Author Biography: ErnestS

The papacy has had a long and sometimes turbulent history. How much do you know about popes through history?

What do you do if you have some great lyrics but can't think up a great melody to go with it? Well you could use a tune from another song. In the days before copyright lawyers this was a common practice and many tunes have been successfully re-used.

Random nuggets of English trivia provided by members of the English Group team.

Though all the people in this quiz have achievements of their own, they are often overshadowed by their more famous namesakes. As I have chosen the less well-known holders of each name some of the questions might be a little obscure.

New York anti-folk singer-songwriter Jeffrey Lewis has been described (by Jarvis Cocker) as "the best lyricist working in the US today". Here's a small sample.

Each one-word answer is connected to the next. Can you complete the chain?