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100 Flags of the World Quiz Questions & Answers 2026
Identify flags by colour, symbol and design — all continents covered
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Flag Colors & Features — 30 Questions
- Which country's flag is a red circle on a white background? (Japan)
- Which flag features a maple leaf? (Canada)
- Which country has a green flag with a white crescent and star? (Pakistan)
- Which country's flag has a cedar tree? (Lebanon)
- Which country has the only non-rectangular national flag? (Nepal — double pennant shape)
- Which flag features a sun with 16 rays? (Philippines)
- What three colors appear on the French tricolor? (Blue, White, Red)
- Which country's flag features a dragon? (Bhutan — and Wales has a dragon on the Welsh flag)
- Which two countries share the same flag design? (Monaco and Indonesia — both red over white)
- Which country has a green, white, and red tricolor with a golden eagle? (Mexico)
- What is the only country with a flag that differs on the front and back? (Paraguay)
- Which African country's flag features the AK-47? (Mozambique)
- Which flag has a Union Jack in its corner? (Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and others)
- How many stars are on the US flag? (50 — one per state)
- How many stripes are on the US flag? (13 — for the original colonies)
- What does the star on the Chinese flag represent? (The Communist Party; 4 smaller stars = social classes)
- Which country's flag features the Ashoka Chakra (wheel)? (India)
- What does the crescent and star commonly symbolize on flags? (Islam)
- Which country uses black, red, and gold horizontal stripes? (Germany)
- Which country's flag features a kangaroo and emu? (Australia — but on the coat of arms, not the main flag)
- Which flag has a harp? (Ireland — and Republic of Ireland's presidential standard)
- What colors are on the South African flag? (Red, blue, green, yellow, black, and white — 6 colors)
- Which country has a flag with two triangles pointing inward? (Trinidad and Tobago — diagonal stripe)
- What country has a blue flag with a yellow cross? (Sweden)
- What flag features an eagle holding a snake on a cactus? (Mexico)
- Which countries share the same pan-Arab colors (red, white, black, green)? (Many Arab nations: Jordan, Egypt, Iraq, UAE, etc.)
- What is the oldest national flag still in use? (Denmark — the Dannebrog, since 1370)
- Which country's flag is just a solid green? (Libya used to have one 1977–2011)
- What symbol is on the flag of Brazil? (Green diamond, blue globe with stars and a white banner)
- 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)
- Which Scandinavian country has a red flag with a gold cross? (Denmark)
- Which country has a white cross on a red background? (Switzerland)
- Which country's flag features a double-headed eagle? (Albania — black eagle on red)
- What colors are on the Russian flag? (White, blue, red — horizontal stripes)
- What is the Union Jack? (The national flag of the United Kingdom — combines England, Scotland, and Ireland crosses)
- Which country has the hammer and sickle on its flag? (Former USSR — no current country)
- What colors is the Italian flag? (Green, white, red — vertical stripes)
- What is the Portuguese flag colors? (Green and red with a coat of arms)
- Which country has blue and yellow horizontal stripes? (Ukraine)
- What country has a white cross on a blue background? (Finland — and Greece has a similar cross pattern)
- What colors make up the Spanish flag, including a coat of arms? (Red and yellow)
- What colors are on the Polish flag? (White and red — horizontal stripes)
- What is unique about the Greek flag's design? (Blue and white stripes with a cross in the corner)
- What colors are on the Belgian flag? (Black, yellow, and red — vertical stripes)
- What colors are on the Irish flag? (Green, white, and orange — vertical stripes)
- What colors make up the Austrian flag? (Red and white — horizontal stripes)
- What colors are on the Norwegian flag? (Red, white, and blue with a cross)
- What colors make up the Romanian flag? (Blue, yellow, and red — vertical stripes)
- What is on the flag of the Czech Republic, besides red and white? (A blue triangle)
- What colors are on the Croatian flag, plus a coat of arms? (Red, white, and blue)
Americas (20 Questions)
- How many stars are on the Brazilian flag? (27 — one per state and one for the Federal District)
- What is the only country in South America whose flag features a sun? (Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru also feature sun imagery)
- What colors are on the Jamaican flag? (Black, gold, and green — with a diagonal cross)
- Which Central American country has a blue-white-blue horizontal flag with a coat of arms? (Several: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua)
- What is unique about the Canadian flag? (Only features a natural symbol — the maple leaf — no religious or political imagery)
