How well do you know the book of Daniel? It contains stories about the Hebrew boy Daniel and his friends that were taken as captives. The bible quiz for youth below will show how much you know the book of Daniel. Although it was designed for youths, adults are also free to participate.

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Questions
1.How many chapters are in the book of Daniel?
2. What was the name of the king of Judah?
3. Who besieged Jerusalem and took them as captives?
4. What was the name of the chief of Nebuchadnezzar court officials?
5. What were the qualities of the Israelite boys that were brought to serve King Nebuchadnezzar?
6. Israelite boys were to be trained for _____ year(s)
7. What were the official new names given to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah?
8. Who resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.
9. Daniel and his friends were tested for 14 days. True of False
10. At the end of the test, they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. True or False
11. In what year of King Nebuchadnezzar’s reign did he have a dream that troubled his mind?
12. The magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers could not tell the king what he had dreamed. True or False?
13. What was the name of the commander of the king’s guard?
14. The king’s dream was revealed to ______.
15. Who revealed the kings dream to the Hebrew boy?
16. The king dreamt about a large statue. True or False?
17. The head of the statue was made of _____?
18. The chest and arms of the statue were made of ______?
19. The belly and thighs of the statue were made of ______?
20. The legs of the statue were made of ______?
21. its feet of the statue were made of ______?
22. _____ was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them.
23. The head of the statue represent the kingdom of _____?
24. The chest and arms of the statue represent the kingdom of _____?
25. The belly and thighs of the statue represent the kingdom of _____?
26. The legs of the statue represent the kingdom of _____?
27. The feet of the statue represent the kingdom of _____?
28. Daniel was made ruler over the entire province of Babylon. True or False
29. The king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego ______ over the province of Babylon
30. King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of Gold. True or False?
31. What was the height of King Nebuchadnezzar’s image?
32. What was the punishment for any one that does not worship King Nebuchadnezzar’s image?
33. Which set of people reported the three Hebrew boys to the king
34. The burning furnace the Hebrew boys were thrown into was heated _____ times.
35. The men that threw Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego into the fire were killed by the flame. True or False?
36. “Look! I see ____ men untied, walking around in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt! And the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!”
37. King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream about a huge tree.True or false?
38. What did the tree in King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream represent?
39. King Nebuchadnezzar was driven away from people and lived with the wild animals for 2 years.True or false?
40. What was the name of King Nebuchadnezzar’s son?
41. What inscription was written on the wall?
42. What was the meaning of Mene?
43. What was the meaning of Tekel ?
44. What was the meaning of Peres?
45. What age was Dairus the Mede when he took over Babylon?
46. The administrators could not find any fault against Daniel so they used the law of _____
47. Who was thrown in the lion’s den?
48. Describe the first beast of the sea that Daniel saw in his dream.
49. Describe the second beast of the sea that Daniel saw in his dream.
50. Describe the third beast of the sea that Daniel saw in his dream.

Answer
1. 12
2. Jehoiakim king of Judah Dan 1vs1
3. Nebuchadnezzar 1vs1
4. Ashpenaz 1vs3
5. young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace. 1vs4
6. They were to be trained for three years 1vs5
7. Daniel, the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego. 1vs7
8. Daniel 1vs8
9. False, 10 days 1vs14
10. True 1vs15
11. second year of King Nebuchadnezzar reign 2vs1
12. True 2vs10
13. Arioch 2vs14
14. Daniel 22vs19
15. God in heaven 2vs28
16. True 2vs31
17. Gold 2vs 32
18. silver 2vs32
19. bronze 2vs32
20. its legs of iron 2vs33
21. its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay. 2vs33
22. a rock 2vs34
23. Babylon
24. Medo Persian
25. Greece
26. Rome
27. Divided Europe
28. True 2vs48
29. the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego administrators over the province of Babylon
30. True 3vs1
31. sixty cubits (ninety feet) 3vs1
32. Whoever does not fall down and worship shall immediately be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire.” 3vs6
33. certain Chaldeans 3vs8
34. 7 times 3vs19
35 True 3vs22
36. 4 FOUR MEN,3VS25
37. True 4vs10
38.King Nebuchadnezza 4vs22
39. False , 7 years 4vs25
40. Belshazzar
41. MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN 5vs25
42. Mene : God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end. 5vs26
43. Tekel : You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. 5vs27
44. Peres : Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.” 5vs28
45. Sixty two 5vs31
46. Then these men said, “We shall not find any ground for complaint against this Daniel unless we find it in connection with the law of his God.” 6vs5
47. Daniel 6vs16
48. Daniel 7:4. The first (the Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar) was like a lion and had the wings of an eagle.
49. Daniel 7:5. And behold, another beast, a second one (the Medo-Persian Empire), was like a bear, and it was raised up on one side (domain), and three ribs were in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much meat.’
50. Daniel 7:6. After this I kept looking, and behold, another one (the Greek Empire of Alexander the Great), like a leopard, which had on its back four wings like those of a bird; the beast also had four heads (Alexander’s generals, his successors), and power to rule was given to it.