What would you light first?

United States
October 26, 2006 9:12pm CST
If you are in a dark room with a candle, a wood stove and a gas lamp. You only have one match, so what would you light first? ~Remember to give out +'s when it's deserved & select best responses. It helps us all out :-]
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• United States
27 Oct 06
i would light the match first then the candle then the lamp then the stove
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• United States
27 Oct 06
LOL You answered correctly! Way to go! Thanks for playing :-]
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@Mayuko (1268)
• United States
20 Jan 12
Oh right! The match! I originally said the candle, lamp then stove. But I saw the first comment was incorrect. So then, I thought maybe only the lamp needed to be lit since the problem is that you're in the dark. I figured you don't need to light the stove since you're not hungry.
• United States
27 Oct 06
I would probably light the candle first. If you light the candle first, you can use the candle to light the lamp & the stove. You can't use the lamp to light anything else & I really wouldn't suggest reaching inside the stove to light the candle. LOL
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• United States
27 Oct 06
Ok that is a good explanation ~ but it is not the correct answer, Sorry.
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27 Oct 06
Logic never prevails in riddles :P
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@J_peso (2430)
• United States
27 Oct 06
the match probably?
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• United States
27 Oct 06
LOL Thanks for playing along :-]
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@J_peso (2430)
• United States
27 Oct 06
o well dint see u already had a best answer which = answer here:) lol hmm note:when u get a q paper...do not cheat but look into other papers for clues
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• United States
27 Oct 06
So, are you supposed to lite the stove 1st, then the candle, then the lamp? LOL Although, that sounds kinda silly to me.
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• United States
27 Oct 06
I cannot say because it would give away the answer way too soon lol.
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• United States
27 Oct 06
Sounds good to me LOL. Thanks for playing.
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• United States
27 Oct 06
LOL :) OK, I'll just keep checking back to see if I was right the 2nd time. LOL
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@tsmeesa98 (576)
• United States
27 Oct 06
a candle
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• United States
29 Oct 06
No sorry, it would be the match first. Thanks for trying ;-]
• United States
27 Oct 06
the match
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• United States
29 Oct 06
Yes you are right, but someone already guessed it. Thanks for sharing;-]
27 Oct 06
Crafty. Though technically you don't 'light' a match. :P
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• United States
27 Oct 06
You have to strike a match to ignite it, so for us common ppl we classify it as lighting a match LOL Like your answer though. Thanks for playing along :-]
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• United States
27 Oct 06
the match if you don't you can't light anything else!
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• United States
29 Oct 06
Yes, you guessed it, but someone beat ya. Thanks for sharing ;-]
• United States
27 Oct 06
match- candle-wood stove-lamp
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• United States
27 Oct 06
Yes, that is the correct answer. Sorry you were not the first to answer it correct though. Thanks for playing along :-]
• Hong Kong
27 Oct 06
candle
• United States
27 Oct 06
No sorry it was a match. Thanks for playing along! :-]
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@Sir_bobby88 (8231)
• Singapore
27 Oct 06
I will light the candle also . the reason had been said already -_-....
• United States
27 Oct 06
Sorry, the answer was the match. Thanks for playing along though. :-]
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@Zoesmom (199)
• United States
27 Oct 06
Well, I would have to light the match first. You can't light anything else without it.
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• United States
29 Oct 06
Yes, you guessed it, but someone beat ya. Thanks for sharing;-]
• Ghana
27 Oct 06
i will first light the wood stove,then light the candle then the gas lamp
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• United States
27 Oct 06
No, sorry, you have to light the match first LOL Thanks for playing along :-]
• India
27 Oct 06
it is a very tricky question i have ever seen man(HA ha ha) if u need to light only one thing first it is....... it is Match...... bcz using that we can light all the other.. I think my answer is correct.what r u telling
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• United States
27 Oct 06
Yes, It is the match first. Although, you were not the first to answer it correctly. Thanks for playing along :-]
@Karinne (1220)
• Australia
28 Oct 06
Well i light the candle, you can take that to any room of the house! :)
• United States
29 Oct 06
No, sorry, you would have to light the match first. Thanks for playing along ;-]
@Katy238 (1028)
• United States
29 Oct 06
Oh gotta be a candle
• United States
29 Oct 06
No that's not correct, sorry it would be the match first. thanks for playing along ;-]
@kids91911 (4363)
• United States
29 Oct 06
a candle becuz i don't think about what is in the room with me
• United States
29 Oct 06
Sorry, It would be the match first. Thanks for playing along ;-]
@magikrose (5429)
• United States
27 Oct 06
I would light the candle firss, then I would light the sood stove so I could be warm, then the lamp to have light for when the candle went out.
• United States
27 Oct 06
Sorry, you would have to light the match first. Thanks for playing along :-]
@saphire539 (1639)
• United States
28 Oct 06
that one was kinda tricky.
• United States
29 Oct 06
Yes it was. Thanks for sharing ;-]