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Julia Roberts recently became Mom of the Year by tattooing her children's names on her back, but other stars get inked with foreign sayings. Do you speak celebrity? TAKE OUR QUIZ.

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<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602429/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602429/">Justin Timberlake has a tattoo on his ankle of Chinese characters representing the word “qu” which translates to:</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://www.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://www.polldaddy.com">online surveys</a>)</span>

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<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602436/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602436/">Lindsay Lohan has the Italian phrase “La bella vita” on her lower back. It means:</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com">answers</a>)</span>

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<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602438/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602438/">Angelina Jolie has the Latin phrase “Quod me nutrit me destruit" on her stomach, meaning:</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com">answers</a>)</span>

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<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602440/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602440/">Rihanna has the Arabic phrase “Al Hurria fi Al Maseeh” tattooed on her back which translates to:</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://www.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://www.polldaddy.com">online surveys</a>)</span>

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<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602445/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602445/">David Beckham’s left arm has a Sanskrit tattoo with a misspelled name on it. Is it:</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com">answers</a>)</span>

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<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602443/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602443/">Jessica Alba has a wrist tattoo with the Sanskrit word “Padma” which means:</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com">answers</a>)</span>

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<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602450/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602450/">Lost’s Matthew Fox has four Chinese characters on his left arm. They stand for:</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://www.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://www.polldaddy.com">online surveys</a>)</span>

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<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602452/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602452/">Megan Fox has the words “We will all laugh at gilded butterflies” on her back. The phrase comes from:</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://www.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://www.polldaddy.com">online surveys</a>)</span>

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<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602457/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602457/">Victoria Beckham has a Hebrew expression on her neck. It translates to:</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com">answers</a>)</span>

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<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602459/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602459/">Hayden Panettiere from Heroes has the Latin phrase “Vivere Memento” on her side. It translates to:</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://www.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://www.polldaddy.com">online surveys</a>)</span>

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<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602463/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602463/">Detroit Pistons point guard Allen Iverson has “CT” tattooed on his neck, which stands for “Cru Thik,” the name of:</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://www.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://www.polldaddy.com">online surveys</a>)</span>

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<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602469/" mce_href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1602469/">Kiefer Sutherland has a Chinese symbol tattooed on his arm that translates to:</a><span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://www.polldaddy.com" mce_href="http://www.polldaddy.com">online surveys</a>)</span>

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