Q 01/05

Which country put a gold crown on its blue and red flag after meeting Haiti's identical one at the 1936 Olympics?

A) San Marino

B) Liechtenstein

C) Luxembourg

D) Czech Republic

Answer · why

B) Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein added its prince's crown in 1937, the year after the two teams turned up under the same banner. Haiti's only athlete at those Games did ...

Q 02/05

Which country's red flag with a white cross holds the Guinness record as the oldest national flag still in use?

A) Sweden

B) England

C) Scotland

D) Denmark

Answer · why

D) Denmark

Denmark has flown its flag, the Dannebrog, without a break since at least 1625. Legend says it fell from the sky in 1219 and turned a losing battle in...

Q 03/05

Which country's red-over-white flag is nearly identical to Indonesia's, which differs mainly in being longer?

A) Monaco

B) San Marino

C) Andorra

D) Luxembourg

Answer · why

A) Monaco

Monaco takes its red and white from the heraldic colours of the ruling Grimaldi family, used since at least 1339. Its flag is cut 4:5, while Indonesia...

Q 04/05

Which country's blue, yellow and red tricolour is so like Chad's that Chad took the matter to the United Nations?

A) Moldova

B) Andorra

C) Romania

D) Bulgaria

Answer · why

C) Romania

Romania went back to a plain tricolour after its 1989 revolution, when protesters waved flags with the communist coat of arms cut out of the middle. C...

Q 05/05

How many gold stars circle the blue Flag of Europe, a number that has never changed as the European Union grew?

A) Six

B) Twelve

C) Twenty-five

D) Fifty

Answer · why

B) Twelve

Twelve was chosen as a symbol of perfection and entirety, not as a count of member states. The design dates from 1955, three decades before the Europe...