Nation Flag Quiz: Guess the World Flags of Countries (With Answers)

How to Play a Flag Country Quiz

The basic flag quiz is simple: one person shows a flag, everyone else names the country. From there, pick a format that suits your group.

• Flag to country. See a flag and name the nation. Make it easy with four multiple-choice options, medium with a first-letter hint, or hard by typing the name.
• Country to flag. Turn it around: you get the name, then choose the right flag out of four similar ones.
• Matching. Five country names on one side, five flags on the other; match the pairs against a timer.
• Coloring. Pick the right colors for a country’s flag. Remembering the colors is easy; putting them in the right order is a different game.
• The whole grid. One timer for a full region: type as many of its flags as you can before time is up.
• Random flag. Spin a wheel or draw a random country, then guess its flag or name. In elimination mode a flag drawn once does not come back, so you work through the whole list.
• Name it and place it. For a classroom, add an extension task: write the continent next to each country.
• Daily challenge. Everyone gets the same ten flags today and compares a grid of green and red squares.

Scoring ideas

• Give each player three tries per flag, with fewer points for each extra guess.
• Play 15 rounds of 20 seconds, and score faster correct answers higher.
• Track streaks: a wrong answer resets the streak, so steady correct answers beat rushed guesses.
• For a timed game, add a 10-second penalty for each wrong match.

A flag quiz works for a small group at home, over Zoom, or in a classroom where students vote from their own phones. Start with a short round on one continent, then try the full world flags quiz. For more ideas for a video call, see our quiz games for Zoom.

Guess the Flag Quiz With Answers

Three picture rounds, from easy to a bit harder. Look at the flag, pick a country, then tap to check.

Round 1: Which country does this flag belong to?

1. Which country does this flag belong to? United Kingdom, Russia, Singapore or Australia?
   

   RevealThe United Kingdom.

2. Which country does this flag belong to? South Korea, China, Japan or Poland?
   

   RevealJapan.

3. Which country does this flag belong to? Czech Republic, Iceland, France or Italy?
   

   RevealFrance. The three vertical stripes of blue, white and red are known as the French Tricolor.

4. Which country does this flag belong to? China, Mongolia, India or Azerbaijan?
   

   RevealChina.

5. Which country does this flag belong to? South Korea, Laos, Thailand or Taiwan?
   

   RevealSouth Korea.

6. Which country does this flag belong to? New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea or Fiji?
   

   RevealAustralia.

7. Which country does this flag belong to? Brazil, Guyana, Bolivia or Suriname?
   

   RevealBrazil.

8. Which country does this flag belong to? India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia or Tajikistan?
   

   RevealIndia. Saffron stands for courage and sacrifice, white for peace and truth, green for fertility and prosperity. The blue wheel in the center, the Ashoka Chakra, symbolizes the wheel of law.

9. Which country does this flag belong to? Indonesia, Poland, Monaco or Singapore?
   

   RevealIndonesia. Monaco has the same pattern, but the dimensions are different.

10. Which country does this flag belong to? Russia, the Netherlands, Slovenia or Czech Republic?
    

    RevealThe Netherlands.

11. Which country does this flag belong to? Mexico, Cuba, Belize or Haiti?
    

    RevealMexico.

12. Which country does this flag belong to? South Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe or Botswana?
    

    RevealSouth Africa.

13. Which country does this flag belong to? Turkey, Georgia, Iran or United Arab Emirates?
    

    RevealTurkey.

14. Which country does this flag belong to? The Philippines, Malaysia, Solomon Islands or Fiji?
    

    RevealThe Philippines.

15. Which country does this flag belong to? Pakistan, Afghanistan, Oman or Yemen?
    

    RevealPakistan: green with a vertical white stripe on the hoist side and a white crescent and star in the center.

16. Which country does this flag belong to? Peru, Cuba, Dominican Republic or Chile?
    

    RevealChile.

17. Which country does this flag belong to? Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka or Brunei?
    

    RevealThailand.

18. Which country does this flag belong to? Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda or Somalia?
    

    RevealKenya. Black represents the people, red the blood shed in the struggle for independence, green the fertile land; the Maasai shield and spears stand for the defense of freedom. Adopted in 1963, when Kenya gained independence from Britain.

19. Which country does this flag belong to? Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh or Laos?
    

    RevealBangladesh.

20. Which country does this flag belong to? Ethiopia, Chad, Djibouti or Sudan?
    

    RevealEthiopia.

Round 2: World flag quiz with fun facts

This round is built like an easy flag quiz for grades 2 to 5, so it suits kids too. Every reveal also tells you what the flag means.

1. Which country is this flag from? Sri Lanka, the USA, Germany or Bhutan?
   

   RevealThe United States. Its 13 red and white stripes represent the original 13 colonies that declared independence from Britain, and the 50 white stars stand for the 50 states.

2. Which country is this flag from? India, Australia, Morocco or Japan?
   

   RevealMorocco: a red field with a green pentagram in the center.

3. Which country is this flag from? Italy, Portugal, Greece or Spain?
   

   RevealItaly. Green for the hills, white for the snow-capped Alps, red for the bloodshed in the wars of independence. Adopted in 1946, it inspired flags in other countries, particularly in Latin America.

4. Which country is this flag from? Cyprus, China, Spain or Turkey?
   

   RevealSpain. The yellow stripe is twice the height of each red one, and the national emblem toward the left includes the Pillars of Hercules and a crown.

5. Which country is this flag from? Greece, the United Kingdom, Russia or Iran?
   

   RevealGreece: nine equal blue and white stripes with a white cross in the canton. Known as the “Blue and White,” it has been the national flag since 1822.

6. Which country is this flag from? Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay or Chile?
   

   RevealArgentina. Light blue for the sky, white for peace and purity, and the Sun of May with a face in the center. Officially adopted in 1818.

7. What country does this flag belong to? Afghanistan, Greece, Cyprus or Turkey?
   

   RevealAfghanistan: vertical black, red and green stripes with a national emblem showing a mosque with a pulpit and flags, above the year 1298 in the solar calendar (1919, the year of independence from the UK). This is the flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the one the UN still lists.

8. Which country is this flag from? Scotland, Turkey, Cyprus or Japan?
   

   RevealScotland. A white diagonal cross on a blue field, known as the Saltire.

9. Which country is this flag from? Sweden, Norway, Finland or Denmark?
   

   RevealFinland. The blue Nordic cross on white stands for the lakes and the snow. Adopted in 1918.

10. Which country is this flag from? Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore or Vietnam?
    

    RevealSingapore. Red for universal brotherhood and equality, white for purity and virtue; the crescent is a rising nation and the five stars are democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality. Adopted in 1959.

Round 3: Name the country and its continent

A classroom favorite for mixed-ability groups: hand out a short sheet of 12 flags or a longer one of 21, ask for the country, and give faster students an extra task: write the continent next to each answer.

1. Name the country and its continent.
   

   RevealEcuador (South America).

2. Name the country and its continent.
   

   RevealCanada (North America).

3. Name the country and its continent.
   

   RevealEgypt (Africa).

4. Name the country and its continent.
   

   RevealColombia (South America).

5. Name the country and its continent.
   

   RevealGreenland (North America).

6. Name the country and its continent.
   

   RevealMongolia (Asia).

7. Name the country and its continent.
   

   RevealUkraine (Europe).

8. Name the country and its continent.
   

   RevealTanzania (Africa).

Themed round: the five permanent members of the UN Security Council

A short warm-up for a meet-up or a class: five big flags, five names, match them.

1. UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom or the United States?
   

   RevealChina.

2. UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom or the United States?
   

   RevealThe United States.

3. UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom or the United States?
   

   RevealRussia.

4. UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom or the United States?
   

   RevealFrance.

5. UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom or the United States?
   

   RevealThe United Kingdom.

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European Flag Quiz

No continent squeezes so many flags into so little land, and plenty of them are just three stripes shuffled into a new order. Grouping them helps.

• The Nordic crosses. Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland all use the same cross, set toward the pole side. Only the colors change.
• The Slavic tricolors. White, blue and red show up on Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia and Croatia. Check the top stripe first, then whether there is a coat of arms and what it shows.
• The near-twins. Pairs that decide tight games: Romania and Chad; Monaco, Indonesia and an upside-down Poland; Ireland and Italy; the Netherlands and Luxembourg, told apart only by how dark the blue is.
• Emblems to hang on to. Albania has the double-headed eagle, Greece the cross, Wales (part of the UK) the red dragon, Türkiye the star and crescent.
• Go region by region. Take the Balkans one day, the Nordics or the Baltics the next, instead of the whole continent in one sitting.

Picture round: tell the look-alikes apart

1. Nordic cross: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland or Iceland?
   

   RevealDenmark.

2. Nordic cross: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland or Iceland?
   

   RevealNorway.

3. Nordic cross: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland or Iceland?
   

   RevealSweden.

4. Nordic cross: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland or Iceland?
   

   RevealIceland.

5. White, blue and red: Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia or Croatia?
   

   RevealRussia.

6. White, blue and red: Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia or Croatia?
   

   RevealSlovakia.

7. White, blue and red: Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia or Croatia?
   

   RevealSlovenia.

8. White, blue and red: Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia or Croatia?
   

   RevealSerbia.

9. White, blue and red: Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia or Croatia?
   

   RevealCroatia.

10. Near-twins: Romania or Chad?
    

    RevealRomania.

11. Near-twins: Romania or Chad?
    

    RevealChad.

12. Near-twins: Monaco, Indonesia or Poland?
    

    RevealMonaco.

13. Near-twins: Monaco, Indonesia or Poland?
    

    RevealPoland, the inverted one: white on top, red below.

14. Near-twins: Ireland or Italy?
    

    RevealIreland.

15. Near-twins: the Netherlands or Luxembourg?
    

    RevealLuxembourg. Only the shade of blue differs from the Netherlands.

16. Which country flies a double-headed eagle?
    

    RevealAlbania.

European flag trivia

1. What is the oldest flag in the world: Denmark, England or Germany?

   RevealDenmark.

2. Whose flag is known as “Il Tricolore”: Belgium, Croatia or Italy?

   RevealItaly.

3. Why was the tricolor of the Italian flag developed?

   RevealNapoleon based it on the French flag. Italians who supported Napoleon Bonaparte in a war against Austria first used it in 1796.

4. The Irish flag is often confused with which other country: Mexico, Côte d’Ivoire or Senegal?

   RevealCôte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).

5. Horizontal stripes of white, blue and red (top to bottom) with a coat of arms showing a mountain and three stars. Which country?

   RevealSlovenia.

6. Horizontal stripes of white, green and red (top to bottom). Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria or Lithuania?

   RevealBulgaria.

7. What feature do the flags of Lithuania, Luxembourg and Hungary have in common?

   RevealThree horizontal blocks of color: yellow, green and red for Lithuania; red, white and blue for Luxembourg; red, white and green for Hungary.

8. Switch the blue and red on Norway’s flag and you get another country’s flag. Which capital city flies it?

   RevealReykjavik (Iceland). Blue is Iceland’s national color; red and white refer to Denmark, which once ruled Iceland.

9. On which flag will you find a representation of the George Cross?

   RevealMalta: white at the hoist, red in the fly, with the George Cross edged in red in the canton.

10. Which country’s flag contains an image of the country itself: Canada, Cyprus or India?

    RevealCyprus. Copper is the proper color of the map; the Greek word for copper means “Cyprus metal.”

11. In January 2003 the United Nations launched a contest to replace which flag that showed a map outline of the country?

    RevealCyprus. The competition for a new flag and anthem was meant to help end 29 years of conflict.

12. The flags of the Netherlands, Russia and Thailand all feature which three colors?

    RevealRed, white and blue.

African Flag Quiz

Africa has 54 UN member states: 17 in Eastern Africa, 16 in Western Africa, 10 in Middle Africa, 6 in Northern Africa and 5 in Southern Africa. Most mistakes happen inside the groups below.

• Green, yellow and red. Many flags use the pan-African colors, so read the band order and the symbol. A black star means Ghana, a green star Senegal, one star on the red band Cameroon. Mali and Guinea both have plain vertical bands, in reverse order to each other.
• Two Congos. Diagonal green, yellow and red is the Republic of the Congo. Sky blue with a red diagonal and a yellow star is the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• North Africa. Crescents and stars mark Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. Egypt is the odd one out with the golden Eagle of Saladin.
• East Africa. Sudan, South Sudan and some neighbors combine pan-Arab or pan-African colors with a triangle next to the pole. Compare the stripe order, look for a star or an emblem.

Picture round: African look-alikes

1. Green, yellow and red: Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Guinea or Cameroon?
   

   RevealGhana, the one with the black star.

2. Green, yellow and red: Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Guinea or Cameroon?
   

   RevealSenegal, the one with the green star.

3. Green, yellow and red: Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Guinea or Cameroon?
   

   RevealMali: plain vertical bands.

4. Green, yellow and red: Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Guinea or Cameroon?
   

   RevealGuinea: plain vertical bands in the opposite order to Mali.

5. Green, yellow and red: Ghana, Senegal, Mali, Guinea or Cameroon?
   

   RevealCameroon, with a single star.

6. The two Congos: Republic of the Congo or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
   

   RevealThe Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville): a diagonal green, yellow and red design.

7. The two Congos: Republic of the Congo or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
   

   RevealThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire): sky blue with a red diagonal stripe and a yellow star.

8. North Africa: Algeria, Tunisia, Libya or Egypt?
   

   RevealEgypt, the one with the gold Eagle of Saladin.

9. North Africa: Algeria, Tunisia, Libya or Egypt?
   

   RevealAlgeria.

10. North Africa: Algeria, Tunisia, Libya or Egypt?
    

    RevealTunisia.

11. East Africa: Sudan or South Sudan?
    

    RevealSudan.

12. East Africa: Sudan or South Sudan?
    

    RevealSouth Sudan.

African flag trivia

1. Guinea uses the pan-African colors. Which color is on the right side of its flag?

   RevealGreen. From left to right it is red, yellow, green, a mirror of the flag of Mali.

2. A light blue flag with a horizontal white-edged black stripe in the center belongs to which “B” country?

   RevealBotswana.

3. What two colors make up Nigeria’s flag?

   RevealGreen and white, a green-white-green vertical tricolor.

4. Which country’s flag was solid green from 1971 to 2011: Cameroon, Andorra, Libya or Argentina?

   RevealLibya.

5. The light blue on the flag of Somalia was adopted from which flag?

   RevealThe United Nations flag, a tribute to the UN troops who helped keep the peace in Somalia.

6. What large letter used to appear on the flag of Rwanda?

   RevealR.

7. How many colors are used in the South African flag?

   RevealSix.

8. Which country most recently removed the Union Jack from its flag? (Hint: it happened in 1994.)

   RevealSouth Africa.

9. The flags of Oman, Guatemala and Mozambique all feature which element: palm trees, written text or weapons?

   RevealWeapons: Mozambique has an AK-47, Oman a dagger and sword, Guatemala a pair of rifles.

Asian Flag Quiz

A typical Asian flag quiz has 46 flags, one per UN member in Asia. Crescents in the west, red flags with stars in the east: start with these groups.

• Crescents. Players most often confuse four of them: Turkey is red, Pakistan dark green with a white bar, Malaysia has 14 stripes and a yellow crescent, the Maldives a green panel on red. Look at the background and the stripes.
• Red with yellow stars. Five stars is China, one big star is Vietnam.
• Red, white, black and green. Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen all use these colors. Tell them apart by shape: plain bands, a triangle or trapezoid on the side, a star or none.
• North and South Korea. The South has a red-and-blue circle (the taegeuk) and four black bar symbols; the North has a wide red band with a red star in a white circle.

Picture round: Asian look-alikes

1. Star and crescent: Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia or the Maldives?
   

   RevealTurkey (red field).

2. Star and crescent: Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia or the Maldives?
   

   RevealPakistan (dark green with a white bar).

3. Star and crescent: Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia or the Maldives?
   

   RevealMalaysia (14 stripes plus a yellow crescent).

4. Star and crescent: Turkey, Pakistan, Malaysia or the Maldives?
   

   RevealThe Maldives (a green rectangle on red).

5. Red with yellow stars: China or Vietnam?
   

   RevealChina, with five yellow stars.

6. Red with yellow stars: China or Vietnam?
   

   RevealVietnam, with one large yellow star.

7. Pan-Arab colors: Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates or Yemen?
   

   RevealKuwait.

8. Pan-Arab colors: Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates or Yemen?
   

   RevealJordan.

9. Pan-Arab colors: Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates or Yemen?
   

   RevealThe United Arab Emirates.

10. Pan-Arab colors: Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates or Yemen?
    

    RevealYemen.

11. The two Koreas: North Korea or South Korea?
    

    RevealNorth Korea: a broad red band with a white disc and a red star.

12. Which Asian country flies this flag?
    

    RevealNepal. It is the only national flag that does not have four sides: two overlapping triangles in the shape of a double pennon, with five edges.

Asian flag trivia

1. Which flag contains a red and blue “yin-yang” on a white background: Yemen, North Korea, South Korea or Niger?

   RevealSouth Korea. The red-and-blue taegeuk is surrounded by four black trigrams.

2. Which former Soviet republic’s flag has 12 stars and a crescent moon on blue, white and green horizontal stripes?

   RevealUzbekistan.

3. What country’s flag is green with a red circle?

   RevealBangladesh.

4. How many stars are on the Chinese flag?

   RevealFive.

