You enter a dim room with a single oil lamp, a fireplace, and a candle. You only have one single match in your pocket. What must you light first to ensure everything can be illuminated?
The match
Before you can light the lamp, fireplace, or candle, you must first strike your single match to create a flame.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Easy. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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