes his religious, musical, medical, and humanitarian activities rather than political, governmental, or military leadership.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Britannica characterizes Albert Schweitzer as an Alsatian theologian and philosopher who became a medical doctor and established a hospital, and notes his 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for their work in arts, entertainment, or literature?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for their work in arts, entertainment, or literature?"}}
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 Schweitzer's role as “Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné” and says the prize recognized his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work. The same page notes that he was also a gifted musician and interpreter of Bach.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The biography states that Schweitzer was internationally known as a concert organist and was a musicologist and performer, but also says he undertook medical study, went to Africa as a medical missionary, and used concert earnings to support his education and African hospital.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

NobelPrize.org describes Schweitzer as a theologian who became a doctor in Africa and says that the hospital in Lambaréné became his life's work; it separately characterizes him as a skilled musician.

Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for their contributions to 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 contributions to science, mathematics, technology, or medicine?"}}
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 describes his philosophy and states that he studied medicine and built and ran a hospital at Lambaréné.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel biography describes Schweitzer as an internationally known concert organist, musicologist, author, and medical missionary. It states that he studied medicine and obtained his M.D. in 1913, while also emphasizing his music and humanitarian hospital work.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Johns Hopkins University Press states that Schweitzer was gifted in science, theology, and music, but dedicated the last six decades of his life to medicine and to a hospital he founded; it also calls him a true humanitarian and notes that he won the Nobel Prize for Peace.

Open press.jhu.edu
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for their achievements in sports or athletics?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for their achievements in sports or athletics?"}}
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
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.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

The page identifies Albert Schweitzer in connection with his philosophy of “Reverence for Life” and his receipt of the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

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

Was this person primarily known as a religious or spiritual figure?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known as a religious or spiritual figure?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01
Albert Schweitzer ... studied theology and became a priest, but that was not enough. 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 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 nominated for his humanitarian work on a religious basis. Originally a student of theology and philosophy, he entered medical school in 1905 in order to qualify as a mission doctor in Gabon.
Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns Rather no
Q8
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person primarily known for business, commerce, or industry?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for business, commerce, or industry?"}}
Oracle evidence2 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 describes him as a doctor, missionary, philosopher and musician.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer was internationally known as a concert organist, studied medicine, and decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary rather than as a pastor.

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

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

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for activism, social reform, or humanitarian work?"}}
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 motivation was “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.” The page also identifies him as a missionary surgeon and founder of Lambaréné, and states that he and his wife built and ran a hospital there.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Schweitzer 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, and he raised funds for its materials, medicine, and equipment.

Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
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 evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel Prize biography identifies Albert Schweitzer as “The Man and His Work” and consistently refers to him with male pronouns. It also states that he worked together with his wife, who was a nurse.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel Prize facts page identifies Albert Schweitzer as a missionary surgeon and founder of Lambaréné, and describes his work together with his wife, who was a nurse.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Britannica describes Albert Schweitzer as an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor, using male pronouns throughout the biographical account.

Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person an American citizen?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person an American citizen?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Although Schweitzer considered himself French — and would formally take French citizenship after World War I — his mother tongue was Alsatian, and he later wrote mostly in the German language. ... After the end of the war they were released from the camp and the Schweitzers returned home to Alsace and formally changed their nationality to French.

Open mayoclinicproceedings.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer Nobel Peace Prize 1952 Born: 14 January 1875, Kaysersberg, Germany (now France) Died: 4 September 1965, Lambaréné, Gabon Residence at the time of the award: France.

Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q12
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
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. He later became a citizen of France after World War I, when Alsace became French territory again.
Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q13
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person die after the year 1950?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die after the year 1950?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q14
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person a British citizen?

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

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

Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer was born in Alsace in the then German Empire. The Nobel Prize facts page lists his residence at the time of the award as France.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Britannica describes Albert Schweitzer as an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor, born in Kaysersberg, Upper Alsace, then Germany and now France.

Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
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.

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q16
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person carry out a major part of their humanitarian work in Africa?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person carry out a major part of their humanitarian work in Africa?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Among his many charitable works, Dr. Schweitzer founded a hospital in Lambaréné, which was situated in what was then known as French Equatorial Africa, and is today ... Gabon. His 1931 autobiography, "Out of My Life and Thought," describing much of his work in Africa, was an international best-selling book.

Open pbs.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

For his medical and humanitarian works, Schweitzer won many awards ... Over the course of his mission in Lambaréné, Schweitzer’s fame grew ... the philosophy that took him to the jungles of Africa, where he healed many and touched the lives of millions worldwide.

Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Source 03
Albert Schweitzer ... travelled up the Ogooué river in 1913 to “make atonement for all the terrible crimes” committed by Europeans in Africa by building a hospital in what was then French Equatorial Africa.
Open theguardian.com
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted

Albert Schweitzer

Alsatian-German polymath, medical missionary, and 1952 Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Validator rationale The proposal names Albert Schweitzer and matches the target historical person, including his Alsatian background and 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Alsatian-German polymath, medical missionary, and 1952 Nobel Peace Prize laureate","name":"Albert Schweitzer","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes