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Can you name the Frequently Misspelled People and Places?
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Last name of actor Matthew, starred in Dazed and Confused, A Time to Kill, and How to lose a Guy in 10 Days
First name of actress Kinski, former partner of Roman Polanski
Actress Hayden, star of I Love you Beth Cooper
Full name of the actor who played Morpheus in The Matrix
Acting brother and sister Jake and Maggie
Full name of the blonde star of Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Lost in Translation and Girl with a Pearl Earring
Full name of the actor who starred in Transformers, Indiana Jones 4, and 'Even Stevens'
Talk show host and Lesbian Ellen
Full name of the director of Pi, Requiem for a Dream and The Wrestler
Full name of the actor who portrayed Zack Morris on 'Saved by the Bell'
Blonde, squinty actress Renee
Full name of the actress who portrayed Erica Lucas on The Cosby Show, and was on In Living Color
Full name of red-headed actress from the Buffy and American Pie series
Geography and Politics
Third-largest city in Ohio, home to the Reds and Bengals
Former Soviet 'stan' state, starts with 'K' and NOT Borat's homeland
Capital of the Ivory Coast
First name of former Secretary of State Rice
City in upstate New York, pronounced 'puh-KIP-see'
City in West-Central Massachusetts, pronounced 'WUSS-tuh'
City in upstate New York, pronounced 'skuh-NECK-tuh-dee'
Capital of Madagascar
European Micronation located between Austria and Switzerland
Capital of Burkina Faso
Full name of the current president of Iran, initials MA
Full name of the USSR Leader from 1964 to 1982, initials LB
Capital of Slovenia
Sports
Hall of Fame Red Sox left fielder Carl
Former Expos, Rockies and Braves slugger Andres
Steelers Quarterback Ben
Yankees first baseman Mark
Head coach of Duke men's basketball Mike, aka 'Coach K'
Coach K's former player and current assistant Steve
Former Olympic diver Greg, best remembered for hitting his head on the diving board in 1988
Full name of the South African women's runner at the center of 'Hermaphrogate,' who in 2009 was accused of being genetically male
Full name of bemulleted former NHL great, mostly for the Penguins, last name pronounced 'Yogger'
Full name of current Nigerian-American Raiders cornerback, initials NA
Former Expos and Dodgers 2nd baseman Mark, nicknamed 'Grundle'
First name of boxer Ali, born Cassius Clay
Former Notre Dame football star, current Cubs pitcher Jeff
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Frequently Misspelled People and Places Quiz
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Created Jan 1, 2010 in
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RandallPinkston
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Jan 1st, 2010 at 07:43 GMT
1 point
Kazakhstan is an equally legitimate answer.
deej
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Jan 1st, 2010 at 15:36 GMT
1 point
you're right, i changed the clue to hopefully make it clearer without giving it away
lucia
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Feb 6th, 2010 at 01:14 GMT
1 point
some names i didnt even try the first one matthew m..... I cant get right not even copying it
metsfan2231
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Jul 25th, 2010 at 01:22 GMT
3 points
no doug mientkiewicz?
daHOOK
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Nov 1st, 2010 at 02:15 GMT
1 point
Worcester. Worce - ster. How else would you pronounce it?
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