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Round 3

Round 3

Identified Genghis Khan in 19 counted questions.

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Questions
19
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
No errors
Duration
3m 38s
Round cost
$0.1093 All 20 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":"AMZAISLM"}

Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.

Q1
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person alive?

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

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person known primarily for their work in the arts?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person known primarily for their work in the arts?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

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. He was a warrior and ruler who brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under his rule in a disciplined military state.

Open britannica.com
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Genghis Khan, born Temüjin, was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire. 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
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Mongol leader Genghis Khan rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China.

Open history.com
2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person a political leader?

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

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

Source 01

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 ... Genghis Khan was a warrior and ruler ... [who] brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under the rule of himself and his family in a rigidly disciplined military state.

Open britannica.com
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227) rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China.

Open history.com
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Genghis Khan ... was the founder of the Mongol Empire which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227. Born Temujin, he acquired the title of Genghis Khan ... after unifying the Mongol tribes.

Open worldhistory.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person a head of state (president, prime minister, monarch, etc.)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a head of state (president, prime minister, monarch, etc.)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227. ... 1206 - 1227 Reign of Genghis Khan as the ruler of the Mongol Empire.

Open worldhistory.org
Source 02

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 ... Genghis Khan ... brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under the rule of himself and his family in a rigidly disciplined military state.

Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person a president of a country?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a president of a country?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

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
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person a monarch (king, queen, emperor, sultan, etc.)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a monarch (king, queen, emperor, sultan, etc.)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Genghis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227. Born Temujin, he acquired the title of Genghis Khan, likely meaning 'universal ruler'.

Open worldhistory.org
Source 02

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
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Regnal titles: Khan of the Mongol Empire, 1206–1227; Khagan of the Mongol Empire. Genghis Khan was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.

Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks

Was this monarch from Europe?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this monarch from Europe?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

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
2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks

Was this monarch from Asia?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this monarch from Asia?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

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.

Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks

Did this monarch rule in the 20th century?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this monarch rule in the 20th century?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks

Did this monarch rule before the 19th century?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this monarch rule before the 19th century?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

Was this monarch from East Asia?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this monarch from East Asia?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks

Was this monarch a Chinese emperor?

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

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

The source identifies Genghis Khan as the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire. It states that when his grandson Kublai established the Yuan dynasty in 1271, Kublai bestowed on Genghis the temple name Taizu and the posthumous name Shengwu Huangdi, meaning “Holy-Martial Emperor.”

Open en.wikipedia.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Britannica describes Kublai as the fifth emperor of the Yuan, or Mongol, dynasty and says he completed the conquest of China started by Genghis Khan in 1211, becoming the first Yuan ruler of the whole of China.

Open britannica.com
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

The source says Genghis Khan became Great Khan in 1206 and that the Yuan dynasty was officially proclaimed by Kublai Khan in 1271. It distinguishes Genghis’s earlier Mongol rule from Kublai’s Yuan dynasty, although Genghis was later treated as a dynastic ancestor.

Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q13
1 · Guesser asks

Was this monarch a Japanese emperor?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this monarch a Japanese emperor?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Britannica describes Genghis Khan as a Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated the tribes of Mongolia and extended his empire across Asia.

Open britannica.com
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The page identifies Genghis Khan, born Temüjin and also known as Chinggis Khan, as the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire, with a reign from 1206 to 1227.

Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser asks

Was this monarch Korean?

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

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died August 18, 1227) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler... He brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under the rule of himself and his family.

Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns No
Q15
1 · Guesser asks

Was this monarch known by a name that contains the word 'king' or 'emperor' in English (e.g., King, Emperor)?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this monarch known by a name that contains the word 'king' or 'emperor' in English (e.g., King, Emperor)?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Also Known As | Ching-gis Khan • Chinggiss Khan • Chingis Khan • Jenghiz Khan • Jinghis Khan • Temuchin • Temüjin. Title / Office | khan (1206-1227), Mongol empire.

Open britannica.com
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

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. ... Kublai Khan ... bestowed ... the posthumous name Shengwu Huangdi ... meaning 'Holy-Martial Emperor'.

Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns Rather no
Q16
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person the founder of a dynasty?

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

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Genghis Khan ... was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire. ... When Genghis's grandson Kublai Khan established the Yuan dynasty in 1271, he bestowed the temple name Taizu (meaning 'Supreme Progenitor') ... upon his grandfather.

Open en.wikipedia.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Mongol leader Genghis Khan ... rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history. ... His descendants expanded the empire even further.

Open history.com
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Genghis Khan ... consolidated nomadic tribes into a unified Mongolia ... creating the basis for one of the greatest continental empires of all time. ... The empire was divided among his sons and grandsons.

Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q17
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person a Mongol or Turkic ruler?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a Mongol or Turkic ruler?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Britannica describes Genghis Khan as a “Mongolian warrior-ruler” who consolidated the tribes of Mongolia and extended his empire across Asia.

Open britannica.com
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The source states that Genghis Khan was the title taken up by Temüjin, a Mongol, and that in 1206 he was proclaimed Universal Ruler, or Genghis Khan, of the Mongol Empire.

Open encyclopedia.com
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q18
1 · Guesser asks

Did this ruler found an empire or khanate?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this ruler found an empire or khanate?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q19
1 · Guesser asks

Did this ruler live in the 13th century?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this ruler live in the 13th century?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted

Genghis Khan

Mongol founder of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century

Validator rationale The proposed name exactly matches Genghis Khan, and the description identifies him as the founder of the Mongol Empire.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Mongol founder of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes