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
- 13
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 2m 56s
- Round cost
- $0.1790 All 14 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.
2 of 13 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 it a human-made object?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a human-made object?"}}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, 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)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a living organism?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a living organism?"}}Oracle evidence3 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)
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)
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 No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a physical object or substance, rather than a phenomenon or abstract concept?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a physical object or substance, rather than a phenomenon or abstract concept?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
A spider web is defined as a sticky network of silk threads produced by spiders, primarily used to trap and immobilize flying insects.Open sciencedirect.com (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders make their webs from silk, a natural fibre made of protein. The page also describes a spider spinning silk to make its web.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a geographical feature or a naturally occurring part of Earth's landscape?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a geographical feature or a naturally occurring part of Earth's landscape?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Cambridge defines “spiderweb” 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)
Cambridge defines “landform” as “a natural shape on the earth's surface, such as a mountain or a valley.”
Open dictionary.cambridge.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a substance or material, such as a mineral, liquid, or gas?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a substance or material, such as a mineral, liquid, or gas?"}}Oracle evidence2 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. ... 'Silk is an amazing material,' says Jan Beccaloni, our arachnid curator.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Webs are instinctively constructed ... The four main types of spiderwebs are orb webs, sheet webs, tangle webs, and funnel webs. ... Spider silk is a remarkable substance.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a celestial object found in space?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a celestial object found in space?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
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. Spider webs were spun in low Earth orbit in 1973 aboard Skylab.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Two spiders built orb-webs in Skylab under zero gravity only four days after release from transportation vials.Open americanarachnology.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a part of, or something produced by, a living organism?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a part of, or something produced by, a living organism?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Spiders use their silk for several purposes, including web-building. It is produced in internal glands, moving from a soluble form to a hardened form and then spun into fiber by the spinnerets on the spider’s abdomen.Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)
While all spiders produce silk, only about half of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey. Webs are instinctively constructed and effectively trap flying insects.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a body part or anatomical structure of an animal, including a human?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a body part or anatomical structure of an animal, including a human?"}}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. Spiders have structures called spinnerets on their abdomen... These are the silk-spinning organs.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Not all spiders build webs... those that do are responsible for some of the most iconic and beautiful structures in the living world. These three-dimensional criss-crosses of silk are built by... spiders.
Open britishspiders.org.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Many web spiders construct silk sheets in vegetation... The irregular three-dimensional web of cobweb spiders... has anchoring threads of sticky silk.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a part of, or produced by, a plant?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a part of, or produced by, a plant?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
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 of the over 51,500 known species build webs to catch prey.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Frame and radii of orb webs are made of strong and rather rigid silk ... The capture spiral of an orb web comprises fibers ... produced in the flagelliform gland of spiders.
Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Is it something produced by an animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it something produced by 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 ... and weaving strands into geometric traps like the orb of the ... spider. 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)
Among the most studied webs are the so-called orb webs which consist of several different types of silk ... Silk fibers made of proteins produced in the minor ampullate gland are used to build an auxiliary spiral. This temporary spiral stabilizes the body of the web.
Open pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Is it a structure an animal builds outside its body?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it a structure an animal builds outside its body?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Spiders build web structures several times their size with very few external supports, using only silk fibers. The spider’s construction method consists of prioritizing a fast build of the structure followed by slow structural reinforcement while using only silk as material.
Open pnas.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
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. The spider then starts to spin its web, attaching segment by segment with its legs.
Open smithsonianmag.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Web building involves drawing out silk from spinnerets and weaving strands into geometric traps like the orb of the silver argiope spider. Web spiders construct silk sheets in vegetation and often add anchor threads.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Is it made primarily of silk produced by the animal?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is it made primarily of silk produced by the animal?"}}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. ... Spiders have structures called spinnerets on their abdomen ... These are the silk-spinning organs.
Open nhm.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Spider webs are made of silk, which itself is made up of proteins. ... Spiders make silk using special organs on the underside of their abdomen called ‘spinnerets’.
Open woodlandtrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Web building involves ... drawing out silk from spinnerets ... 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
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Does the animal use it to capture prey?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Does the animal use it to capture prey?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Although all spiders make silk, surprisingly only about half of all spider species build webs to entrap their prey. Many web spiders construct silk sheets in vegetation... An insect caught in the web or touching an anchor line becomes entangled.
Open britannica.com (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. Sheet webs are flat and dense, tangle webs are irregular and sticky, and funnel webs provide both a retreat and a snare.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
There's a type of spider that can slowly stretch its web taut and then release it, causing the web to catapult forward and entangle unsuspecting prey in its strands.
Open npr.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Spider web
A silk structure built by a spider to trap prey.
Validator rationale The proposal identifies a spider web as an assembled silk structure built by a spider, matching the target kind and its defining function.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"A silk structure built by a spider to trap prey.","name":"Spider web","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes