Flags look easy until red, white, and blue show up for the fifteenth time. These 120 questions move from famous symbols to easy-to-confuse stripes, then finish with the odd details that rescue a quiz score.
Famous Flags & Easy Visual Clues
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Canada?
A: The flag shows a red maple leaf centered between two red vertical bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Japan?
A: The flag shows a red circle centered on a white field.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Bangladesh?
A: The flag shows a red disk slightly toward the hoist on a green field.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Switzerland?
A: The flag shows a white cross on a square red field.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Nepal?
A: The flag shows two stacked triangular pennants rather than a rectangle.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of the United States?
A: The flag shows 50 white stars and 13 horizontal stripes.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of the United Kingdom?
A: The flag shows the combined crosses known as the Union Jack.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of France?
A: The flag shows vertical blue, white, and red bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Italy?
A: The flag shows vertical green, white, and red bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Ireland?
A: The flag shows vertical green, white, and orange bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Germany?
A: The flag shows horizontal black, red, and gold bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Belgium?
A: The flag shows vertical black, yellow, and red bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of the Netherlands?
A: The flag shows horizontal red, white, and blue bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Luxembourg?
A: The flag shows horizontal red, white, and light blue bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Ukraine?
A: The flag shows horizontal blue over yellow bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Poland?
A: The flag shows horizontal white over red bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Indonesia?
A: The flag shows horizontal red over white bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Monaco?
A: The flag shows horizontal red over white bands in different proportions from Indonesia.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Austria?
A: The flag shows horizontal red, white, and red bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Latvia?
A: The flag shows dark carmine bands divided by a narrow white stripe.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Denmark?
A: The flag shows a white Nordic cross on red.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Sweden?
A: The flag shows a yellow Nordic cross on blue.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Norway?
A: The flag shows a blue Nordic cross outlined in white on red.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Finland?
A: The flag shows a blue Nordic cross on white.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Iceland?
A: The flag shows a red Nordic cross outlined in white on blue.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Greece?
A: The flag shows nine blue-and-white stripes with a white cross in a blue canton.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Turkey?
A: The flag shows a white crescent and star on red.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Pakistan?
A: The flag shows a white crescent and star on green with a white hoist stripe.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Israel?
A: The flag shows a blue Star of David between two blue horizontal stripes.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of India?
A: The flag shows saffron, white, and green bands with a navy Ashoka Chakra.
European, Asian & Pacific Flag Designs
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Sri Lanka?
A: The flag shows a golden lion holding a sword beside green and orange panels.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Bhutan?
A: The flag shows a white dragon across yellow and orange diagonal fields.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of China?
A: The flag shows one large and four smaller yellow stars on red.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of South Korea?
A: The flag shows a red-and-blue taegeuk with four black trigrams.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Vietnam?
A: The flag shows a large yellow five-pointed star on red.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Thailand?
A: The flag shows red, white, blue, white, and red horizontal bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of the Philippines?
A: The flag shows a white triangle with a sun and stars beside blue and red bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Singapore?
A: The flag shows a white crescent and five stars above a white band and below red.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Australia?
A: The flag shows the Union Jack, a Commonwealth Star, and Southern Cross stars.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of New Zealand?
A: The flag shows the Union Jack and four red Southern Cross stars.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Brazil?
A: The flag shows a yellow diamond and blue starry globe on green.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Argentina?
A: The flag shows light blue and white bands with the Sun of May.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Mexico?
A: The flag shows green, white, and red bands with an eagle-and-snake coat of arms.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Jamaica?
A: The flag shows a gold saltire dividing green and black fields.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of South Africa?
A: The flag shows a multicolored Y-shaped design.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Kenya?
A: The flag shows black, red, and green bands with a Maasai shield and spears.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Nigeria?
A: The flag shows vertical green, white, and green bands.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Morocco?
A: The flag shows a green pentagram on red.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Egypt?
A: The flag shows red, white, and black bands with the Eagle of Saladin.
Q: Which design appears on the flag of Saudi Arabia?
A: The flag shows the shahada and a sword in white on green.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a red maple leaf centered between two red vertical bands?
A: Canada.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a red circle centered on a white field?
A: Japan.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a red disk slightly toward the hoist on a green field?
A: Bangladesh.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a white cross on a square red field?
A: Switzerland.
Q: Which country uses a flag with two stacked triangular pennants rather than a rectangle?
A: Nepal.
Q: Which country uses a flag with 50 white stars and 13 horizontal stripes?
A: the United States.
Q: Which country uses a flag with the combined crosses known as the Union Jack?
A: the United Kingdom.
Q: Which country uses a flag with vertical blue, white, and red bands?
A: France.
Q: Which country uses a flag with vertical green, white, and red bands?
A: Italy.
Q: Which country uses a flag with vertical green, white, and orange bands?
A: Ireland.
African & American Flags
Q: Which country uses a flag with horizontal black, red, and gold bands?
A: Germany.
Q: Which country uses a flag with vertical black, yellow, and red bands?
A: Belgium.
Q: Which country uses a flag with horizontal red, white, and blue bands?
A: the Netherlands.
Q: Which country uses a flag with horizontal red, white, and light blue bands?
A: Luxembourg.
Q: Which country uses a flag with horizontal blue over yellow bands?
A: Ukraine.
