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
- Errors found View one example
- Duration
- 3m 12s
- Round cost
- $0.1630 All 14 turns
Format warning
The model sent replies in the wrong format.
The Guesser sent 1 invalid reply. Each one before the question limit used up a counted turn. The model was only reminded of the required format; it was never told whether its question or guess was correct.
- Valid format
- 92.9%
- Format errors
- 1
- Turns used by format errors
- 1
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":"EAQCORIU"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
2 of 12 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 currently alive?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person currently alive?"}}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
Q2
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live during the 20th century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live during the 20th century?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Born: 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia. Died: August 18, 1227 (aged 65). Genghis Khan (born 1162 ... died August 18, 1227) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns No
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live after the year 1500 CE?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live after the year 1500 CE?"}}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)
Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227) rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live before the year 500 CE?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live before the year 500 CE?"}}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) ... Various dates are given for the birth of Temüjin ... He may have been born in 1155, in 1162 ... or in 1167.
Open britannica.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 No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person from Europe?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person from Europe?"}}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)
Genghis Khan ... (born 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia—died August 18, 1227) was a Mongolian warrior-ruler ... who ... extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea.Open kids.britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live after the year 1000 CE?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live after the year 1000 CE?"}}Oracle evidence1 model-reported source
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Born: 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia. Died: August 18, 1227 (aged 65). 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) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live after the year 1250 CE?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live after the year 1250 CE?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
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)
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)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q8
1 · Guesser reply rejectedTurn counted
Reply in the wrong format.
Invalid action · fixed format reminder sent
Why this reply was rejectedInvalid action · turn 8
The reply was JSON, but it matched neither the ASK nor the GUESS format.
- Recorded type
invalid_action- Turn
- 8
- Counted
- Yes · question 8
- Feedback
- FORMAT_ERROR
{"result":{"action":"ASK","question":null,"name":
""
,
"description":
""
}}{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"<non-empty yes-or-no property question>"}}{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"<non-empty identifying description>","name":"<non-empty candidate name>","question":null}} A reply must match one of these formats exactly. Text fields in use must not be empty; unused fields must be JSON null.
2 · System responseFORMAT
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person a political or military leader?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a political or military leader?"}}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 ... 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
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person Muslim?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person Muslim?"}}Oracle evidence3 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
At the time of Genghis Khan in the 13th century, virtually every religion had found converts, from Buddhism to Eastern Christianity and Manichaeanism to Islam. To avoid strife, Genghis Khan set up an institution that ensured complete religious freedom, though he himself was a Tengrist.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
The Mongols’ dominant religion was declared Tengrism... Genghis Khan himself was a Tengrist... Despite this, he actively sought and encouraged others to discuss and learn about different faiths.Open retrospectjournal.com (opens in a new tab)
Against general perception, Genghis Khan was not a Muslim. Born Temujin, he followed the steppe traditions of Mongol shamanism and had a reverence for Eternal Blue Sky, or Tengri. Some of his successors later converted to Islam.Open indiatoday.in (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q11
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person from East Asia (including China, Japan, Korea, or Mongolia)?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person from East Asia (including China, Japan, Korea, or Mongolia)?"}}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
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)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)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q12
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person part of the Mongol Empire?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person part of the Mongol Empire?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
The year 1206, when Temüjin ... was elected Genghis Khan of a federation of tribes on the banks of the Onon River, must be regarded as the beginning of the Mongol empire. The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan, who united Mongol tribes in 1206.
Open britannica.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.
Open worldhistory.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q13
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person die before the year 1230 CE?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die before the year 1230 CE?"}}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 (original name: Temüjin) as having died on August 18, 1227, and states that he died during a campaign against the Tangut kingdom of Xixia.
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 Yes
G
1 · Guesser guessesNot counted
Genghis Khan
Founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire
Validator rationale The proposed identity names Genghis Khan directly and matches the specified historical person, including his role as founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"GUESS","description":"Founder and first Great Khan (Emperor) of the Mongol Empire","name":"Genghis Khan","question":null}} 2 · Validator returns Yes