Riddle

It flows out of the soil, It burns you if it boils, And holds us in its coils, More valuable than gold, As black as it is old.

Choose an answer

A.Petroleum
B.Coal
C.Tar
D.Oil
Hint: It's a word with 3 letters, starting with "O".

Answer

Oil

Why this is the answer

Crude oil is pumped from the ground, is highly flammable and hot when heated, and as a fossil fuel it's ancient, black, and economically more valuable than gold.

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