Q 01/05

Which country's flag features a red circle on a white background?

A) China

B) South Korea

C) Japan

D) Bangladesh

Answer · why

C) Japan

Japan's Hinomaru, the 'circle of the sun', served as the country's flag in practice for well over a century, yet the Diet only made it the national fl...

Q 02/05

What tree's foliage appears on the flag of Canada?

A) Maple

B) Oak

C) Birch

D) Elm

Answer · why

A) Maple

Canada's maple leaf flag replaced the Red Ensign in 1965 after the Great Flag Debate, months of heated argument in Parliament set off by Prime Ministe...

Q 03/05

Which country's flag consists of three vertical stripes: blue, white, and red?

A) Netherlands

B) Russia

C) France

D) Luxembourg

Answer · why

C) France

France's Tricolore joined the blue and red of Paris to royal white during the Revolution; its bands first ran red, white, blue and only took today's o...

Q 04/05

What are the colors of the Italian flag?

A) Green, white, and red

B) Red, white, and blue

C) Green, white, and orange

D) Red, yellow, and green

Answer · why

A) Green, white, and red

Green, white and red first became a state flag under the Cispadane Republic in 1797; the green is traced to the uniforms of Milan's civic guard.

Q 05/05

Which flag combines the Union Jack, a seven-pointed Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross?

A) Australia

B) New Zealand

C) Fiji

D) Tuvalu

Answer · why

A) Australia

Australia's Commonwealth Star began with six points, one for each federating colony; a seventh was added in 1908 to stand for Papua and any future ter...