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
- 15
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 4m 28s
- Round cost
- $0.0578 All 16 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":"BKXG3AZI"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
1 of 15 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 the person male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person male?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died August 18, 1227) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler... Also known as: Chinggis Khan... Temüjin.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan [was] born Temüjin... also known as Chinggis Khan... was the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Is the person currently living (alive)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the person currently living (alive)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died August 18, 1227) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
On August 18, 1227, while putting down a revolt in the kingdom of Xi Xia, Genghis Khan died.
Open history.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person die in or after the year 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die in or after the year 1900?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died August 18, 1227) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)On August 18, 1227, while putting down a revolt in the kingdom of Xi Xia, Genghis Khan died.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person die before 1800?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die before 1800?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire, died on August 18, 1227, at his summer residence in Gansu, China.
Open ebsco.com (opens in a new tab)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.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Did he die before 1500?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he die before 1500?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The page identifies August 18, 1227, as the date Genghis Khan died during a campaign against Xi Xia.
Open history.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The page states that Genghis Khan died on August 18, 1227, during a military campaign against the rebellious Western Xia kingdom.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Was he primarily a political or military leader (king, emperor, general, etc.)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he primarily a political or military leader (king, emperor, general, etc.)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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 to the Adriatic Sea. Title / Office: khan (1206-1227), Mongol empire.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan ... 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 (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Was he European by birth or primary realm (including Roman Empire)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he European by birth or primary realm (including Roman Empire)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica identifies Genghis Khan as born in 1162 near Lake Baikal, Mongolia, and lists his title/office as khan of the Mongol empire. It also describes him as a Mongolian warrior-ruler who consolidated Mongolia and extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica states that Genghis Khan was born near Lake Baikal, Mongolia; that the Mongol Empire began in 1206 when he united tribes in Mongolia; and that the empire operated from the Mongol heartland in the steppe of Central Asia, although later rulers controlled territory including parts of Russia and other regions.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Was his birthplace or primary realm located in Asia (including the Middle East)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his birthplace or primary realm located in Asia (including the Middle East)?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan was born in about 1162 in northern Mongolia.
Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Mongol Empire ... Originating in present-day Mongolia in East Asia.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Was his birthplace or primary realm in China?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his birthplace or primary realm in China?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Such was the setting in Mongolia when Genghis Khan (his given name was Temüüjin) was born, about 1162... Genghis Khan, however, first united all the tuurgatan ('people of the felt-walled tents'), probing far back, away from China, to make sure that he controlled all potential nomadic rivals.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Born: c. 1162 in Delun-Boldog, Mongolia... By 1219, Genghis Khan ruled from northern China to the Afghan border and from Siberia to the border of Tibet.Open thoughtco.com (opens in a new tab)
Deluun Boldog is the birthplace of Genghis Khan located in Dadal soum of Khentii province. Historians and scientists still argue about the exact location, but the location near the Onon and Balj rivers is believed to be the birthplace.Open escapetomongolia.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Was his birthplace or primary realm in the Middle East, Persia, Arabia, or Anatolia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his birthplace or primary realm in the Middle East, Persia, Arabia, or Anatolia?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Born: 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia. ... In 1206 an assembly of leaders declared him universal emperor ... of the Mongolian steppe. ... Genghis Khan ... consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Such was the setting in Mongolia when Genghis Khan ... was born, about 1162. By 1206 Temüüjin’s success in tribal warfare caused him to be proclaimed ruler of All the Mongols with the rank of khan ... He then turned toward ... northern China ... [and] westward.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Was his birthplace or primary realm in South Asia (India region)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was his birthplace or primary realm in South Asia (India region)?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Born: 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia... Genghis Khan ... consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia... Genghis Khan was ... a warrior-ruler ... who ... brought all the nomadic tribes of Mongolia under the rule of himself and his family.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Mongol Empire began in 1206 when Genghis Khan united Mongolian tribes... The Mongol Empire began in 1206 with Genghis Khan's election as leader of a federation of tribes in the Steppe of central Asia, near Lake Baikal in Mongolia.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Such was the setting in Mongolia when Genghis Khan (his given name was Temüüjin) was born, about 1162... By 1206 Temüüjin’s success in tribal warfare caused him to be proclaimed ruler of All the Mongols.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Was he associated with the Mongol Empire or Mongol peoples?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was he associated with the Mongol Empire or Mongol peoples?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Mongol Empire (1206-1368) was founded by Genghis Khan (r. 1206-1227), first Great Khan or 'universal ruler' of the Mongol peoples.Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)
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, leading to the establishment of the great Mongol Empire.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Did he die before the year 1300?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he die before the year 1300?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica states that Genghis Khan was born in 1162 and died on August 18, 1227. It also identifies Temüjin as his original name.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The page identifies Genghis Khan, also known as Chinggis Khan and born Temüjin, as having died in 1227; it gives August 18 or 25 as the possible date.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q14
1 · Guesser asks
Did he rule as the supreme Great Khan (Khagan) of the Mongol Empire?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he rule as the supreme Great Khan (Khagan) of the Mongol Empire?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica lists his title/office as “khan (1206-1227), Mongol empire” and states that in 1206 an assembly of leaders declared him “universal emperor” of the Mongolian steppe.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The Mongol Empire is described as founded by Genghis Khan, who is identified as its first Great Khan or “universal ruler” of the Mongol peoples.
Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan is described as the founder of the Mongol Empire, which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227; a 1206 conference awarded Temüjin the title of Genghis Khan, meaning “universal ruler.”
Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q15
1 · Guesser asks
Did he die before the year 1230?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did he die before the year 1230?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
EBSCO states that Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, died on August 18, 1227, at his summer residence in Gansu, China.
Open ebsco.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
History.com identifies August 18, 1227, as the date Genghis Khan died during a campaign against Xi Xia.
Open history.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Genghis Khan
Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire
Validator rationale The proposed name and description identify Genghis Khan, the specific historical person targeted.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes