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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 — 40 Questions
Europe
- 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)
Americas
- 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)
❓ 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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