Test your knowledge of world flags, continent by continent. From the most famous to the most obscure!
The USSR lasted from 1922 to 1991, the Holy Roman Empire from 962 to 1806 (dissolved by Napoleon), and Gaddafi's Libya flew from 1977 to 2011 the only fully green flag in the world. 15 extinct emblems to identify.
The Danish Dannebrog supposedly fell from the sky at the battle of Lyndanisse in 1219. The Union Jack combines three crosses (George, Andrew, Patrick) but not Wales. Test your knowledge of flag origins.
Bhutan calls itself Druk Yul (Land of the Thunder Dragon), Liechtenstein's flag changes between peace and war, and 4 sovereign countries still bear the Union Jack. 20 world flags to identify.
Romanian blue is cobalt, Chadian is indigo, and Chad filed a UN complaint without success. Monaco and Indonesia share the same red-white since 1881 and 1945. Can you sort out these twin flags?
The French tricolour dates from 1794, the Spanish Rojigualda from Charles III in 1785, the Union Jack took its current form in 1801. 15 European flags and their real adoption dates.
Montenegro's golden double-headed eagle, Kosovo's 6 stars for its ethnic communities, or Monaco mixed up with Indonesia. A vexillology challenge for true experts.
The Danish Dannebrog supposedly fell from the sky at Lyndanisse in 1219, Nepal is the only non-rectangular flag with its two pennants, purple appears only on Nicaragua and Dominica. 15 vexillological records.
The Canadian maple leaf has 11 points, adopted in 1965. The US flag has changed 27 times since 1777, and the Mexican eagle recalls the founding of Tenochtitlan. Identify 15 flags of the Americas.
The blue globe on the Brazilian flag freezes the Rio sky on November 15, 1889, Republic Day. The Moroccan pentacle is the Seal of Solomon added in 1915, and Japan's Hinomaru evokes the goddess Amaterasu. Test the hidden codes.
Sri Lanka's golden lion brandishing its sword, Kazakhstan's 32-rayed sun, Croatia's red-and-white checkerboard inherited from the Middle Ages, Argentina's Sun of May: twenty flags to identify.
Nauru fits in 21 km2, Tuvalu's 9 stars mark its atolls threatened by rising seas, and Vanuatu shows a Y-shaped boar tusk as a symbol of prosperity. Recognize them.
Morocco's 5-pointed green star dates to 1915, Nigeria's flag was designed in 1959 by a 23-year-old student, and South Africa lines up 6 colors. Identify 15 flags from across the continent.
The only flag in the world with an AK-47 (Mozambique), Lesotho's Mokorotlo hat, the Swazi shield: 15 African flags that few can identify. Expert level in vexillology.
Nepal's flag is the only non-rectangular one in the world, with two pennants for sun and moon. Cambodia's bears Angkor Wat, the only building on a national flag. 15 flags no one recognises.
Australia's 5-star Southern Cross versus New Zealand's 4 red stars after the 2016 referendum, Fiji's coat of arms with coconut tree, Tonga's red cross and Samoa independent since 1962: 15 Pacific flags to identify.
Barbados's broken trident evokes the colonial break, Dominica's Sisserou parrot is one of the few purple birds in vexillology, and Saint Lucia's Pitons are UNESCO-listed. 15 flags to identify.
The 12 stars on the European flag symbolise perfection, not countries. Henry Dunant inverted the Swiss flag in 1863, Coubertin designed the Olympic rings in 1913. Test your eye.
Japan's Hinomaru was made official in 1999 but has existed for centuries. India's tricolor (saffron, white, green) was adopted on July 22, 1947. Fifteen Asian flags to identify without cheating.
