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The Poison of Dragons
Most of these men were kings, most are mentioned in the Bible, and a few of them were even prophets. Six of them, however, share a special relationship. What do six of these names have in common?
Saul
Manasseh
Sennacherib
David
Jeroboam
Rehoboam
Methuselah
Ezekiel
Salmanazar
Balthazar
Malachi
Nebuchadnezzar
Saul
Manasseh
Sennacherib
David
Jeroboam
Rehoboam
Methuselah
Ezekiel
Salmanazar
Balthazar
Malachi
Nebuchadnezzar
Hint
Are you thirsty? Or more specifically, do you want a drink?Answer
Six of the names are used to denote the sizes of champagne bottles. The complete list of bottle sizes from smallest to largest is as follows:Split
Half bottle
Bottle
Magnum
Jeroboam
Rehoboam
Methuselah
Salmanazar
Balthazar
Nebuchadnezzar
The title has do with a Bible verse that refers to wine as "the poison of dragons."
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i had a teacher who is very religious try to answer this... she never got the answer
May 01, 2004
Fun teaser, but I never would have gotten that! I guess that's why it's under 'Trivia.'
May 01, 2004
Clever, Rows! Are you paying visits 'to the vine' for inspiration?
That was such an awesome teaser! Very orignal I might add!
I return your toast, Griphook! And thanks for all of your kind comments, I'm glad you like it.
This teaser was inspired by one of Mad-Ade's works of art.
This teaser was inspired by one of Mad-Ade's works of art.
May 04, 2004
I'm with Griphook.
Nice one. I don't get the title. I did get the answer because I recognised 4 of them but I didn't know that the Balthazar and the Malachi were bottles.
i thought this teaser was fun. it was hard though. great job! keep up the good work.
Which of Mad-Ade's inspired you? L'Chaim! (To life) Cheers
extremely, extremely difficult. you'd definitely have to be a christian (or perhaps jewish) to be able to get this right. I only know a tad bit of the christian religion. and i don't even know what this was talking about either.
No, you just have to be a heavy drinker. Read the answer before posting next time, thx.
Also, six of them have "M's" in their names
Also, six of them have "M's" in their names
Cannot understand why people found this so hard !! That said it is a Great teaser
Thanks for all of your comments (hic) and I don't think that (hic) you half to be (hic) Kwistian or a hebby dwinker to get this one (hic), but it is under twibia for a weason (hic...thud.)
Just one problem... there is one size larger than the Nebuchadnezzer - it's the Melchior, who also appears in the Bible
Guess I gotta check out the wine cellar more carefully! Tough one for me.
Right, being Christian has nothing to do with it. In fact, a good Christian would be unlikely as to have a clue about this one. I sure didn\'t. Even after the hint I had no idea. Probably because I\'ve never drunk alcohol in my life. But it was a good teaser. Very challenging.
i agree this was a hard one,the title was no help.being poor white trash i had no clues on champagne bottle sizes.learned something new.
i was going with trying to work out which ones had been betrayed, but have no idea about the bible so didn't get very far...
Original, creative and clever! Keep them coming.
Nice teaser. I picked out the strange looking names, because I thought those might be it, and I got four of them! Good job, really interesting.
Funny, I guessed all of them except for the m one. By their last three letters
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