Delightful Delectable Dana Trivia Quiz

Answer: George W. Bush

Born in 1972, Dana would have found it difficult to fulfill the role of Press Secretary for Ronald Reagan. She wasn't alive during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy and George Washington. She held the post from 2007 to 2009, becoming only the second female to hold the role, after Dee Dee Myers in the Clinton administration. She has also worked for FOX news, as a political commentator.

Answer: Barrett

Played by Sigourney Weaver, Dana Barrett was a professional musician living in New York in 'Ghostbusters' (1984). She proved to be a love interest for Dr. Venkman, played by Bill Murray in the movie. Weaver replayed the role for the sequel, 'Ghostbusters 2' (1989). Weaver has also been synonymous with the Ripley character in the 'Alien' movie franchise.

Answer: Katherine Mayfair

The wrong answers are all other characters from the television series. Lynette Scavo has been played by Felicity Huffman, Susan Mayer by Teri Hatcher and Gabrielle Solis by Eva Longoria. Dana also appeared as Colleen McMurphy in 'China Beach' and as Megan Hunt in 'Body of Proof'.

Answer: Plato

Dana played the role of Kimberly Drummond, the daughter of a wealthy man, on the show. It has been reported that Dana's character was written out of 'Diff'rent Strokes' for all sorts of different reasons, but the most accepted one is that she was pregnant. 'Diff'rent Strokes' ran from 1978-1986, with Plato leaving the show in 1984. 'Diff'rent Strokes' also famously featured Gary Coleman as Arnold.

Answer: Yaron Cohen

Later known as Sharon Cohen, Yaron won the Eurovision song contest for Israel in 1998 with a song entitled 'Diva'. Her professional name is Dana International and was born in Tel Aviv in 1972. One of her major influences was Ofra Haza, who herself finished second in the Eurovision song contest in 1983 for Israel.

Another Dana, Rosemary Scallon, won the Eurovision song contest in 1970 with the song, 'All Kinds of Everything'.

Answer: Scully

The 'X-Files' ran from 1992-2002, with Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny playing the two central characters, Dana Scully and Fox Mulder. Gillian won an Emmy in 1997 for 'Best Actress in a Television Drama Series' for her role in the paranormal cult show.

Her character has also being referenced to in music, with welsh band, Catatonia's 'Mulder and Scully' in 1998. Gillian also starred in the movies, 'The Mighty Celt' (2005) and 'The Last King of Scotland' (2006).

Answer: Queen Latifah

Born on the 18th of March, 1970, as the daughter of a schoolteacher, Dana created an early career in rap and music, before focusing more on movies. She has been nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actress) for 'Chicago' in 2002, as well as starring with Denzel Washington in 1999's 'The Bone Collector' and lending her voice to the 'Ice age' series of movies.

The name 'Latifah', is derived from Arabic. Translated loosely, it means kind/delicate.

Answer: The L Word

Dana Fairbanks was a professional tennis player, played by Erin Daniels on the show, which focused on the life of lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in LA. The show ran from 2004-2009, but the Dana Fairbanks character only featured in seasons 1-4.

Answer: Javelin

Dana was born in the Czech Republic in September 1922. She won the gold medal in the javelin event at the Helsinki games, within hours of her husband, Emil Zatopak, winning the 5,000 meters at the same Olympics. In 1958, she broke the world indoor record for the javelin at the age of 35.

She went on to claim silver at the 1960 Olympics in Rome and gold in the European championships in 1954 (Bern) and 1958 (Stockholm).

Answer: Fertility

Dana was the mother goddess of the people of Dana (or 'Tuatha de Danann' in old Irish). In Indo-European cultures, the name was also associated with water, and is used in part in the name of the river Danube. It can also mean 'Judge' in Hebrew and 'from Denmark' in Danish. She was seen as an ancestral fertility figure in Irish myth, giving life to the many people.