- What colors are on the Argentine flag, with a sun symbol? (Light blue and white, with the Sun of May)
- What colors are on the Colombian flag? (Yellow, blue, and red — horizontal stripes)
- What colors are on the Venezuelan flag, with stars? (Yellow, blue, and red, with eight stars)
- What is on the Cuban flag besides red, white, and blue stripes? (A white star inside a red triangle)
- What colors are on the Chilean flag? (Red, white, and blue, with a white star)
- What colors are on the Peruvian flag? (Red and white, with a coat of arms in the center)
- What colors are on the Bolivian flag? (Red, yellow, and green — horizontal stripes)
- What colors are on the Ecuadorian flag? (Yellow, blue, and red, with a coat of arms)
- What colors are on the Mexican flag besides green, white, and red? (An eagle on a cactus holding a snake, in the center)
- What colors are on the Haitian flag? (Blue and red, with a coat of arms)
- What colors are on the Panamanian flag? (Red, white, and blue, with stars)
- What colors make up the flag of the Bahamas? (Aquamarine, gold, and black)
- What colors are on the flag of Trinidad and Tobago? (Red, white, and black, with a diagonal stripe)
- What colors make up the Paraguayan flag, which differs front to back? (Red, white, and blue, with different seals on each side)
- 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)
- What colors are on the flag of South Korea, with a symbol in the center? (White background with a red-and-blue taegeuk symbol)
- What colors are on the flag of China? (Red with five yellow stars)
- What colors are on the flag of India? (Saffron, white, and green, with the Ashoka Chakra)
- What colors are on the flag of Pakistan? (Green with a white crescent, star, and a white vertical stripe)
- What colors are on the flag of Saudi Arabia, with text? (Green, with white Arabic script and a sword)
- What colors are on the flag of Turkey? (Red with a white crescent and star)
- What colors are on the flag of Indonesia? (Red and white — horizontal stripes)
- What colors are on the flag of Thailand? (Red, white, and blue — horizontal stripes)
- What colors are on the flag of Vietnam? (Red with a yellow star)
- What is depicted on the flag of Sri Lanka? (A lion holding a sword, with leaves in the corners)
- What is unique about the shape of Nepal's flag? (It's the only non-rectangular national flag, shaped like two stacked pennants)
- What colors are on the flag of Israel? (White and blue, with a Star of David)
- What colors are on the flag of Iran, with text? (Green, white, and red, with Arabic script)
- What colors are on the flag of Bangladesh? (Green with a red circle)
- What colors are on the flag of Malaysia? (Red and white stripes, with a blue canton, crescent, and star)
- What is depicted on the flag of Bhutan? (A white dragon on a diagonal yellow-and-orange background)
- What colors are on the flag of the Philippines? (Blue, red, and white, with a sun and three stars)
- What colors are on the flag of Japan? (White with a red circle in the center)
- What colors are on the flag of North Korea? (Red, white, and blue, with a red star)
- 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)
- What colors are on the flag of South Africa? (Red, blue, green, yellow, black, and white — 6 colors)
- What colors are on the flag of Nigeria? (Green and white — vertical stripes)
- What colors are on the flag of Kenya? (Black, red, and green, with a Maasai shield and spears)
- What colors are on the flag of Egypt? (Red, white, and black, with a golden eagle)
- What colors are on the flag of Ethiopia? (Green, yellow, and red, with a blue circle and star emblem)
- What colors are on the flag of Ghana? (Red, gold, and green, with a black star)
- What is unique about the flag of Mozambique? (It features an AK-47 rifle)
- What colors are on the flag of Morocco? (Red, with a green five-pointed star)
- What colors are on the flag of Algeria? (Green and white, with a red star and crescent)
- What colors are on the flag of Tunisia? (Red, with a white circle, crescent, and star)
- What is on the Australian flag besides the Union Jack? (The Southern Cross constellation and the Commonwealth Star)
- What is on the New Zealand flag besides the Union Jack? (Four red stars representing the Southern Cross)
- What colors are on the flag of Fiji? (Light blue, with the Union Jack and a shield)
- What is depicted on the flag of Papua New Guinea? (A bird of paradise and the Southern Cross constellation)
- What colors are on the flag of Zimbabwe? (Green, yellow, red, and black, with a white triangle and a bird emblem)
- What colors are on the flag of Tanzania? (Green, yellow, black, and blue, in a diagonal design)
- What colors are on the flag of Senegal? (Green, yellow, and red, with a green star)
- What colors are on the flag of Libya? (Red, black, and green, with a white crescent and star)
- What colors are on the flag of Zambia? (Green, with a red, black, and orange stripe and an eagle)
- 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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