Which item is described as a highway distress flare, or something used to ignite fireworks?

• A. Portfire
• B. Fusee
• C. Quick Match
• D. Black Match

Answer: (B)

Fusee is a long-burning pyrotechnic flare designed for signaling and for lighting distant charges. Its sustained burn makes it ideal as a highway distress flare, where a bright, visible flame is needed to warn other motorists or to guide help to a scene, and it also burns long enough to reach and ignite fireworks or fuses from a distance. Portfire is a small, bright match used to light fuses but not meant for signaling over a distance. Quick Match is a fast-burning fuse used to transfer ignition quickly between devices, not for signaling. Black Match is a slow-burning fuse material used to link devices or create delays, rather than serve as a distress signal. So the device described as a highway distress flare and usable for igniting fireworks fits fusee.