Flag Colors & Symbols

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1.Which flag color appears above yellow on the flag of Ukraine?
- A. yellow
- B. blue
- C. black
- D. red
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blue
Did you know? Blue on flags commonly represents sky, water, or freedom.
2.Which flag symbol appears in the canton of the flags of Australia and New Zealand?
- A. the Union Jack
- B. a white triangle
- C. a broken trident
- D. the shahada
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the Union Jack
Did you know? The Union Jack marks both countries' historical ties to Britain.
3.Which country adds a star to its flag whenever a new state joins the union?
- A. Brazil
- B. the United States
- C. China
- D. Australia
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the United States
Did you know? The United States last added a star in 1959 for Hawaii.
4.Which constellation appears inside the globe at the center of Brazil's flag?
- A. Orion
- B. the Southern Cross
- C. the Big Dipper
- D. the Little Dipper
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the Southern Cross
Did you know? Brazil's flag shows the stars as seen from Rio de Janeiro in 1889.
5.Which flag color appears between green and red on the flag of Ghana?
- A. orange
- B. yellow
- C. blue
- D. green
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yellow
Did you know? Yellow on flags often symbolizes the sun or mineral wealth.
6.Which flag symbol appears on the flags of Turkey and Pakistan?
- A. the crescent
- B. the Sun of May
- C. the George Cross
- D. the eagle of Saladin
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the crescent
Did you know? The crescent became a widespread flag symbol across the Ottoman world.
7.Which country chose its maple leaf flag after a nationwide debate in 1965?
- A. Lebanon
- B. the United States
- C. Japan
- D. Canada
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Canada
Did you know? Thousands of designs were submitted for Canada's flag debate.
8.Which flag color forms the cross at the center of the flag of Switzerland?
- A. white
- B. purple
- C. black
- D. blue
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white
Did you know? White on flags usually stands for peace or purity.
9.Which flag symbol holds a sun and three stars on the flag of the Philippines?
- A. the eagle of Saladin
- B. the maple leaf
- C. a golden lion
- D. a white triangle
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a white triangle
Did you know? The three stars stand for the archipelago's main island groups.
10.Which country flies the oldest national flag still in continuous use?
- A. the United Kingdom
- B. Denmark
- C. the Netherlands
- D. France
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Denmark
Did you know? The Dannebrog has flown since the 1200s according to legend.
11.Which flag color is the most common color found in national flags?
- A. black
- B. red
- C. orange
- D. yellow
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red
Did you know? Studies of world flags find red present in roughly three-quarters of them.
12.Which flag symbol holds a sword on the flag of Sri Lanka?
- A. the star and crescent
- B. a sword
- C. a golden lion
- D. the Union Jack
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a golden lion
Did you know? The lion on Sri Lanka's flag stands for the Sinhalese people.
13.Which country's national flag is officially named Hinomaru, the circle of the sun?
- A. South Korea
- B. Japan
- C. Bangladesh
- D. Palau
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Japan
Did you know? The Hinomaru became Japan's legal national flag again in 1999.
14.Which flag color appears on the flag of Japan as the field for the red disc?
- A. blue
- B. green
- C. orange
- D. white
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white
Did you know? The name of Japan's flag, Hinomaru, means "circle of the sun".
15.Which flag symbol appears on the flags of Argentina and Uruguay?
- A. a broken trident
- B. a golden lion
- C. the Sun of May
- D. the eagle of Saladin
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the Sun of May
Did you know? The Sun of May recalls the May Revolution of 1810 in Buenos Aires.
16.Which flag symbol appears between two blue stripes on the flag of Israel?
- A. the George Cross
- B. the Star of David
- C. an eagle
- D. a pentagram
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the Star of David
Did you know? The six-pointed star became a general Jewish symbol in the 19th century.
17.Which flag color shares the flag of Portugal with green?
- A. orange
- B. red
- C. white
- D. blue
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red
Did you know? Portugal adopted its green and red flag in 1911 after the republic was proclaimed.
18.Which flag color appears with red and white on the flag of the Netherlands?
- A. yellow
- B. green
- C. blue
- D. orange
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blue
Did you know? The Dutch flag's top stripe was once orange before becoming red.
19.Which flag symbol appears inside the yellow diamond of the flag of Brazil?
- A. the celestial globe
- B. the Sun of May
- C. a sword
- D. the shahada
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the celestial globe
Did you know? The Brazilian globe shows the sky over Rio de Janeiro on November 15, 1889.
20.Which flag color is famously rare among the colors of national flags?
- A. yellow
- B. black
- C. blue
- D. purple
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purple
Did you know? Purple dye was historically so expensive that few nations adopted it for flags.
