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Daniel in the Lions' Den Quiz

Test how well you remember Daniel in the lions' den, from Daniel 6. Each question is answered directly from the passage, and the King James verse is shown with every answer. Complete the quiz to unlock a free 7-day prayer guide!

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  1. How many princes did Darius set over the kingdom?
    • Seventy
    • Twelve
    • An hundred and twenty
    • Three hundred
  2. Why was Daniel preferred above the presidents and princes?
    • Because an excellent spirit was in him
    • Because he was the king's relative
    • Because he was the oldest
    • Because he was a great soldier
  3. Where did the officials say they would find a charge against Daniel?
    • In his handling of the king's money
    • Concerning the law of his God
    • In his family
    • In his letters to Jerusalem
  4. How long was the king's decree to last?
    • Seven days
    • Forty days
    • One year
    • Thirty days
  5. Which way were Daniel's windows open when he prayed?
    • Toward Babylon
    • Toward the king's palace
    • Toward Jerusalem
    • Toward the river
  6. How long did the king labor to deliver Daniel?
    • Till the going down of the sun
    • Three days
    • Until midnight
    • He did not try
  7. What was done to the stone over the mouth of the den?
    • It was rolled away at night
    • It was broken in pieces
    • It was covered with sackcloth
    • The king sealed it with his own signet
  8. How did the king spend the night Daniel was in the den?
    • At a great feast
    • Fasting, and his sleep went from him
    • Sleeping soundly
    • Sitting beside the den
  9. What did Daniel say God had done to the lions?
    • Made them sleep
    • Driven them out of the den
    • Sent his angel and shut their mouths
    • Turned them into lambs
  10. What did Darius decree to all people afterward?
    • That Daniel be made king
    • That the den of lions be destroyed
    • That no one pray for thirty more days
    • That men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel

Daniel in the Lions' Den Quiz Answers & Bible References

Every answer below, with the King James Bible verse it comes from — so you can look up each one for yourself.

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  1. How many princes did Darius set over the kingdom?

    An hundred and twenty

    It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;

    daniel 6:1 (KJV)

  2. Why was Daniel preferred above the presidents and princes?

    Because an excellent spirit was in him

    Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

    daniel 6:3 (KJV)

  3. Where did the officials say they would find a charge against Daniel?

    Concerning the law of his God

    Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

    daniel 6:5 (KJV)

  4. How long was the king's decree to last?

    Thirty days

    All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.

    daniel 6:7 (KJV)

  5. Which way were Daniel's windows open when he prayed?

    Toward Jerusalem

    Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

    daniel 6:10 (KJV)

  6. How long did the king labor to deliver Daniel?

    Till the going down of the sun

    Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.

    daniel 6:14 (KJV)

  7. What was done to the stone over the mouth of the den?

    The king sealed it with his own signet

    And a stone was brought and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.

    daniel 6:17 (KJV)

  8. How did the king spend the night Daniel was in the den?

    Fasting, and his sleep went from him

    Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of musick brought before him: and his sleep went from him.

    daniel 6:18 (KJV)

  9. What did Daniel say God had done to the lions?

    Sent his angel and shut their mouths

    My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

    daniel 6:22 (KJV)

  10. What did Darius decree to all people afterward?

    That men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel

    I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

    daniel 6:26 (KJV)