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100 Flags of the World Quiz Questions & Answers 2026

Identify flags by colour, symbol and design — all continents covered

📖 10 min read ❓ 100 quiz questions 🗓️ Updated Jul 2026
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Flag Colors & Features — 30 Questions

  1. Which country's flag is a red circle on a white background? (Japan)
  2. Which flag features a maple leaf? (Canada)
  3. Which country has a green flag with a white crescent and star? (Pakistan)
  4. Which country's flag has a cedar tree? (Lebanon)
  5. Which country has the only non-rectangular national flag? (Nepal — double pennant shape)
  6. Which flag features a sun with 16 rays? (Philippines)
  7. What three colors appear on the French tricolor? (Blue, White, Red)
  8. Which country's flag features a dragon? (Bhutan — and Wales has a dragon on the Welsh flag)
  9. Which two countries share the same flag design? (Monaco and Indonesia — both red over white)
  10. Which country has a green, white, and red tricolor with a golden eagle? (Mexico)
  11. What is the only country with a flag that differs on the front and back? (Paraguay)
  12. Which African country's flag features the AK-47? (Mozambique)
  13. Which flag has a Union Jack in its corner? (Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and others)
  14. How many stars are on the US flag? (50 — one per state)
  15. How many stripes are on the US flag? (13 — for the original colonies)
  16. What does the star on the Chinese flag represent? (The Communist Party; 4 smaller stars = social classes)
  17. Which country's flag features the Ashoka Chakra (wheel)? (India)
  18. What does the crescent and star commonly symbolize on flags? (Islam)
  19. Which country uses black, red, and gold horizontal stripes? (Germany)
  20. Which country's flag features a kangaroo and emu? (Australia — but on the coat of arms, not the main flag)
  21. Which flag has a harp? (Ireland — and Republic of Ireland's presidential standard)
  22. What colors are on the South African flag? (Red, blue, green, yellow, black, and white — 6 colors)
  23. Which country has a flag with two triangles pointing inward? (Trinidad and Tobago — diagonal stripe)
  24. What country has a blue flag with a yellow cross? (Sweden)
  25. What flag features an eagle holding a snake on a cactus? (Mexico)
  26. Which countries share the same pan-Arab colors (red, white, black, green)? (Many Arab nations: Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, UAE, etc.)
  27. What is the oldest national flag still in use? (Denmark — the Dannebrog, since 1370)
  28. Which country's flag is just a solid green? (Libya used to have one 1977–2011)
  29. What symbol is on the flag of Brazil? (Green diamond, blue globe with stars and a white banner)
  30. Which flag features the rising sun with rays? (Japan's naval ensign; Bangladesh has a similar red circle)

Flag Trivia by Continent — 80 Questions

Europe (20 Questions)

  1. Which Scandinavian country has a red flag with a gold cross? (Denmark)
  2. Which country has a white cross on a red background? (Switzerland)
  3. Which country's flag features a double-headed eagle? (Albania — black eagle on red)
  4. What colors are on the Russian flag? (White, blue, red — horizontal stripes)
  5. What is the Union Jack? (The national flag of the United Kingdom — combines England, Scotland, and Ireland crosses)
  6. Which country has the hammer and sickle on its flag? (Former USSR — no current country)
  7. What colors is the Italian flag? (Green, white, red — vertical stripes)
  8. What is the Portuguese flag colors? (Green and red with a coat of arms)
  9. Which country has blue and yellow horizontal stripes? (Ukraine)
  10. What country has a white cross on a blue background? (Finland — and Greece has a similar cross pattern)
  11. What colors make up the Spanish flag, including a coat of arms? (Red and yellow)
  12. What colors are on the Polish flag? (White and red — horizontal stripes)
  13. What is unique about the Greek flag's design? (Blue and white stripes with a cross in the corner)
  14. What colors are on the Belgian flag? (Black, yellow, and red — vertical stripes)
  15. What colors are on the Irish flag? (Green, white, and orange — vertical stripes)
  16. What colors make up the Austrian flag? (Red and white — horizontal stripes)
  17. What colors are on the Norwegian flag? (Red, white, and blue with a cross)
  18. What colors make up the Romanian flag? (Blue, yellow, and red — vertical stripes)
  19. What is on the flag of the Czech Republic, besides red and white? (A blue triangle)
  20. What colors are on the Croatian flag, plus a coat of arms? (Red, white, and blue)

Americas (20 Questions)

