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
- 10
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 2m 9s
- Round cost
- $0.0587 All 11 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":"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 alive today?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person alive today?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan died on August 18, 1227, during a campaign against the Tangut kingdom of Xixia. 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)Source summary (model-reported)
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 after January 1, 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die after January 1, 1900?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan died on August 18, 1227, during a campaign against the Tangut kingdom of Xixia.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
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
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live primarily after the year 1500 AD?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily after the year 1500 AD?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Born | 1162 • near Lake Baikal • Mongolia Died | August 18, 1227 (aged 65)Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
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)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person born before the start of the Common Era (1 AD)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person born before the start of the Common Era (1 AD)?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)
Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – 18 or 25 August 1227), also known as Chinggis Khan, was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
The page gives Genghis Khan's birth date as 1155 or 1162 and his death year as 1227.
Open rw.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily active in Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily active 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 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)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)
His troops fought from China’s Pacific coast to Europe’s Adriatic Sea. He took over most of Juchen-controlled China and destroyed the Khwarazm-Shah dynasty while his generals raided Iran and Russia.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily active in Asia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily active 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 ... 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)After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China. His descendants expanded the empire even further, advancing to such far-off places as Poland, Vietnam, Syria and Korea.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person a political or military ruler?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a political or military ruler?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)
Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; c. 1162–18 or 25 August 1227) ... was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily associated with East Asia (such as China, Mongolia, Japan, or Korea)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily associated with East Asia (such as China, Mongolia, Japan, or Korea)?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)
His first move was to bring under control the major tribal groups to the west of him in Mongolia ... He then turned toward the eastern half of northern China.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
The Mongol Empire ... Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia, the medieval empire at its height stretched ...Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live primarily after 1000 AD?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live primarily after 1000 AD?"}}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)Source summary (model-reported)
Born | 1162 • near Lake Baikal • Mongolia; Died | August 18, 1227 (aged 65).
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person associated with the Mongol Empire?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person associated with the Mongol Empire?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan (aka Chinggis Khan) was the founder of the Mongol Empire which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227.
Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan was a Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia.
Open 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
Validator rationale The proposed identity names Genghis Khan directly and matches the described historical person, including his role as founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes