Flags of the World Quiz — 38 Questions and Answers (2026)

Norway's flag adds a blue cross on top of the white-on-red cross design borrowed from which neighboring country's flag?

Which Alpine country's national flag is one of only two in the world that is perfectly square?

Ukraine's blue and yellow flag is commonly said to represent which two natural elements?

The armillary sphere on Portugal's flag commemorates its historic role in which era of exploration?

Which double-headed bird, a symbol of national hero Skanderbeg, appears black on Albania's red flag?

Cyprus's flag uniquely features a copper-colored silhouette of the island itself alongside which peace symbol?

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?

On Ireland's tricolor, the white band in the middle symbolizes a lasting truce between the green and which other color?

The nine horizontal stripes on the Greek flag are said to represent the syllables of a famous patriotic phrase meaning what, in English?

Poland's flag consists of just two horizontal bands, white on top and which color below?

Which East Asian country's flag features a single red circle centered on a white background, nicknamed the 'Sun Disc'?

Which African nation adopted a six-colored Y-shaped flag in 1994 to symbolize convergence and unity after apartheid?

Which Asian country has the only national flag in the world that isn't a rectangle or square, made of two stacked triangular pennants?

Which East African country's flag prominently displays a traditional Maasai shield and two spears over black, red, and green stripes?

Which Middle Eastern kingdom's green flag bears the Islamic declaration of faith (shahada) above a white sword?

Which East Asian nation's flag features a red-and-blue Taegeuk circle surrounded by four black trigrams representing balance and harmony?

Which African nation, never colonized by Europeans, inspired the green-yellow-red color scheme adopted by many later Pan-African flags?

Which South Asian island nation's flag depicts a golden lion holding a sword, surrounded by four bo leaves and colored stripes?

Which West African country's flag uses simple green-white-green vertical stripes to represent agriculture and peace?

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?

How many stars appear on the current flag of the United States, one for each state?

The 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?

Which Portuguese motto meaning 'Order and Progress' is written across the green-and-yellow flag of Brazil?

What is the name of the golden sun face that sits at the center of the Argentine flag?

Which constellation, appearing on the Australian flag alongside the Union Jack, also features on several other Pacific nations' flags?

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?

Which Pacific nation's flag features a yellow bird of paradise on a black field alongside the Southern Cross on red?

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?

Which Himalayan kingdom's flag depicts a large dragon clutching jewels, symbolizing its name 'Land of the Thunder Dragon'?

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?

Which Pacific island nation's flag shows a golden sun rising over ocean waves, topped by a frigatebird?

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?

Which small African kingdom's flag features a black-and-white Nguni shield along with spears and feather tassels?

Which US state uses a unique swallowtail-shaped burgee flag instead of a standard rectangle, the only one of its kind among the states?

Which British Crown Dependency's flag depicts three armored legs joined at the thigh, running in a triskelion pattern?

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?

The starry sky depicted on Brazil's flag represents the sky over which city on the date the republic was proclaimed?

Alaska's state flag, designed by a 13-year-old boy, features the Big Dipper and which other celestial navigation aid?