What do most people say for “Name a pope”?

The usual first answers are Francis, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Pius XII and John XXIII. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.

How many answers are there to “Name a pope”?

128 in all: 11 on The Tip, 33 Below the Surface, 38 in The Deep, 45 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.

Which answers to “Name a pope” are the shortest and the longest?

The shortest accepted answer is “Mark” and the longest is “Alexander VIII”.

How hard is “Name a pope”?

Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.

Screen trivia

Name a pope

Everyone has a first answer to “Name a pope”. The game is about the second, the third and the tenth: 128 answers are accepted, ranked by how rarely people think of them.

The obvious answers

Say one of these and you stay near the surface, with 10 points.

Francis
John Paul II
Benedict XVI
Pius XII
John XXIII
Paul VI
Leo XIII
Gregory I
Urban II
Julius II
Peter

The next answers people reach for

A step further down, worth 25 points each:

Alexander VI
Innocent III
Sixtus IV
Leo X
Clement VII
Pius IX
Pius X
Pius XI
Benedict XV
John Paul I
Boniface VIII
Celestine V
Leo I
Gregory VII
Gregory XIII
Sixtus V
Urban VIII
Innocent XI
Pius V
Paul III
Clement V
Nicholas V
Martin V
Adrian IV
Adrian VI
Leo III
Stephen II
Gelasius I
Damasus I
Sylvester I
Marcellinus
Anacletus
Clement I

How deep does “Name a pope” go?

The Tip11 answers · 10 ptsFrancis · John Paul II · Benedict XVI
Below the Surface33 answers · 25 ptsAlexander VI · Innocent III · Sixtus IV …
The Deep38 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
The Abyss45 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game

The Deep holds 38 answers starting with A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, M, P and S. The Abyss has 45 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.

By the numbers

128 answers in total, 98 of them longer than one word.
Shortest: “Mark”. Longest: “Alexander VIII”.
C, P and S are the most common first letters; together they start 38% of the answers.
3 answers can be typed more than one way: “Gregory the Great” counts as Gregory I.

Tips for a rarer answer

Start with C: 18 of the answers begin with it.
Francis, John Paul II and Benedict XVI are safe but shallow. Aim past them.
For games, think of the items, mobs and bosses, not only the heroes.

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Questions about this prompt

What do most people say for “Name a pope”?: The usual first answers are Francis, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Pius XII and John XXIII. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
How many answers are there to “Name a pope”?: 128 in all: 11 on The Tip, 33 Below the Surface, 38 in The Deep, 45 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
Which answers to “Name a pope” are the shortest and the longest?: The shortest accepted answer is “Mark” and the longest is “Alexander VIII”.
How hard is “Name a pope”?: Hard. It rewards people who know the subject well. It comes up in Free play on Hard and Mixed.

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