WONDER #1725: How Does a Lighter Make Fire?

Question 1 of 3

A German chemist invented the first lighter in what year?

  1. 1776
  2. 1900
  3. 1823
  4. 2015

Question 2 of 3

Most modern disposable lighters use what fuel?

  1. methane
  2. gasoline
  3. solar
  4. butane

Question 3 of 3

Lighters with a friction wheel turned with the thumb strike metal against what to create a spark?

  1. ferrocerium
  2. wood
  3. sugar
  4. butane

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