1
Every nation in the world has a flag with four sides. True or False?
False
True
66% got this right
Nepal has a flag that consists of two triangles - it is the only country whose flag is not a square or rectangle.
2
This is the oldest, most consistently used national flag in the world. Which country's flag is this?
Denmark
Greenland
Switzerland
Liberia
67% got this right
The Denmark flag was designed in 1219 and has remain unchanged since.
3
The use of the star and crescent image is most commonly thought of as a symbol to represent what religion?
Islamic
Muslims
Muslim
Islam
88% got this right
However, many Muslims reject using the star and crescent as a symbol of Islamic faith.
4
Switzerland is the only square national flag in the world. True or False?
False
True
48% got this right
Vatican City's national flag is the second and only other flag with four sides of equal length.
5
Which nations are the only two nations in the world to have the color purple on their national flag?
Nicaragua & Dominica
Honduras & South Korea
Yemen & Oman
Ethiopia & Eritrea
37% got this right
Throughout history, purple dye has always been expensive and difficult to get ahold of.
6
Which nation does this flag represent?
Japan
Greenland
Tunisia
Bangledesh
94% got this right
Known as the “Land of the rising sun”, Japan's flag design has a circle to represent the sun.
7
There are only four flags in the world that feature firearms. True or False?
True
False
54% got this right
Mozambique, Guatemala, Haiti, and Bolivia are the only nations to use an image of a firearm on their flag.
8
These flags are nearly identical, what two nations do these flags belong to?
Australia & New Zealand
Australia & UK
76% got this right
In 1984, the Prime Minister of Australia was greeted with the flag of New Zealand on a state visit to Canada.
9
This is the national flag of the Philippines, what happens to it when the country is at war?
It is flown upside down
Nothing happens
It is flown at quarter mast
It is flown from the opposite side
38% got this right
When the country is at war the flag is flown upside down in order for the red stripe to be on top.
10
Adopted on July 9, 2010, this is the newest flag in the world
South Sudan
Malawi
Sudan
Kuwait
47% got this right
The flag was designed in 2005 but it was not made official until South Sudan gained independence in 2011.