21.Which flag symbol stands at the center of the flag of Canada?
- A. a shield and spears
- B. the maple leaf
- C. the princely crown
- D. the Sun of May
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the maple leaf
Did you know? The maple leaf has been a Canadian emblem since the 1800s.
22.Which flag color dominates the flags of Australia and New Zealand?
- A. white
- B. blue
- C. red
- D. purple
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blue
Did you know? Both southern flags place the Union Jack on a blue field.
23.Which flag color marks the Protestant tradition on the flag of Ireland?
- A. red
- B. blue
- C. yellow
- D. orange
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orange
Did you know? The orange stripe on Ireland's flag honors William of Orange's supporters.
24.Which flag color appears on the flag of Colombia in a stripe twice as wide as the others?
- A. yellow
- B. purple
- C. blue
- D. black
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yellow
Did you know? The yellow half of Colombia's flag refers to the land's golden resources.
25.Which flag color takes up half of the flag of Indonesia, below red?
- A. blue
- B. yellow
- C. black
- D. white
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white
Did you know? Indonesian red and white are said to recall blood and purity.
26.Which flag color fills most of the flags of both China and Vietnam?
- A. white
- B. yellow
- C. red
- D. green
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red
Did you know? Red on socialist flags commonly stands for revolution.
27.Which flag color dominates the flag of Brazil, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia?
- A. orange
- B. green
- C. black
- D. purple
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green
Did you know? Green on flags often stands for nature, land, or hope.
28.Which flag color colors the circle in the center of the flag of Niger?
- A. black
- B. purple
- C. orange
- D. blue
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orange
Did you know? Niger's orange circle stands for the sun, above an orange and white field.
29.Which flag symbol holds jewels at the center of the flag of Bhutan?
- A. a golden sun and eagle
- B. a dragon
- C. the star and crescent
- D. the shahada
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a dragon
Did you know? The flag dragon of Bhutan is called Druk, the Thunder Dragon.
30.Which country adopted its current flag in 1901 through a nationwide public competition?
- A. Canada
- B. South Africa
- C. Australia
- D. New Zealand
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Australia
Did you know? Five joint winners shared the Australian flag competition prize.
31.Which bird appears above the six stripes of the flag of Uganda?
- A. the emu
- B. the grey crowned crane
- C. the bald eagle
- D. the Andean condor
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the grey crowned crane
Did you know? The crane lifts one foot in the flag design as a sign of progress.
32.Which flag symbol is interlaced in green on the flag of Morocco?
- A. a pentagram
- B. the maple
- C. the hammer and sickle
- D. a white triangle
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a pentagram
Did you know? Morocco's star has five interwoven points with no lines crossing outside.
33.Whose flag is noted as the only national flag showing a modern rifle?
- A. Guatemala
- B. Mozambique
- C. Kenya
- D. Zimbabwe
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Mozambique
Did you know? The rifle on Mozambique's flag sits crossed with a hoe.
34.Which musical instrument appears on the coat of arms of Ireland?
- A. the drum
- B. the fiddle
- C. the harp
- D. the bagpipes
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the harp
Did you know? The Irish harp appears on Irish coins and presidential seals.
35.Which flag symbol with a human face shines beside a laurel wreath on the flag of Uruguay?
- A. the maple
- B. olive branches
- C. the Union Jack
- D. the sun with a face
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the sun with a face
Did you know? The face on the Sun of May follows traditional Spanish engravings.
36.Which country's flag consists of two stacked crimson pennons rather than a rectangle?
- A. Switzerland
- B. Nepal
- C. Sri Lanka
- D. Bhutan
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Nepal
Did you know? Nepal's double-pennon design was standardized in 1962.
37.Which flag color colors the Nordic cross of the flag of Sweden?
- A. yellow
- B. blue
- C. red
- D. white
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yellow
Did you know? The Danish flag inspired the layouts of Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Finland.
38.Which religious symbol appears in the canton of the flag of Tonga?
- A. the crescent
- B. the taegeuk
- C. the star of David
- D. the cross
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the cross
Did you know? Tonga's flag red cross marks the island kingdom's Christian faith.
39.Which flag symbol appears beneath the inscription on the flag of Saudi Arabia?
- A. olive branches
- B. a dragon
- C. the maple
- D. a sword
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a sword
Did you know? The sword on the Saudi flag stands for justice and strength.
40.Which flag color appears on the flag of Sweden inside a cross?
- A. white
- B. orange
- C. yellow
- D. black
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yellow
Did you know? Sweden's blue and yellow come from the national coat of arms.

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