  1. How many stars are on the Brazilian flag? (27 — one per state and one for the Federal District)
  2. What is the only country in South America whose flag features a sun? (Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru also feature sun imagery)
  3. What colors are on the Jamaican flag? (Black, gold, and green — with a diagonal cross)
  4. Which Central American country has a blue-white-blue horizontal flag with a coat of arms? (Several: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)
  5. What is unique about the Canadian flag? (Only features a natural symbol — the maple leaf — no religious or political imagery)
  6. What colors are on the Argentine flag, with a sun symbol? (Light blue and white, with the Sun of May)
  7. What colors are on the Colombian flag? (Yellow, blue, and red — horizontal stripes)
  8. What colors are on the Venezuelan flag, with stars? (Yellow, blue, and red, with eight stars)
  9. What is on the Cuban flag besides red, white, and blue stripes? (A white star inside a red triangle)
  10. What colors are on the Chilean flag? (Red, white, and blue, with a white star)
  11. What colors are on the Peruvian flag? (Red and white, with a coat of arms in the center)
  12. What colors are on the Bolivian flag? (Red, yellow, and green — horizontal stripes)
  13. What colors are on the Ecuadorian flag? (Yellow, blue, and red, with a coat of arms)
  14. What colors are on the Mexican flag besides green, white, and red? (An eagle on a cactus holding a snake, in the center)
  15. What colors are on the Haitian flag? (Blue and red, with a coat of arms)
  16. What colors are on the Panamanian flag? (Red, white, and blue, with stars)
  17. What colors make up the flag of the Bahamas? (Aquamarine, gold, and black)
  18. What colors are on the flag of Trinidad and Tobago? (Red, white, and black, with a diagonal stripe)
  19. What colors make up the Paraguayan flag, which differs front to back? (Red, white, and blue, with different seals on each side)
  20. What colors are on the flag of the United States, besides red and white stripes? (A blue field with 50 white stars)

Asia (20 Questions)

  1. What colors are on the flag of South Korea, with a symbol in the center? (White background with a red-and-blue taegeuk symbol)
  2. What colors are on the flag of China? (Red with five yellow stars)
  3. What colors are on the flag of India? (Saffron, white, and green, with the Ashoka Chakra)
  4. What colors are on the flag of Pakistan? (Green with a white crescent, star, and a white vertical stripe)
  5. What colors are on the flag of Saudi Arabia, with text? (Green, with white Arabic script and a sword)
  6. What colors are on the flag of Turkey? (Red with a white crescent and star)
  7. What colors are on the flag of Indonesia? (Red and white — horizontal stripes)
  8. What colors are on the flag of Thailand? (Red, white, and blue — horizontal stripes)
  9. What colors are on the flag of Vietnam? (Red with a yellow star)
  10. What is depicted on the flag of Sri Lanka? (A lion holding a sword, with leaves in the corners)
  11. What is unique about the shape of Nepal's flag? (It's the only non-rectangular national flag, shaped like two stacked pennants)
  12. What colors are on the flag of Israel? (White and blue, with a Star of David)
  13. What colors are on the flag of Iran, with text? (Green, white, and red, with Arabic script)
  14. What colors are on the flag of Bangladesh? (Green with a red circle)
  15. What colors are on the flag of Malaysia? (Red and white stripes, with a blue canton, crescent, and star)
  16. What is depicted on the flag of Bhutan? (A white dragon on a diagonal yellow-and-orange background)
  17. What colors are on the flag of the Philippines? (Blue, red, and white, with a sun and three stars)
  18. What colors are on the flag of Japan? (White with a red circle in the center)
  19. What colors are on the flag of North Korea? (Red, white, and blue, with a red star)
  20. What colors are on the flag of Afghanistan, depending on the governing era? (Historically black, red, and green; has varied under different governments)

Africa & Oceania (20 Questions)

  1. What colors are on the flag of South Africa? (Red, blue, green, yellow, black, and white — 6 colors)
  2. What colors are on the flag of Nigeria? (Green and white — vertical stripes)
  3. What colors are on the flag of Kenya? (Black, red, and green, with a Maasai shield and spears)
  4. What colors are on the flag of Egypt? (Red, white, and black, with a golden eagle)
  5. What colors are on the flag of Ethiopia? (Green, yellow, and red, with a blue circle and star emblem)
  6. What colors are on the flag of Ghana? (Red, gold, and green, with a black star)
  7. What is unique about the flag of Mozambique? (It features an AK-47 rifle)
  8. What colors are on the flag of Morocco? (Red, with a green five-pointed star)
  9. What colors are on the flag of Algeria? (Green and white, with a red star and crescent)
  10. What colors are on the flag of Tunisia? (Red, with a white circle, crescent, and star)
  11. What is on the Australian flag besides the Union Jack? (The Southern Cross constellation and the Commonwealth Star)
  12. What is on the New Zealand flag besides the Union Jack? (Four red stars representing the Southern Cross)
  13. What colors are on the flag of Fiji? (Light blue, with the Union Jack and a shield)
  14. What is depicted on the flag of Papua New Guinea? (A bird of paradise and the Southern Cross constellation)
  15. What colors are on the flag of Zimbabwe? (Green, yellow, red, and black, with a white triangle and a bird emblem)
  16. What colors are on the flag of Tanzania? (Green, yellow, black, and blue, in a diagonal design)
  17. What colors are on the flag of Senegal? (Green, yellow, and red, with a green star)
  18. What colors are on the flag of Libya? (Red, black, and green, with a white crescent and star)
  19. What colors are on the flag of Zambia? (Green, with a red, black, and orange stripe and an eagle)
  20. What colors are on the flag of Uganda? (Black, yellow, and red stripes, with a crane emblem)

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the study of flags called?

Vexillology — from Latin "vexillum" (flag or banner). A vexillologist is someone who studies flags.

Which country's flag is the most complicated?

Bhutan (with a detailed dragon), Sri Lanka (with a lion holding a sword), and Cambodia (with Angkor Wat) are considered among the most complex. The UK's Union Jack is also relatively detailed.

Which country has a square flag?

Switzerland and the Vatican City are the only sovereign nations with square flags (1:1 ratio).

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