Dreams and Their Interpretations: 10 Bible Quiz Questions and Answers

God sometimes spoke through dreams: to Jacob, to Joseph, to Pharaoh, to Nebuchadnezzar and to the wise men. Every true interpretation came from God.

Here are 10 Bible quiz questions on Dreams and Their Interpretations, with the answers and Bible references at the end. Use them for Sabbath School, youth meetings, family worship or personal study.

Questions

1. What did Jacob see in his dream at Bethel?
   A) A burning bush
   B) Seven cows
   C) A ladder reaching to heaven, with angels going up and down
   D) A great image
2. What did Joseph's first dream show?
   A) Seven fat cows
   B) A ladder
   C) The sun alone
   D) His brothers' sheaves bowing to his sheaf
3. What did Pharaoh's chief butler dream about?
   A) A vine with three branches
   B) Three baskets
   C) Seven ears of corn
   D) A great tree
4. What did the three baskets mean in the chief baker's dream?
   A) Three years of plenty
   B) Within three days Pharaoh would hang him
   C) Three sons
   D) Three kings
5. What did the seven thin ears of corn in Pharaoh's dream mean?
   A) Seven wars
   B) Seven plagues
   C) Seven years of famine
   D) Seven kings
6. Who interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dream of the great image?
   A) Joseph
   B) Ezekiel
   C) Jeremiah
   D) Daniel
7. What did the great tree in Nebuchadnezzar's second dream stand for?
   A) The king himself
   B) Babylon's temple
   C) The army
   D) The river Euphrates
8. How were the wise men warned not to return to Herod?
   A) By an angel in the street
   B) In a dream
   C) Through Mary
   D) Through the star
9. Who appeared to Joseph in a dream and told him to flee into Egypt?
   A) Herod
   B) Simeon
   C) The angel of the Lord
   D) The wise men
10. What did Pilate's wife send to tell him because of a dream?
    A) Crucify Him
    B) Release Barabbas
    C) Wash your hands
    D) Have thou nothing to do with that just man

Answers

1. C) A ladder reaching to heaven, with angels going up and down (Genesis 28:12)
2. D) His brothers' sheaves bowing to his sheaf (Genesis 37:7)
3. A) A vine with three branches (Genesis 40:9-10)
4. B) Within three days Pharaoh would hang him (Genesis 40:16-19)
5. C) Seven years of famine (Genesis 41:27)
6. D) Daniel (Daniel 2:19, 26)
7. A) The king himself (Daniel 4:20-22)
8. B) In a dream (Matthew 2:12)
9. C) The angel of the Lord (Matthew 2:13)
10. D) Have thou nothing to do with that just man (Matthew 27:19)