You are in a dark room with a box of matches. On a table are a candle, an oil lamp and a log of firewood................

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You are in a dark room with a box of matches. On a table are a candle, an oil lamp and a log of firewood.
What do you light first?

posted Nov 26, 2021 by Harshita Dhaliwal
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