History quiz
The most common papal names
16 papal names have been used by at least five popes. The counts are showing and the names are hidden. A right name opens itself and every name below it.
- Format
- Biggest answer
- Items
- 16 to unlock
- Limit
- 2:00
- Level
- Medium
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Entries
- 16
- Time limit
- 2:00
- Scoring
- Your best guess and everything below it
- Name the biggest papal name and the whole table unlocks at once.
- A smaller answer unlocks itself and everything ranked below it. Guess again to climb.
- Press Enter to lock in a guess. A name that is not on the list costs nothing but time.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name the papal name used by the most popes. The ranking appears when you start, with its figures showing and its names hidden.
About this quiz
Counts are of different popes on the Holy See's list of pontiffs, up to Leo XIV. A numeral can run higher than the count, because the list does not hold every number.
- The latest John was John XXIII, but the list holds 21 Johns: it has no John XVI and no John XX.
- Benedict IX appears three times on the list, for three separate pontificates, and is counted once here.
- Names level on the count share a place, so naming either opens both.
Sources
- [1]The Holy See. Pontiffs.
Note on the data. Papal names, names at birth, dates and the century of each pontificate follow the Holy See's list of pontiffs, read on 3 October 2026. The count for a name is the number of different popes on that list whose papal name is that name with or without a numeral. John Paul is a name of its own.
Last checked October 3, 2026
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