alleryHow is the Olympic torch lit in the ceremony at Olympia?
ABy an electric spark
BBy a gas lighter
CBy a match from a lamp
DBy a mirror and sunlight
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. By a mirror and sunlight
A priestess places the torch inside a parabolic mirror that concentrates the sun's rays to ignite it.
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