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
- 10
- Outcome
- Solved
- Format errors
- No errors
- Duration
- 1m 35s
- Round cost
- $0.0403 All 11 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":"EAQCORIU"}Valid replies are shown in the required format. Rejected replies are shown separately, without provider or call IDs.
2 of 10 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?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Is this person 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 die in the 20th century or later?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person die in the 20th century or later?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan 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
Q3
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person best known for political or military leadership?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person best known for political or military leadership?"}}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 the founder of the Mongol nation, the organizer of the Mongol armies, and the genius behind their campaigns. It also describes his 1206 declaration as universal emperor of the Mongolian steppe.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica states that Genghis Khan was best known for unifying the Mongolian steppe under a massive empire and capturing territory as far west as the Caspian Sea.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q4
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live at any point during the 19th century?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live at any point during the 19th century?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Born: 1162, near Lake Baikal, Mongolia. Died: August 18, 1227 (aged 65).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. ... Genghis Khan was born as Temujin around 1162.Open history.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q5
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily associated with a European country or empire?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily associated with a European country or empire?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Genghis Khan was best known for unifying the Mongolian steppe under a massive empire ... [that] extended his empire across Asia to the Adriatic Sea.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)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. By the late 13th century, it stretched from the Pacific Ocean to the Danube River and the Persian Gulf.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns No
Q6
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily associated with a region of Asia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily associated with a region of Asia?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Genghis Khan ... 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)
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. He is generally recognised as the founding father of Mongolia.Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)
2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q7
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person live at any point before the year 1500 CE?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person live at any point before the year 1500 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's original name as Temüjin and gives his dates as born in 1162 and died August 18, 1227.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
History.com states that Genghis Khan was born as Temujin around 1162 and died on August 18, 1227.
Open history.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q8
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person primarily associated with East Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, or Mongolia?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person primarily associated with 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)
Britannica describes Genghis Khan as a Mongolian warrior-ruler, born near Lake Baikal in Mongolia. It states that he unified the Mongol tribes and extended his empire across Asia, reaching as far west as the Caspian Sea.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The source states that Genghis Khan gained complete control over Mongolia after defeating the Naiman, was crowned ruler of Mongolia in 1206, and subsequently conquered much of northern China and Central Asia.
Open encyclopedia.com (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q9
1 · Guesser asks
Was this person a ruler or leader of a Mongol empire or state?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Was this person a ruler or leader of a Mongol empire or state?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
Source summary (model-reported)
Britannica states that the Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan, who united Mongol tribes in 1206. It describes 1206, when Temüjin was elected Genghis Khan of a federation of tribes, as the beginning of the Mongol Empire.
Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)Source summary (model-reported)
The page identifies Genghis Khan, born Temüjin and also known as Chinggis Khan, as the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire. It lists his reign as 1206–August 1227.
Open en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab) 2 · Answer check returns Yes
Q10
1 · Guesser asks
Did this person found an empire?
Recorded Guesser outputRequired JSON format
{"result":{"action":"ASK","description":null,"name":null,"question":"Did this person found an empire?"}}Oracle evidence2 model-reported sources
The Oracle reported these excerpts and URLs. They are not independently checked.
The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan, who united Mongol tribes in 1206.Open britannica.com (opens in a new tab)
Founded by the chief Genghis Khan (c. 1162–1227) in 1206, it was a formidable military power.Open encyclopedia.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 exactly matches Genghis Khan, and the description identifies him as the founder and first khan of the Mongol Empire.
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