The Least Known Flags

Question 1

Question 1 : What is the smallest island state in the world, whose flag is shown here?

Possible answers:

Nauru
Tuvalu
Palau
Monaco

Answer

21 km² and ~10,000 inhabitants. The yellow stripe = the equator, the 12-pointed star = the 12 original tribes. Former tax haven.

Question 2

Question 2 : This flag with 9 stars representing 9 islands belongs to?

Possible answers:

Marshall Islands
Tuvalu
Nauru
Micronesia

Answer

One of the countries most threatened by rising sea levels. ~11,000 inhabitants on 26 km². The 9 stars = the 9 inhabited atolls.

Question 3

Question 3 : Which country is represented by this flag?

Possible answers:

Nauru
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia

Answer

The diagonal orange and white stripes symbolize the Ralik (sunset) and Ratak (sunrise) atoll chains. Site of American nuclear tests (Bikini).

Question 4

Question 4 : Which small African island country is represented?

Possible answers:

São Tomé and Príncipe
Mauritius
Comoros
Cape Verde

Answer

The two black stars represent the two main islands. Former Portuguese colonies in the Gulf of Guinea, independent since 1975.

Question 5

Question 5 : Which Pacific country has a boar's tusk in a Y shape on its flag?

Possible answers:

Fiji
Vanuatu
Samoa
Tonga

Answer

The circular boar's tusk symbolizes prosperity (boars are traditional currency). The cycas leaves = peace.

Question 6

Question 6 : Which Southeast Asian sultanate is represented?

Possible answers:

Qatar
Bahrain
Oman
Brunei

Answer

The royal parasol and hands symbolize the benevolence of the government. Brunei is one of the richest countries thanks to oil.

Question 7

Question 7 : Which landlocked African country is represented by this flag with a traditional hat?

Possible answers:

Eswatini
Lesotho
Botswana
Malawi

Answer

The Mokorotlo (Basotho conical hat) is a national symbol. Lesotho is entirely surrounded by South Africa.

Question 8

Question 8 : Which South American country is represented?

Possible answers:

Suriname
French Guiana
Guyana
Belize

Answer

The yellow star symbolizes the unity of 5 ethnic groups. A former Dutch colony, Suriname is the only Dutch-speaking country in South America.

Question 9

Question 9 : Which small country in the Horn of Africa is represented?

Possible answers:

Ethiopia
Eritrea
Somalia
Djibouti

Answer

Blue (Issas) and green (Afars) represent the two main ethnic groups. The red star symbolizes unity.

Question 10

Question 10 : Which West African country is represented?

Possible answers:

Guinea
Senegal
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau

Answer

The Pan-African black star on the vertical red stripe. Independent from Portugal since 1974 after a long independence war.

Question 11

Question 11 : Which Pacific country has 4 stars on a blue background?

Possible answers:

China
New Zealand
Micronesia
Somalia

Answer

The 4 stars = the 4 states (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae). Former US trust territory, independent since 1986.

Question 12

Question 12 : What is the youngest country in Asia (independence 2002)?

Possible answers:

South Sudan
Montenegro
Kosovo
East Timor

Answer

Independent from Indonesia in 2002 after a referendum. Red = struggle, black = colonial obscurantism, yellow = colonialism, white = peace.

Question 13

Question 13 : Which Indian Ocean archipelago is represented?

Possible answers:

Mauritius
Comoros
Seychelles
Maldives

Answer

The 4 stripes and 4 stars represent the 4 islands (Grande Comore, Anjouan, Mohéli and Mayotte — which remained French).

Question 14

Question 14 : Which small Caribbean state has an endemic parrot on its flag?

Possible answers:

Trinidad and Tobago
Dominican Republic
Dominica
Grenada

Answer

The Sisserou (Amazona imperialis) is critically endangered. Dominica is one of only two national flags with purple.

Question 15

Question 15 : Which country is the first in the world to see the sunrise each day?

Possible answers:

Tonga
Fiji
Kiribati
Japan

Answer

Kiribati's 33 atolls span 3.5 million km² of ocean. The golden frigatebird and sun reflect the perpetual sunrise on the date line.

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The 15 quiz questions

Question 1 : What is the smallest island state in the world, whose flag is shown here?

Question 2 : This flag with 9 stars representing 9 islands belongs to?

Question 3 : Which country is represented by this flag?

Question 4 : Which small African island country is represented?

Question 5 : Which Pacific country has a boar's tusk in a Y shape on its flag?

Question 6 : Which Southeast Asian sultanate is represented?

Question 7 : Which landlocked African country is represented by this flag with a traditional hat?

Question 8 : Which South American country is represented?

Question 9 : Which small country in the Horn of Africa is represented?

Question 10 : Which West African country is represented?

Question 11 : Which Pacific country has 4 stars on a blue background?

Question 12 : What is the youngest country in Asia (independence 2002)?

Question 13 : Which Indian Ocean archipelago is represented?

Question 14 : Which small Caribbean state has an endemic parrot on its flag?

Question 15 : Which country is the first in the world to see the sunrise each day?

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