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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 Jun 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 — 40 Questions

Europe

  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)

Americas

  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)

❓ 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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