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You enter a dark room with a match, a lamp, a candle, and a fireplace.
Updated: 11-Apr-2025

You light the match first. The question tries to distract you with all the options, but logically, you can't light anything else without first lighting the match.

This tests basic sequencing and decision-making under distraction.

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