5. The flag of Cambodia has what building on it?

   RevealAngkor Wat.

6. Which flag has a white moon and star: Turkey, Mexico, South Korea or Zaire?

   RevealTurkey.

7. Three equal horizontal stripes of red, blue and orange: which “A” country?

   RevealArmenia.

8. Which of these has the most colors on its flag: France, Scotland or South Korea?

   RevealSouth Korea, with four.

Hard Flag Quiz: Flag Trivia Questions

No pictures here, only facts. Get a small group together with a glass of wine, or play over Zoom, and read them out one by one.

Multiple choice and true or false

1. What is the most common color on world flags: blue, white or red?

   RevealRed. It appeared on 81 percent of flags surveyed in 1917 and 74 percent in 1999; next come white (71 percent), blue (50), yellow (43) and green (42).

2. What is the rarest color on national flags: purple, orange or gold?

   RevealPurple.

3. What do the 13 stripes on the US flag represent: the original colonies, the signers of the Declaration of Independence or lucky number 13?

   RevealThe original colonies.

4. What 2 national flags present the same colors in the same way?

   RevealMonaco and Indonesia, both red and white horizontal bicolors.

5. The flag of Fiji features a bunch of bananas. True or false?

   RevealTrue.

6. The rainbow flag made its debut in what year: 1967, 1978 or 1989?

   Reveal1978.

7. Kuwait set a record in 2019 for the longest version of its national flag. Was it 75 meters, 888 meters or 2 km long?

   Reveal2 km (2.019 km, to be precise).

8. In 1920 the original Olympic flag went missing during the Games in Antwerp and was not found for 77 years. Where was it: under a stand in the stadium, in a closet in a French museum or in an athlete’s suitcase?

   RevealIn an athlete’s suitcase. American diver Harry Prieste took it as a prank and returned it to the IOC in 1997.

9. The Union Jack flew over Buckingham Palace only at certain times. Was it when the Queen was in the Palace or when she was away?

   RevealWhen she was away.

10. In 2020, was the tallest flagpole in the world in the UK, Saudi Arabia or Japan?

    RevealSaudi Arabia, at 171 meters.

Open questions

1. What country’s flag is blue with a horizontal yellow stripe and an off-center white star just below it?

   RevealNauru.

2. How many colored rings does the Olympic flag have?

   RevealFive.

3. The Union Jack is the flag of what state?

   RevealThe United Kingdom.

4. What two symbols appeared on the flag of the USSR?

   RevealA hammer and sickle (in gold, beneath a gold-outlined red star, on a solid red field).

5. What colors is the flag of the United Nations?

   RevealBlue and white.

6. There are only three non-rectangular national flags. Switzerland and Vatican City have square flags. Which mountainous Asian country has the third?

   RevealNepal.

7. The constellation on the flags of Australia, New Zealand and Brazil is called what?

   RevealThe Southern Cross.

8. In motor sport, what flag shows that a race has been won?

   RevealThe black and white checkered flag.

9. What color flag stands for truce or surrender?

   RevealWhite, probably because it is the easiest color to see on a battlefield.

10. The alphabet signaling system based on waving hand-held flags in set patterns is known as what, starting with “s”?

    RevealSemaphore.

11. Which tube-shaped piece of textile is hoisted at airports to show pilots wind speed and direction?

    RevealA windsock.

12. The study of flags is called vexillology. What does the Latin word “vexillum” mean?

    RevealFlag.

13. What is the traditional English name of the flag associated with pirates (not “skull and crossbones”)?

    RevealThe Jolly Roger.

14. Is it illegal to burn the American flag?

    RevealNo. Scouts routinely burn American flags, as it is considered the most respectful way to “retire” an old flag.

15. What is the cross on the English national flag called?

    RevealThe Cross of St. George, a red cross on a white background.

16. What is the specific name of the cross used by the Red Cross?

    RevealThe Greek cross: the crossbar sits halfway up the vertical beam.

17. What colors do you need to make the flag of the United Kingdom?

    RevealRed, white and blue.

18. Strictly speaking, when is it right to call the Union flag the “Union Jack”?

    RevealWhen it is mounted on a warship that is not in harbor. Today “Union Jack” is generally accepted in any circumstance.

19. How many colors does the flag of the United States have?

    RevealThree: “Old Glory” is red, white and blue.

Flag terms

1. What is the name for the upper corner of a flag next to the flagpole?

   RevealThe canton. On the American flag it holds the 50 stars; Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tuvalu, Hawaii and the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario carry the Union flag there.

2. What is the term for the half of the flag nearest the pole?

   RevealThe hoist.

3. What is the term for the half of the flag farthest from the pole?

   RevealThe fly, because it usually flies out in the wind.

4. In the center of Tibetan prayer flags is a horse, the “wind horse.” What is its Tibetan name?

   RevealLung ta.

Bonus clue round

Score 10 points for a correct guess after the first clue, and lose a point for each extra clue you need.

1. Where am I found? Read the clues one at a time: I’m a flag of about 1.5 by 1 meters (10 points). I’m made of nylon (9). I was bought for $5.50 (8). I’m still where I’ve always been, but there’s probably not much of me left (7). I was placed toward the end of the 1960s (6). Five similar flags have been placed near me since (5). I went on a long journey (4). I’m an American flag (3). I was placed by Mr. Aldrin and Mr. Armstrong (2). You can find me on the _____ (1).

   RevealThe Moon.

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Territories Flag Quiz

Most world flag quizzes stick to the 193 UN members and leave out territories owned by other countries. Turn them on and one quiz grows to 254 flags. Many of them carry the Union flag: one themed practice set has 16 flags with the Union Jack alone.

1. Which feature do the flags of Montserrat, Tuvalu, Saint Helena and Turks and Caicos all share?

   RevealThe Union Jack in the upper hoist-side quarter. Montserrat, Saint Helena and Turks and Caicos have a dark blue background and their coat of arms; Tuvalu has a light blue background.

2. Pitcairn, Anguilla, Bermuda and the Faroe Islands: which does not have a Union Jack in the canton?

   RevealThe Faroe Islands, a Danish territory.

3. Fiji, Australia, New Zealand and Micronesia: which does not have a Union Jack anywhere on its flag?

   RevealMicronesia.

4. Which country’s flag has the Union Jack in the top left corner: India, South Africa, Australia or Papua New Guinea?

   RevealAustralia, a link to Great Britain. The flag was introduced in 1903 after a competition with more than 30,000 entries.

5. Which territory features a shipwreck on its flag?

   RevealBermuda.

6. Which flag contains a bald eagle: Zambia, Kazakhstan, American Samoa or Mexico?

   RevealAmerican Samoa. Mexico’s coat of arms has a golden eagle with a serpent, Kazakhstan a steppe eagle under a 32-ray sun, Zambia an orange eagle in flight.

7. A white flag with a red crescent and star and red horizontal stripes at the top and bottom represents which territory: Turkey, Spain, Greece or Northern Cyprus?

   RevealNorthern Cyprus. It looks like the flag of Turkey with a white field. Northern Cyprus declared independence in 1983 and is recognized only by Turkey.

8. A former British island in the North Sea flew horizontal bands of green, red and white with the Union Jack in the corner. Which island?

   RevealHeligoland. The flag last flew in 1890, when Britain exchanged the island with Germany for Zanzibar.

Counties and other non-national flags

Not every flag belongs to a country or a territory. English counties have their own flags too.

1. Which English county’s flag is split into red and white vertical halves with a chained swan in the center?

   RevealBuckinghamshire. The swan goes back to Anglo-Saxon times, when the county bred swans for the monarchy.

2. A flag of 60 squares alternating blue and yellow like a chessboard belongs to which English county?

   RevealSurrey, from the arms of the 1st Earl of Surrey, William de Warenne.

US State Flag Quiz

A state flag quiz shows you the flag of a US state and asks which state it belongs to, from four options; harder versions make you type all 50. Every state flag is unique in some way. How well do you know what sets each one apart?

1. Which state flag is a red St. Andrew’s cross on a white field: Alabama, Wyoming, Florida or New Jersey?

   RevealAlabama.

2. Which flag has the Big Dipper: Minnesota, Washington, Maine or Alaska?

   RevealAlaska. The winning design in the state flag contest came from a 13-year-old.

3. Which is the only state flag with a red star: California, Texas, Massachusetts or Colorado?

   RevealCalifornia.

4. Which flag has the words “In God We Trust”: Arizona, New York, Florida or Ohio?

   RevealFlorida.

5. Which state changed its flag in 2003: Georgia, South Carolina, Alaska or Hawaii?

   RevealGeorgia.

6. Which state flag has the Union Jack in the canton: Utah, Virginia, Hawaii or Louisiana?

   RevealHawaii, to commemorate the discovery by English explorer Capt. Cook.

7. Which is the only flag with the word “Commonwealth” on it: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Kentucky or Virginia?

