Multiple choice general knowledge

I am in a dark room. I have a candle, a wood stove, a gas lamp and a match to light, which all can drive away darkness. What to light first?

  1. The match

  2. The wood stove

  3. The candle

  4. The gas lamp
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Explanation

This is a classic lateral thinking riddle. Before you can light any of the light sources (candle, wood stove, gas lamp), you need to light the match first. The match is the tool used to ignite everything else, so it must be lit first. The other options are the things you want to light eventually, but not first.

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