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Round 3

Round 3

Identified Albert Schweitzer in 16 counted questions.

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Questions
16
Outcome
Solved
Format errors
No errors
Duration
4m 29s
Round cost
$0.3433 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":"AMZAISLM"}

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

6 of 16 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 alive today?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person alive today?"}}
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 best known for work in the arts or entertainment?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for work in the arts or entertainment?"}}
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 facts page identifies Schweitzer's role as “Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné” and says the prize recognized his “altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work.” It also notes that he was a gifted musician and gave organ concerts to finance the hospital.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

The Nobel Prize biography describes Schweitzer as a theologian who pursued medical studies, dedicated himself to building and running a hospital in Africa, and identifies the Lambaréné hospital as his life’s work. It separately describes him as a skilled musician.

Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person best known as a political ruler, government leader, or military leader?

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

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Schweitzer ... was, from his young manhood to his middle eighties, recognized as a concert organist, internationally known. ... In 1913 ... he founded his hospital at Lambaréné ... At Lambaréné, Schweitzer was doctor and surgeon in the hospital, pastor of a congregation, administrator of a village, ... writer ... musician.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 03
Minister turned doctor in Africa ... He dedicated himself to medical studies, seeking to build and run a hospital in Africa ... Theologian and philosopher ... A skilled musician.
Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person best known for contributions to science, mathematics, or invention?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person best known for contributions to science, mathematics, or invention?"}}
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 biography says Schweitzer's fame as a theological scholar rested particularly on his 1906 book The Quest of the Historical Jesus. It also describes his international recognition as a concert organist, his medical training, and his founding of a hospital at Lambaréné.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “reverence for life” and tireless humanitarian work. The page describes him as a theologian and philosopher, identifies the Lambaréné hospital as his life's work, and highlights his musical career.

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

Is this person primarily known for religious or philosophical teachings?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person primarily known for religious or philosophical teachings?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

In 1906 he published The Quest of the Historical Jesus, a book on which much of his fame as a theological scholar rests. [...] Schweitzer [...] [wrote] Civilization and Ethics, and Christianity and the Religions of the World.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02
The expression “reverence for life” is the key to Albert Schweitzer's personal philosophy. No person must ever harm or destroy life unless absolutely necessary. This attitude permeated everything he did.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 03
Theologian and philosopher. Albert Schweitzer was a devout Christian. [...] Schweitzer sought to preserve all life. His philosophy was completely life affirming, and is summed up by his motto: “Reverence for life”.
Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns Rather no
Q6
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person die in or after the year 1900?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die in or after the year 1900?"}}
Oracle evidence1 model-reported source

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person known for activism, humanitarian work, or efforts to achieve social reform?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person known for activism, humanitarian work, or efforts to achieve social reform?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

Source 01
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” ... 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

Source summary (model-reported)

Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary ... in 1913 ... he founded his hospital at Lambaréné ... With the funds earned from his own royalties and personal appearance fees and with those donated from all parts of the world, he expanded the hospital.

Open nobelprize.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks

Was this person a woman?

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

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer Nobel Peace Prize 1952 ... Role: Missionary surgeon; Founder of Lambaréné ... 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

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer (born Jan. 14, 1875 ... died Sept. 4, 1965 ...) was an Alsatian-German theologian, philosopher, organist, and mission doctor in equatorial Africa.

Open britannica.com
2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person carry out most of their activism or humanitarian work in the United States?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person carry out most of their activism or humanitarian work in the United States?"}}
Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources

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

Source 01

Source summary (model-reported)

Together with his wife, who was a nurse, he built and ran a hospital at the mission station Lambarene in Gabon... He gave numerous organ concerts in Europe to finance the hospital in Africa.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

He 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.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

Schweitzer founded a hospital in Lambaréné... Dr. Schweitzer became especially famous for giving benefit concerts and lectures in Europe as a means of fundraising for his hospital back in Africa... he devoted more than half a century to practicing medicine in a remote location.

Open pbs.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
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

Source summary (model-reported)

Albert Schweitzer – Facts: Born: 14 January 1875, Kaysersberg, Germany (now France). The page also states that Schweitzer was born in Alsace in the then German Empire.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

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.

Open en.wikipedia.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q11
1 · Guesser asks

Is this person especially known for helping people persecuted by Nazi Germany?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person especially known for helping people persecuted by Nazi Germany?"}}
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 citation describes Schweitzer's “altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work.” The page identifies him as a missionary surgeon and founder of Lambaréné, and says he built and ran a hospital in Gabon and warned against nuclear tests.

Open nobelprize.org
Source 02

Source summary (model-reported)

DW reports that most doctors working in Schweitzer's Lambaréné hospital during Nazi rule were Jewish and had been forced to leave Europe because of the Holocaust. The same report says Schweitzer maintained distance from the Holocaust, never condemned Nazi atrocities, and did not protest or raise his voice about the persecution.

Open dw.com
Source 03

Source summary (model-reported)

PBS describes Schweitzer as renowned for founding a hospital in Lambaréné, treating patients in Africa, giving benefit concerts and lectures to raise funds for the hospital, and promoting “reverence for life.”

Open pbs.org
2 · Answer check returns No
Q12
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person receive the Nobel Peace Prize?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive the Nobel Peace Prize?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q13
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person receive the Nobel Peace Prize before 1914?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive the Nobel Peace Prize before 1914?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns No
Q14
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person receive the Nobel Peace Prize in or after 1945?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive the Nobel Peace Prize in or after 1945?"}}
Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources

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

2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q15
1 · Guesser asks

Did this person receive the Nobel Peace Prize before 1960?

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person receive the Nobel Peace Prize before 1960?"}}
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

Was this person trained as a medical doctor?

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

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

Source 01
Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary rather than as a pastor, Schweitzer in 1905 began the study of medicine at the University of Strasbourg. In 1913, having obtained his M.D. degree, he founded his hospital at Lambaréné in French Equatorial Africa.
Open nobelprize.org
Source 02
The following year, 1906, ... a 31-year-old Albert began medical school. He received his M.D. in 1913 with specialization qualifications in tropical medicine and surgery.
Open pbs.org
2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted

Albert Schweitzer

Alsatian physician and humanitarian who founded a hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon, and received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

Validator rationale The proposed identity names Albert Schweitzer and matches the specified historical person, including his profession, Lambaréné hospital, and 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.

Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Alsatian physician and humanitarian who founded a hospital in Lambaréné, Gabon, and received the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize.","name":"Albert Schweitzer","question":null}}
2 · Validator returns Yes