   RevealKentucky.

8. Which state flag shows a pelican feeding its young beneath the motto “Union Justice Confidence”?

   RevealLouisiana. The pelican stands for self-sacrifice and care.

9. Which flag is based on the Calvert coat of arms: Maryland, New Jersey, New York or Pennsylvania?

   RevealMaryland. Calvert is the family name of the Lords Baltimore.

10. Which is the only flag with Roman numerals on it: Idaho, West Virginia, Vermont or Missouri?

    RevealMissouri: MDCCCXX, the year it entered the Union (1820).

11. Which is the only flag with Spanish on it, not counting state names: New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona or Montana?

    RevealMontana: “Oro y Plata” (Gold and Silver).

12. Which flag has the words “Battle Born”: Kentucky, Nevada, South Dakota or Delaware?

    RevealNevada, admitted during the Civil War.

13. Which flag has a symbol called a zia: South Carolina, New Mexico, Illinois or Tennessee?

    RevealNew Mexico. The zia is the sun-like symbol in the middle.

14. Which flag was nearly changed in 1953 because it so closely resembles the US coat of arms?

    RevealNorth Dakota. It is based on the regimental flag of the North Dakota Infantry in the Spanish-American War.

15. Which state flag prominently displays a pipe: Virginia, Arizona, North Carolina or Oklahoma?

    RevealOklahoma: a Native American peace pipe.

16. Which is the only state flag with two different designs on each side: Minnesota, Rhode Island, Oregon or Mississippi?

    RevealOregon. The Beaver State has a beaver on the reverse.

17. Which two flags have the state’s name written twice?

    RevealSouth Dakota and Idaho: the name is on the flag and again in the state seal.

18. Which state once accidentally flew the Chilean flag over its state capitol?

    RevealTexas. The Chilean flag looks almost exactly like the Texan one.

19. Which flag shows a woman with her foot on a man?

    RevealVirginia. Both are in Roman dress and match the state motto on the flag, “Sic Semper Tyrannis.”

20. Which state flag has a green background: Colorado, Washington, Pennsylvania or Utah?

    RevealWashington, the Evergreen State.

21. Which flag has a badger on it: Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin or Ohio?

    RevealWisconsin. The Badger State got its nickname from miners called “badgers,” not from the animal.

22. Which state flag has a bison on it: New York, Wyoming, Kansas or Nebraska?

    RevealWyoming. In 1916 the DAR held a contest for the design; there were only 37 entries.

23. Which state existed for close to 75 years without a state flag: Montana, Washington, Iowa or New Hampshire?

    RevealIowa. It became a state in 1846 and adopted a flag in 1921.

How to Learn All Country Flags

Nobody has to learn every flag in the world, but the more you know, the easier it gets. These tricks help.

• Start with the familiar ones. Learn the G20 countries first, then developed countries on each continent, then popular tourist destinations. In one 236-flag matching quiz, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany were the most recognized flags, while Bhutan, Eswatini and Kiribati were among the most missed.
• Repeat. Repetition reinforces memory, so play often. Study with labels first, then practice with hints, then test yourself with none.
• Master short quizzes first. A continent or a region at a time beats all 193 at once. Leave out countries you already know well and keep the list small while you are learning.
• Study the patterns. Notice what keeps coming back: the colors, stars, crosses and crescents, coats of arms, the way the stripes run. These details tell similar flags apart, and they often hint at the region or a group of related countries.
• Practice by color family. Drill sets such as red, white and blue flags; just red and white; blue and white; green, black, red and white; green, yellow, red and black; three plain horizontal stripes; flags with stars; flags with a crescent; flags with the Union flag. Other themed sets: flags of Spanish-speaking countries (21) and the countries taking part in an Olympics or the 2027 Pan Am Games (41).
• Drill by subregion. Smaller sets are easier to master: Northern Africa (12 flags), Western Africa (18), Eastern Africa (22), Central Africa (9), Southern Africa (5); Western Asia (19), South and Southeast Asia (19), Eastern, Central and Northern Asia (12).
• Drill the look-alikes. Practice the pairs people mix up: Chad and Romania, Monaco and Poland, Indonesia and Monaco, Ireland and Côte d’Ivoire, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
• Learn the meanings. Knowing why a flag looks the way it does makes it stick.
• Use mnemonics. Turn a flag into a picture to remember: Canada’s maple leaf, the unusual shape of Nepal’s flag, Israel’s two blue stripes with the Star of David. A cedar or a dragon also points straight to one country.
• Review your misses. Look at the flags you got wrong at the end of each game and play those again.

