Question

This character is told that those who wait 1,335 days will be blessed after being asked to seal a scroll until the “times of the end.” A horn with human eyes appears before this character in a vision in which four winds churn up four beasts from the sea. (10[1])This character learns that there will be seven and sixty-two “sevens” before a foreign king establishes the “abomination of desolation.” This character, who only consumes vegetables and water (10[1])for 10 days, becomes governor after explaining that four successive kingdoms are represented by a head of gold, chest of silver, belly of bronze, and feet of iron and clay on a statue. Three companions of this man who emerge unharmed from a furnace are named Shadrach, (10[1])Meshach, and Abednego. For 10 points, (10[1])what biblical man interprets the writing on the wall at Belshazzar’s feast? (0[1]-5[1])■END■

ANSWER: Daniel [or Belteshazzar; reject “Belshazzar”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vishal Kanigcherla (UG)PennJohn Jay4810
Sinecio Morales (DII)Johns HopkinsColumbia B7610
Owen Mimno (DII)NYU ARowan12310
Sam Macchi (DII)VassarColumbia C12910
Audrey Cho (DII)HaverfordNYU B1410
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU BHaverford141-5