Q 01/05

Which country adopted its present flag only in 1965, after a parliamentary battle remembered as the Great Flag Debate?

A) Australia

B) Canada

C) New Zealand

D) South Africa

Answer · why

B) Canada

Canada argued for six months before choosing George Stanley's single maple leaf over Prime Minister Lester Pearson's favourite, three leaves between b...

Q 02/05

Which country is the only one in the world with a non-rectangular national flag?

A) Bhutan

B) Nepal

C) Sri Lanka

D) Maldives

Answer · why

B) Nepal

Nepal's flag joins two pennants into one, and its moon and sun express the hope that the country will endure as long as they do.

Q 03/05

Which country's flag is a simple red disc on a white background?

A) Japan

B) Bangladesh

C) South Korea

D) Palau

Answer · why

A) Japan

Japan's sun-disc flag, the Hinomaru, was used for more than a century before any law made it official: the Diet only adopted it as the national flag i...

Q 04/05

Which colour is not on the flag of France?

A) Blue

B) White

C) Red

D) Green

Answer · why

D) Green

When the tricolour was adopted in 1790 the red band was nearest the pole; the order was reversed to the modern blue-white-red in 1794.

Q 05/05

Which country's red flag bears a white cross set off-centre toward the pole?

A) Sweden

B) Denmark

C) Norway

D) Switzerland

Answer · why

B) Denmark

Denmark's Dannebrog is said to have fallen from the sky during a battle in Estonia in 1219; Guinness lists it as the oldest national flag in continuou...