Fun flag facts

• Flags have existed for millennia and can be traced back to ancient China and India. In Europe they began to take on a national meaning between the Middle Ages (500 to 1500) and the Renaissance.
• Countries choose colors and symbols that matter to the nation. The red, white and blue of the US flag come from the flag of Great Britain, the country the US was once a colony of.
• Many Muslim countries, such as Turkey, Iran, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Indonesia, use green, black, red and/or white, colors important in Muslim culture.
• Red is the most common color on flags. Besides the United States, the United Kingdom and France, 26 other countries use red, white and blue.
• Purple is the rarest color: it appears only on the flags of Nicaragua (in the tiny rainbow in the center) and Dominica (in the central bird).
• Three horizontal stripes is the most common layout, followed by three vertical stripes.
• The United States has changed its flag the most times (32), followed by Afghanistan (24) and Venezuela (17).

Flag Quiz Apps and Online Games

Online flag quizzes are free in the browser on a phone, tablet or desktop. The best ones share a few features worth looking for.

• Several modes: multiple choice, a first-letter hint, typing, two-choice quizzes, speed runs with a streak multiplier, a mixed mode where each spin asks for either a flag or a name, flag riddles and Akinator-style guessing, and a learn mode with every flag and its country facts.
• Settings you can change: how many rounds you play, how long each one lasts, and how many guesses a player gets.
• Regional decks: world, UN, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas, Oceania and US state flags (both ways: name the state from its flag, or pick the flag of a given state), plus quizzes for capitals and country shapes.
• Answer choices you can set: 2, 4 or 8 options. Smarter quizzes take the wrong options from the same region, so you have to pick Sweden out of other Nordic crosses, not out of Portugal and Japan.
• Hints and pauses: a hint button with a short cooldown, and a pause that stops the timer.
• Scores to share: accuracy, total time and longest streak, a daily leaderboard, a score certificate or a results link. In one matching quiz of 236 flags most players finish in 4.9 minutes, and the fastest perfect score took 1.9 minutes.
• Multiplayer: up to 8 players get the same flag at the same time, and whoever names it correctly first earns the most; for a 1v1, invite one opponent.
• Real flag images rather than emoji (which Windows shows as letters), and some quizzes keep working offline once the page has loaded.

To play with a group, RoomPlay runs a Quiz game with a Geography pack of flag and capital questions, and a GeoGuessr game if you want to guess the place from a photo instead of a flag. Players join from their own phones by link or QR code, with no app to install. More map-and-photo ideas are in our guide to GeoGuessr games.

For geography fansFrom flags to places

Guess the location from a photo with friends: 2 to 12 players, each on their own phone, in the browser.

Play GeoGuessr

Flag Quiz FAQ

How many flags are there in the world?

The United Nations has 193 member states, so a standard world flag quiz uses 193 national flags. Some quizzes count 194, some 236, and turning on territories takes one game up to 254 flags.

How many flags are in a regional flag quiz?

It depends on who is counting. European quizzes range from 38 to 46 flags; one uses 48, another 50 (the 45 UN members in Europe plus Türkiye, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan). Africa has 54 UN members, without Western Sahara. Asia has 46 UN members, with Turkey and Georgia but without Cyprus, Russia, Palestine or Taiwan. Oceania has 14 flags and the Americas 35; one site splits the Americas into the Caribbean (30), South America (13) and North and Central America (10).

What is a flag guesser?

A flag game without answer options: a flag appears and you write the country yourself. Some versions go one flag at a time and reward speed; others give you a whole region and a single countdown.

Is there a game like “Whose Flag Is It Anyway?”

Yes. Any one-flag-per-round guesser plays the same way as the TV show: you see a flag, call out the country, and quick answers earn more.

Do I need an account to play a flag quiz?

Usually not. You can play most online flag quizzes as a guest; signing in only matters if you want to keep your scores or join a leaderboard.

Will a quiz accept “Turkey” or “Ivory Coast”?

Good typing quizzes do not care about capital letters or accents and accept the usual alternative names: Turkey for Türkiye, Czech Republic for Czechia, Macedonia for North Macedonia, Cote d’Ivoire for Ivory Coast, Swaziland for Eswatini, Cabo Verde for Cape Verde.

Why do flag quizzes use images instead of flag emoji?

On Windows and in many desktop browsers a flag emoji shows up as two letters, not a flag, so pictures are the only way to make every flag look right.