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Introduction:
"I wasn't sure if I would find enough famous Ingrids to make a quiz ... Boy, was I wrong! There's some fairly juicy stuff - 'infamous' perhaps better describes some of these women. So here are 10+ Ingrids. Enjoy!"


1. Princess Ingrid Alexandra was born on January 21, 2004. As second in line to the throne, she could become which country's first female head of state since Queen Margrethe's rule ended in 1412?
    Sweden
    Estonia
    Denmark
    Norway


2. An Ingrid came to public attention after a 1993 murder. On New Year's Eve, in Bronxville, New York, newspaper heiress Anne Scripps Douglas was attacked by her husband, Scott Douglas, while their 3-year-old daughter looked on. She died several weeks later, as did her murderer, an apparent suicide. Anne's family have since accused a Westchester County Family Court Judge of refusing to grant an order which they said could have prevented the murder. The accused was Judge Ingrid who?
    Braslow
    Uguna
    Morell
    Pirro


3. Without doubt the most famous acting Ingrid was Bergman, but there have been a number of others. One of them starred in such films as "Countess Dracula" (1972), and "The Wicker Man" (1973), both for Hammer Films. Known as the "Queen of Horror". Which Ingrid is she?
    Thulin
    Windisch
    Wiese
    Pitt


4. Literary Ingrids aren't, alas, exactly jumping off the shelves, but there are a few notables. As part of his 1994 State of the Nation Address to Parliament, President Nelson Mandela read a poem written by this South African Ingrid. The poem (with the poet's capitalization) was called "The child who was shot dead by soldiers at Nyanga". Which Ingrid was this poet?
    Jonker
    Sischy
    Bacci
    Schubert


5. To Germany for this Ingrid, one of the infamous ones. In 1970, Ulrike Meinhof and Gudrun Ensslin plotted to free Ensslin's boyfriend, Andreas Baader, from prison in Berlin. Baader, along with Marxist associates, had been convicted of bombing two Berlin department stores in 1968. Two other young women were directly involved in assisting Baader escape: Irene Goergens and which other Ingrid?
    Vesper
    Wetter
    Schubert
    Wegener


6. Ingrids seem to have a tendency to be kidnapped by guerrilla groups in Colombia. In 1999, Ingrid Washinawatok was setting up a traditional school for the U'wa Indians when she was kidnapped and murdered. Another Ingrid was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in February 2002. Green politician and Nobel Peace Prize nominee, which Ingrid is she?
    Strobl
    Newkirk
    Rojas
    Betanacourt


7. Lest you start thinking Ingrids are only involved in controversial events, here's a happy story. The John and Ingrid Werler Society was set up for supporters of which North American Zoo?
    Los Angeles Zoo
    Houston Zoo
    Blank Park Zoo
    Seneca Park Zoo


8. To prove all Ingrids are not just pretty faces, Belgian Ingrid Daubechies is a much awarded and respected academic in which field?
    Drama and film studies
    History and feminism
    Chemistry and biology
    Mathematics and physics


9. Ingrids can be sporty, too. Which of these Norwegian Ingrids is the former World Record holder for the marathon?
    Kristiansen
    Gfoelner
    Stoekl
    Salvenmoser


10. In Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt", Ingrid is kidnapped by Peer on her wedding day. "Ingrid's Lament" is one of the many memorable moments in Edvard Grieg's musical version of the story. In music of a different kind, Jim and Ingrid Croce (pronounced 'croshay') released a duo album in 1969. What was the album called?
    "Croce"
    "Jim and Ingrid Croce"
    "Learning to Croce"
    "J and I C"


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