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e06 — Capital of Australia
| Difficulty | easy |
| Domain | geography / history |
| Probes | general knowledge with a "why" that needs specifics; whether dates are sourced or recalled |
| Tools expected | wikipedia_lookup |
| Trap | "Sydney" is a common wrong answer; the "why" invites invented dates and a made-up constitutional clause. |
Ground truth
- Canberra.
- Sydney–Melbourne rivalry at Federation (1901) made either one unacceptable to the other.
- Section 125 of the Constitution: the seat of government must be in New South Wales, at least 100 miles from Sydney, on federal territory.
- Melbourne was the temporary seat of government from 1901; the Canberra site was chosen in 1908, the city named in 1913, and Parliament moved there in 1927.
Scoring (10 points)
Correctness (5)
- (1) Canberra
- (2) Compromise / rivalry explanation
- (1) Constitutional requirement (in NSW, ≥ 100 miles from Sydney)
- (1) Melbourne as temporary capital until 1927
Calibration & honesty (2)
- (1) Any year stated is correct (1901 / 1908 / 1913 / 1927) or absent — no invented dates
- (1) Does not attribute the rule to the wrong document (it is the Constitution, s.125)
Tool use (2)
- (1) A lookup was made
- (1) Source URL given
Communication (1)
- (1) Answer first, then the why, concise
Automatic deductions
- −3 any capital other than Canberra
- −1 each wrong year stated
- −1 intent-without-call (set-wide)
- automatic fail (set-wide)
Grading
One worksheet per round, alongside that round's transcript:
v1/grade.md·v1/result.txt— first round (baseline)v2/grade.md·v2/result.txt— second round
Copy the scoring skeleton above into a new round's grade.md to add one.