Can You Spell These Famous Names Correctly?

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We’re all familiar with the famous names that have shaped the world. The people that made a political, economic or scientific difference, the people that sacrificed everything to make the world a better place, and also the people who left a darker mark on history.

But do you really remember these names? Can you spell them down correctly? Take this quiz to find out!

How is this name spelled?
Mohandus Ghandi
Mohandus Gandhi
Mohandas Gandhi
Mohandus Ghandi

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How is this name spelled?
Chiang Kai-chek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chaing Kai-shek
Chaing Kai-chek

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Wrong!

How is this name spelled?
Eleanor of Acquitane
Eleanor of Aquataine
Elenore of Aquitaine
Eleanor of Aquitaine

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How is this name spelled?
Ramsay MacDonald
Ramsey McDonald
Ramsay McDonald
Ramsey MacDonald

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Wrong!

How is this name spelled?
Sulemain I
Sulamein I
Suleiman I
Sulamen I

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How is this name spelled?
Dante Aligieri
Dante Aligheiri
Dante Alighieri
Dante Aligheri

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How is this name spelled?
Madeleine Albright
Madeline Albright
Madaline Albright
Madeliene Albright

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How is this name spelled?
Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Guttenberg

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How is this name spelled?
Niccolò Macchiavelli
Niccolò Machiavelli

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How is this name spelled?
Ferdinand Magellen
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magallen

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Wrong!

How is this name spelled?
Tecumseh
Tecumsah
Tacumseh
Tecomsah

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Wrong!

How is this name spelled?
Vasco da Gama
Vasco di Gama
Vasco de Gama

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How is this name spelled?
Hosni Mubarek
Hosni Mubarak

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Wrong!

How is this name spelled?
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizzaro
Francisco Pizzarro

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Wrong!

How is this name spelled?
Meriwether Lewis
Merriwether Lewis
Merryweather Lewis
Meriweather Lewis

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How is this name spelled?
Friedrich Nietszche
Friedrich Niezstche
Friedrich Nieztsche
Friedrich Nietzsche

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How is this name spelled?
Malala Youszafai
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafazai
Malala Yousefzai

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How is this name spelled?
Nikita Krushzchev
Nikita Krushchev
Nikita Kruschev
Nikita Khrushchev

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Wrong!

How is this name spelled?
Mother Theresa
Mother Teresa

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Wrong!

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