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
- 3m 25s
- Round cost
- $0.0465 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":"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 the hidden person currently living?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is the hidden person currently living?"}}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. Britannica also states that he died on August 18, 1227, during a campaign against the Tangut kingdom of Xixia.
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
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Was the hidden person male?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the hidden person male?"}}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 a Mongolian warrior-ruler and states that he was born Temüjin.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The source identifies Temüjin as the son of Yisugei and repeatedly refers to Genghis Khan with the masculine pronoun “he.”
Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person die after the year 1900?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die after the year 1900?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
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. Britannica also identifies his original name as Temüjin.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person live most of his life in Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person live most of his life in Europe?"}}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... He consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Temujin, later Genghis Khan, was born around 1162 near the border between modern Mongolia and Siberia... In early 1227... He died on August 18, 1227, just before the Xi Xia were crushed.
Open history.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person live most of his life in the Americas?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person live most of his life in the Americas?"}}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 ... who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea.
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 No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person live most of his life in Asia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person live most of his life in Asia?"}}Oracle evidence3 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 ... who consolidated tribes into a unified Mongolia and then extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – 18 or 25 August 1227) ... 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)Source summary (model-reported)
Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227) ... After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China.
Open history.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person die before the year 1000?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die before the year 1000?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person die after the year 1500?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die after the year 1500?"}}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)
Born | 1162 • near Lake Baikal • Mongolia; Died | August 18, 1227 (aged 65).
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person primarily known as a political ruler, monarch, emperor, sultan, khan, or military conqueror?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person primarily known as a political ruler, monarch, emperor, sultan, khan, or military conqueror?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica identifies Genghis Khan as a “Mongolian warrior-ruler,” lists his title/office as “khan (1206-1227), Mongol empire,” and states that he was best known for unifying the Mongolian steppe under a massive empire.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
World History Encyclopedia describes Genghis Khan as the founder of the Mongol Empire, which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227, and says he acquired the title of Genghis Khan, likely meaning “universal ruler.”
Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
History.com describes Genghis Khan as a Mongol leader who established the largest land empire in history, united the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, and conquered large parts of Central Asia and China.
Open history.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person die after the year 1300?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person die after the year 1300?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan (born Temüjin; c. 1162 – 18 or 25 August 1227) ... In 1227, Genghis died while subduing the rebellious Western Xia.
Open en.wikipedia.org (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)
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan (aka Chinggis Khan) was the founder of the Mongol Empire which he ruled from 1206 until his death in 1227. The timeline lists his death as 18 Aug 1227.
Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Was the person of Mongol origin or ethnicity?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was the person of Mongol origin or ethnicity?"}}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 Temüjin to a royal clan of the Mongols... Genghis Khan ... was a Mongolian warrior-ruler.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan was born as Temujin around 1162. His father, a minor Mongol chieftain, died when Temujin was in his early teens. ... Temujin ... set out to unite the Mongols by force.
Open history.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person die before the year 1230?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person 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)
Genghis Khan died in 1227 during a military campaign against the Chinese kingdom of Xi Xia. ... He died on August 18, 1227, just before the Xi Xia were crushed.
Open history.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 Yes
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Did the person found a large empire spanning much of Asia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did the person found a large empire spanning much of Asia?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Mongol empire was founded by Genghis Khan in 1206. It extended from the Pacific Ocean to the Danube River and the Persian Gulf. At its greatest extent, it covered some 9 million square miles of territory, making it the largest contiguous land empire in history.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Source summary (model-reported)
The Mongol Empire (1206-1368) was founded by Genghis Khan. Eventually, the empire dominated Asia from the Black Sea to the Korean peninsula.
Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan ... establish[ed] 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 (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Genghis Khan
Founder of the Mongol Empire who died in 1227
Validator rationale The proposed identity names Genghis Khan directly and the description matches the target historical person.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Founder of the Mongol Empire who died in 1227","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes