Geography quizzes

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01

Flags Of Europe

10 questions
Question 1 photo: Nordic CrossNorway's flag adds a blue cross on top of the white-on-red cross design borrowed from which neighboring country's flag?Medium
Question 2 photo: Square FlagsWhich Alpine country's national flag is one of only two in the world that is perfectly square?Easy
Ukraine's blue and yellow flag is commonly said to represent which two natural elements?Easy
The armillary sphere on Portugal's flag commemorates its historic role in which era of exploration?Medium
Which double-headed bird, a symbol of national hero Skanderbeg, appears black on Albania's red flag?Medium
Cyprus's flag uniquely features a copper-colored silhouette of the island itself alongside which peace symbol?Hard
Bosnia and Herzegovina's current flag, adopted after the 1990s war, features a triangle and stars echoing which other European flag's blue-and-yellow palette?Hard
On Ireland's tricolor, the white band in the middle symbolizes a lasting truce between the green and which other color?Medium
The nine horizontal stripes on the Greek flag are said to represent the syllables of a famous patriotic phrase meaning what, in English?Hard
Poland's flag consists of just two horizontal bands, white on top and which color below?Easy
02

Flags of Asia and Africa

10 questions
Question 11 photo: National SymbolWhich East Asian country's flag features a single red circle centered on a white background, nicknamed the 'Sun Disc'?Easy
Question 12 photo: Post-Apartheid DesignWhich African nation adopted a six-colored Y-shaped flag in 1994 to symbolize convergence and unity after apartheid?Medium
Question 13 photo: Unique ShapesWhich Asian country has the only national flag in the world that isn't a rectangle or square, made of two stacked triangular pennants?Medium
Which East African country's flag prominently displays a traditional Maasai shield and two spears over black, red, and green stripes?Medium
Question 15 photo: Religious ScriptWhich Middle Eastern kingdom's green flag bears the Islamic declaration of faith (shahada) above a white sword?Medium
Which East Asian nation's flag features a red-and-blue Taegeuk circle surrounded by four black trigrams representing balance and harmony?Medium
Which African nation, never colonized by Europeans, inspired the green-yellow-red color scheme adopted by many later Pan-African flags?Medium
Question 18 photo: Lion EmblemWhich South Asian island nation's flag depicts a golden lion holding a sword, surrounded by four bo leaves and colored stripes?Hard
Question 19 photo: Minimalist StripesWhich West African country's flag uses simple green-white-green vertical stripes to represent agriculture and peace?Easy
Which African nation's flag is one of the few in the world to depict a modern firearm, an AK-47, crossed with a hoe?Medium
03

Flags Of The Americas And Oceania

8 questions
Question 21 photo: Stars & StripesHow many stars appear on the current flag of the United States, one for each state?Easy
Question 22 photo: National SymbolThe red-and-white Maple Leaf flag adopted in 1965 replaced which Union Jack-based flag that had long served as Canada's de facto national flag?Easy
Which Portuguese motto meaning 'Order and Progress' is written across the green-and-yellow flag of Brazil?Medium
Question 24 photo: Sun SymbolWhat is the name of the golden sun face that sits at the center of the Argentine flag?Medium
Which constellation, appearing on the Australian flag alongside the Union Jack, also features on several other Pacific nations' flags?Medium
Which South Pacific island nation still features the Union Jack in its flag's canton alongside a shield of local symbols like a sugar cane and dove?Hard
Question 27 photo: Bird of ParadiseWhich Pacific nation's flag features a yellow bird of paradise on a black field alongside the Southern Cross on red?Hard
Which Caribbean nation's flag is said to have been created by tearing the white stripe out of the French tricolor, leaving only blue and red?Hard
04

Unusual Flags and Flag Details

10 questions
Question 29 photo: Mythical CreaturesWhich Himalayan kingdom's flag depicts a large dragon clutching jewels, symbolizing its name 'Land of the Thunder Dragon'?Medium
Which Central American country's flag includes such intricate detail that it's often cited as having the most human figures depicted on any national flag?Hard
Which Pacific island nation's flag shows a golden sun rising over ocean waves, topped by a frigatebird?Medium
Before its 2011 revolution, which North African country flew a flag that was simply a solid green field, the only single-color national flag in modern history?Hard
Question 33 photo: ShieldWhich small African kingdom's flag features a black-and-white Nguni shield along with spears and feather tassels?Hard
Question 34 photo: US StatesWhich US state uses a unique swallowtail-shaped burgee flag instead of a standard rectangle, the only one of its kind among the states?Hard
Which British Crown Dependency's flag depicts three armored legs joined at the thigh, running in a triskelion pattern?Medium
Which Central Asian country's flag features an ornate vertical stripe of traditional carpet 'guls' (patterns), making it one of the most detailed flags in the world?Hard
The starry sky depicted on Brazil's flag represents the sky over which city on the date the republic was proclaimed?Medium
Question 38 photo: State FlagsAlaska's state flag, designed by a 13-year-old boy, features the Big Dipper and which other celestial navigation aid?Medium
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