Q: Which country uses a flag with horizontal white over red bands?
A: Poland.
Q: Which country uses a flag with horizontal red over white bands?
A: Indonesia.
Q: Which country uses a flag with horizontal red over white bands in different proportions from Indonesia?
A: Monaco.
Q: Which country uses a flag with horizontal red, white, and red bands?
A: Austria.
Q: Which country uses a flag with dark carmine bands divided by a narrow white stripe?
A: Latvia.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a white Nordic cross on red?
A: Denmark.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a yellow Nordic cross on blue?
A: Sweden.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a blue Nordic cross outlined in white on red?
A: Norway.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a blue Nordic cross on white?
A: Finland.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a red Nordic cross outlined in white on blue?
A: Iceland.
Q: Which country uses a flag with nine blue-and-white stripes with a white cross in a blue canton?
A: Greece.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a white crescent and star on red?
A: Turkey.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a white crescent and star on green with a white hoist stripe?
A: Pakistan.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a blue Star of David between two blue horizontal stripes?
A: Israel.
Q: Which country uses a flag with saffron, white, and green bands with a navy Ashoka Chakra?
A: India.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a golden lion holding a sword beside green and orange panels?
A: Sri Lanka.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a white dragon across yellow and orange diagonal fields?
A: Bhutan.
Q: Which country uses a flag with one large and four smaller yellow stars on red?
A: China.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a red-and-blue taegeuk with four black trigrams?
A: South Korea.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a large yellow five-pointed star on red?
A: Vietnam.
Q: Which country uses a flag with red, white, blue, white, and red horizontal bands?
A: Thailand.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a white triangle with a sun and stars beside blue and red bands?
A: the Philippines.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a white crescent and five stars above a white band and below red?
A: Singapore.
Q: Which country uses a flag with the Union Jack, a Commonwealth Star, and Southern Cross stars?
A: Australia.
Q: Which country uses a flag with the Union Jack and four red Southern Cross stars?
A: New Zealand.
Flag Terms, Records & Unusual Symbols
Q: Which country uses a flag with a yellow diamond and blue starry globe on green?
A: Brazil.
Q: Which country uses a flag with light blue and white bands with the Sun of May?
A: Argentina.
Q: Which country uses a flag with green, white, and red bands with an eagle-and-snake coat of arms?
A: Mexico.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a gold saltire dividing green and black fields?
A: Jamaica.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a multicolored Y-shaped design?
A: South Africa.
Q: Which country uses a flag with black, red, and green bands with a Maasai shield and spears?
A: Kenya.
Q: Which country uses a flag with vertical green, white, and green bands?
A: Nigeria.
Q: Which country uses a flag with a green pentagram on red?
A: Morocco.
Q: Which country uses a flag with red, white, and black bands with the Eagle of Saladin?
A: Egypt.
Q: Which country uses a flag with the shahada and a sword in white on green?
A: Saudi Arabia.
Q: What part of a flag is closest to the flagpole?
A: The hoist. The opposite outer edge is called the fly.
Q: What part of a flag is farthest from the flagpole?
A: The fly. It is the edge that moves most freely in the wind.
Q: What is the upper corner nearest the flagpole called?
A: The canton. The U.S. flag places its blue star field there.
Q: What is a Nordic cross?
A: A cross shifted toward the hoist. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland use the layout.
Q: What is a saltire on a flag?
A: A diagonal X-shaped cross. Scotland and Jamaica provide familiar examples.
Q: What is a tricolor flag?
A: A flag built from three colors, often arranged in bands. The bands may be vertical or horizontal.
Q: Which national flag is the only one that is not quadrilateral?
A: Nepal's. Its two connected pennants create five outer points.
Q: Which two national flags are square?
A: Switzerland and Vatican City. Most other national flags are rectangular.
Q: Which country has the oldest continuously used national flag design?
A: Denmark. The Dannebrog's white cross on red has medieval roots.
Q: What do the 13 stripes on the U.S. flag represent?
A: The 13 original colonies. Seven stripes are red and six are white.
Q: What do the 50 stars on the U.S. flag represent?
A: The 50 states. The current 50-star design became official in 1960.
Q: What does vexillology study?
A: Flags. A person who studies flags is called a vexillologist.
Q: What is a flag's aspect ratio?
A: The relationship between its width and height. Similar designs can use different proportions.
Q: Which color appears on the greatest number of national flags?
A: Red. It appears in flags across every inhabited continent.
Q: Which country's flag contains a cedar tree?
A: Lebanon. The green cedar stands in the center of a white band.
Q: Which country's flag contains an AK-47 rifle?
A: Mozambique. The emblem also includes a hoe, book, and star.
Q: Which country's flag contains a map of the country?
A: Cyprus. Its flag shows a copper-colored map above olive branches.
Q: Which country's flag shows the Sun of May?
A: Argentina. Uruguay also uses a Sun of May in its canton.
Q: Which country's flag includes a large yellow star and four smaller stars?
A: China. All five stars sit in the upper hoist area.
Q: Which country's flag is nicknamed the Maple Leaf?
A: Canada. The modern red-and-white design was adopted in 1965.
How Did You Score?
If you caught the difference between Indonesia and Monaco, remembered Nepal's shape, and knew the word canton, you are ready to referee a very colorful quiz night. I would still label the Scandinavian pile before shuffling.
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