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Ingrid Betancourt Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by monicanatalia. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
monicanatalia

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
292,799

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
309

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Question 1 of 10

1. When was Ingrid Betancourt taken hostage? Hint

1999

2000

2002

2001

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Question 2 of 10

2. When was Ingrid Betancourt freed from the FARC? Hint

5 May 2007

2 July 2008

15 December 2006

21 August 2006

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is Ingrid Betancourt's political party? Hint

Green

Conservative

Leftist

Liberal

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where and when was Ingrid Betancourt born? Hint

1961 in Bogota, Colombia

1962 in Barranquilla, Colombia

1959 in Cali, Colombia

1961 in Antioquia, Colombia

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Question 5 of 10

5. How did the Colombian government rescue the 15 people? Hint

by outnumbering them

by negotiating with them

by tricking the FARC

by killing them

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Question 6 of 10

6. Did Ingrid stay in Colombia after her release?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. How old was Ingrid Betancourt when she was rescued? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was Ingrid Betancourt's first husband? Hint

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Juan Carlos Lecompte

Fabrice Delloye

Lorenzo Delloye

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Question 9 of 10

9. Ingrid Betancourt's mother, Yolanda Pulecio, was a contestant in the Miss Colombia beauty pageant?

Yes

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is Ingrid Betancourt's sister's name? Hint

Astrid Betancourt

Catalina De la Rosa

Melanie Delloye

Maria Portreros

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When was Ingrid Betancourt taken hostage?

Answer: 2002

Ingrid Betancourt was running for the Colombian presidency. At that time she was campaigning in a region were the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) were particularly strong.

2. When was Ingrid Betancourt freed from the FARC?

Answer: 2 July 2008

Ingrid Betancourt was rescued on 2 July 2008. Along with her, 11 Colombian military and police officers and three Americans were also rescued.

3. What is Ingrid Betancourt's political party?

Answer: Green

Ingrid Betancourt is from the Green party. In Colombia, a 'leftist' is considered more or less synonymous with FARC.

4. Where and when was Ingrid Betancourt born?

Answer: 1961 in Bogota, Colombia

She is Colombian with French ancestors, and also became French by her first marriage.

5. How did the Colombian government rescue the 15 people?

Answer: by tricking the FARC

The Colombian government rescued those 15 people by tricking FARC into letting the captives go. Government agents posed as members of a leftist group. The plan worked well.

6. Did Ingrid stay in Colombia after her release?

Answer: no

No, she went back to France to be with her children.

7. How old was Ingrid Betancourt when she was rescued?

Answer: 46

She was a 40 year old woman when she was kidnapped. She spent six years in captivity, so she was 46 years old when she was freed.

8. Who was Ingrid Betancourt's first husband?

Answer: Fabrice Delloye

Fabrice Delloye is Ingrid Betancourt' ex-husband, Juan Carlos Lecompte is her husband, Lorenzo Delloye is her son, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez is a close family friend and a writer.

9. Ingrid Betancourt's mother, Yolanda Pulecio, was a contestant in the Miss Colombia beauty pageant?

Answer: yes

Yolanda Pulecio was a Miss Colombia contestant in 1955 having previously attracted attention in the beauty pageant in Cundinamarca, Colombia.

10. What is Ingrid Betancourt's sister's name?

Answer: Astrid Betancourt

Ingrid Betancourt's sister's name is Astrid Betancourt. Melanie Delloye is Betancourt's daughter, Catalina de la Rosa is just a made up name, and Maria Portreros is also made up.

Source: Author monicanatalia

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