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
- 11
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 2m 39s
- Round cost
- $0.0717 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":"thing","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 it manufactured or man-made?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it manufactured or man-made?"}}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.
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)
a structure like a net of sticky silk threads made by a spider for catching insectsOpen dictionary.cambridge.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a living organism or derived from one?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a living organism or derived from one?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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. Spider silk ... 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)
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 make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is it, or does it come from, an animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it, or does it come from, an animal?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Web building involves ... drawing out silk from spinnerets ... with silk coming from the posterior part of the spider ... [and] weaving strands into geometric traps ... While all spiders produce silk, only about half ... build webs to catch prey.
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. Spider silk ... 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) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a whole animal, rather than a body part or product?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a whole animal, rather than a body part or product?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Cambridge Dictionary defines “spider's web” as “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 Natural History Museum states that spiders make their webs from silk, which it describes as a natural fibre made of protein. It also describes webs as varied structures, including orb, sheet, tangle, funnel, lace, radial and purse types.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica describes web building as spiders drawing out silk and weaving strands into structures such as geometric traps, and identifies orb, sheet, tangle and funnel webs.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a structural part of an animal's body, such as an organ, bone, or appendage?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a structural part of an animal's body, such as an organ, bone, or appendage?"}}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)
The typical orb weaver spider ... will build a planar orb web, suspended by seven guy lines attached to leaves, twigs, rocks, telephone poles or other surfaces.Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)
The abdomen has no appendages except from one to four ... modified pairs of movable telescoping organs called spinnerets, which produce silk.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a substance produced or secreted by an animal, such as milk, venom, or silk?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a substance produced or secreted by an animal, such as milk, venom, or silk?"}}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)
The spider starts by pulling silk from a gland with its fourth leg. Spider silk ... is produced in internal glands, moving from a soluble form to a hardened form and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets.Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a structure built or created by animals, such as a nest, dam, or burrow?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a structure built or created by animals, such as a nest, dam, or burrow?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web, spiderweb, spider's web, cobweb or even just 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)
Web building involves drawing out silk from spinnerets and weaving strands into geometric traps. While all spiders produce silk, only about half ... build webs to catch prey.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Is it primarily built or formed by insects or other arthropods?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it primarily built or formed by insects or other arthropods?"}}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.Open en.wikipedia.org (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.
Open smithsonianmag.com (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)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is it built by social insects, such as ants, bees, wasps, or termites?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it built by social insects, such as ants, bees, wasps, or termites?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
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 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)Source summary (model-reported)
Many spiders build webs specifically to trap and catch insects to eat. However, not all spiders catch their prey in webs, and some do not build webs at all.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is it built or spun by arachnids, such as spiders?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it built or spun by arachnids, such as spiders?"}}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)
Web building involves drawing out silk from spinnerets ... [and] weaving strands into geometric traps. While not all spiders spin webs, those that do construct them in a variety of forms.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Is it primarily used to trap prey?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it primarily used to trap prey?"}}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. Many spiders build webs specifically to trap and catch insects to eat.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The network of silken thread spun by most spiders and used as a resting place and as a trap for small prey.
Open merriam-webster.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. Webs ... effectively trap flying insects.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
spider web
a silken structure spun by a spider to trap prey
Validator rationale The proposal identifies a spider web as the assembled silken structure built by a spider to trap prey, matching the target kind and its defining function.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"a silken structure spun by a spider to trap prey","name":"spider web","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes