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 3
Round 3
Identified Albert Einstein in 9 counted questions.
Back to all Albert Einstein rounds- Questions
- 9
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 1m 2s
- Round cost
- $0.0229 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.
4 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.
He died on April 18, 1955 at Princeton, New Jersey.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
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)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known for their work in the arts (e.g., music, writing, visual arts, acting)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for their work in the arts (e.g., music, writing, visual arts, acting)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Albert Einstein ... 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)
The biography describes Einstein's appointments as Professor of Theoretical Physics and details his major research in relativity, statistical mechanics, quantum theory, and radiation. It also states that music played an important part in his life for relaxation.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person known for political or military leadership?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person known for political 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... What is Albert Einstein known for? Albert Einstein is best known for his equation E = mc²... He is also known for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Einstein was also one of the century’s most outspoken political activists... [He] took courageous and often unpopular stands against nationalism, militarism, anti-Semitism, racism, and McCarthyism.
Open press.princeton.edu (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The world-renowned scientist Albert Einstein transformed physics with his groundbreaking theory of relativity... Less well known is the fact that he was an influential civil rights activist.
Open si.edu (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person known for achievements in science or technology?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person known for achievements in science or technology?"}}Oracle evidence2 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 theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his services to theoretical physics, especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Einstein was rewarded for his many contributions to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. He is also well known for his general relativity theory published in 1915 and his special relativity theory of 1905.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person active in the 20th century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person active in the 20th century?"}}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. ... Assistant at the Swiss Patent Office (1902–1909) ... Academic career in Europe (1908–1933).
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Einstein (born March 14, 1879 ... died April 18, 1955 ...) was a German-born physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known for theoretical work rather than applied/inventive work?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for theoretical work rather than applied/inventive work?"}}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 theoretical physicist and the most famous scientist in human history. He developed the general theory of relativity... 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)
Einstein became a junior examiner (or clerk) at the Swiss patent office in 1902 and began producing original theoretical work that laid many of the foundations for 20th-century physics. His internationally famous work included special and general relativity and the photoelectric effect.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist widely known as one of the greatest physicists of all time. He formulated the special and general theories of relativity... In 1926, Einstein and former student Leó Szilárd co-invented the Einstein refrigerator.
Open dlab.epfl.ch (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known for theoretical work rather than applied/inventive work?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for theoretical work rather than applied/inventive work?"}}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 theoretical physicist and the most famous scientist in human history. He developed the general theory of relativity... 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)
Einstein became a junior examiner (or clerk) at the Swiss patent office in 1902 and began producing original theoretical work that laid many of the foundations for 20th-century physics. His internationally famous work included special and general relativity and the photoelectric effect.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist widely known as one of the greatest physicists of all time. He formulated the special and general theories of relativity... In 1926, Einstein and former student Leó Szilárd co-invented the Einstein refrigerator.
Open dlab.epfl.ch (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily known for work in physics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily known for work in physics?"}}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 became a German citizen in 1914 and remained in Berlin until 1933 when he renounced his citizenship for political reasons and emigrated to America to take the position of Professor of Theoretical Physics at Princeton.
Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
In 1921 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his “services to theoretical physics”, and in particular his discovery of the photoelectric effect.
Open alberteinstein.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person win a Nobel Prize in Physics?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person win a Nobel Prize in Physics?"}}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 "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)
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.Open nobelprize.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Albert Einstein
German-born theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize winner, known for 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":"German-born theoretical physicist, Nobel Prize winner, known for the theory of relativity","name":"Albert Einstein","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes