Missing Girls Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ingrid

"...stuck IN GRIDlocked..."

Ingrid is of Old Norse origin. Possibly the most well-known Ingrid is Ingrid Bergman, the actress who starred in movies such as "Casablanca" and the Hitchcock movie "Notorious". Ingrid, Queen Consort of Sweden (died 2000), was the queen of Sweden during the mid-twentieth century. Ingrid Newkirk was one of the co-founders of the animal activist organization PETA.

Answer: Alice

"...eventuAL ICE age..."
and
"thus resignED, Awaited..."

Alice's popularity in the US is probably thanks to Lewis Carroll - he wrote the famous "Alice in Wonderland" in 1865. Although it is a female name, musician Vincent Furnier used it as part of his stage name, Alice Cooper. Alice is also an Italian word for 'anchovy', although this is not the etymology of the name.

Eda is a Turkish name meaning "well-mannered".

Answer: Nora

"...there can be NO RAllying..."
and
"...be no rALLYing..."

Nora is a short form of the names Eleanor and Honora. There are many places across the world bearing the name, including in Italy and Sweden. Famous people include Princess Nora of Liechtenstein, and, with the other well-known spelling, singer Norah Jones.

Ally is a short form of various names, including Alexandra, Alison, and Alexis.

Answer: Emma

"...a problEM MAking..."

Emma is a name Germanic in origin, from the element 'ermen' meaning 'whole' - you see this element preserved in names such as Ermengarde. The first Emma in England was Edward the Confessor's mother, Emma of Normandy. Now the name is very popular in the United States and throughout Europe, and is the title of a famous novel by Jane Austen. It's also my sister's name.

Answer: Thea

"...THE Ambassador is..."
and
"...the ambassaDOR IS..."
and
"...the visiTOR. You'll..."

Thea is a short form of both Dorothea and Theodora, both of which derive from the Ancient Greek for 'gift of God'. Thea itself means 'goddess'. The protagonist in George Eliot's novel "Middlemarch" is named Dorothea, nicknamed Dodo.

Doris is also Ancient Greek in origin, with the meaning of a Dorian woman, a member of a tribe who lived on the Peloponnese. The area where they lived also bore the name Doris. Doris is also a character in Greek mythology, a sea nymph.

Tory is a short form of the name Victoria.

Answer: Edna

"...have surpassED NAtional..."
and
"...natioNAL Averages!..."
and
"...national aVERAges!..."

Edna is both an Irish and Scottish name, usually spelled Eithne, and also a Hebrew name, meaning 'pleasure'. It was my paternal grandmother's name.

Vera is the feminine form of the Latin adjective 'verus', meaning 'true. Famous Veras include wartime singer Vera Lynn and fashion designer Vera Wang.
Nala is the name of the lion in Disney's movie "The Lion King" who becomes Simba's girlfriend. It means 'stem' in Sanskrit, but is actually a male name!

Answer: Grace

"...moved GRACEfully across..."
and
"...across tHE STAge..."

Grace comes from the Latin 'gratia', which means several things along the lines of grace, friendship, and thanks. A very famous bearer of the name is Grace Kelly, an actress and later Princess of Monaco.

As far as I can tell, Hesta is an alternative spelling of the name Hester.

Answer: Meghan

"...best nutMEG HANdlers in..."
and
"...employ tHE BEst..."
and
...best nutMEG handlers..."
and
"...company ANNounced proudly..."

Meghan is a popular variant of the name Megan, which was originally a Welsh diminutive for the name Margaret. Famous bearers tend to use the original spelling, such as American actress Megan Fox.

Meg is the link between the two names - it is still used today as a short form for both Megan and Margaret.

Hebe is a Greek goddess of youth, and cupbearer to the gods, including her parents, Zeus and Hera.

Answer: Penelope

"...will hapPEN; ELOPEment..."

Penelope is generally thought to be Greek in origin, although some believe the etymology could be pre-Greek. The most famous Penelope is the wife of Odysseus in Homer's "Odyssey", who waited loyally for twenty years for her husband to return from war.

Answer: Irene

"...The fIRE NEeds to..."
and
"...the fiRE NEEds to..."

Irene is the Ancient Greek for 'peace' (spelled 'Eirene'). She's also the goddess of peace. It's also the name of many place names, and the name for the hydrocarbon C13H18!

Renee (or Renée) is the French for 'reborn'. It is the female equivalent of the male René. It is the name of actress Renee Zellweger, an 80s song by Talk Talk, and a 2012 film.