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Twin Flags, Who Is Who?

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?

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Tip: Use keys 1-4 to answer quickly

The 20 quiz questions

Question 1 : This blue-yellow-red tricolor flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Romania
  • Chad
  • Andorra
  • Moldova

Explanation: Almost identical to Chad! Romanian blue is cobalt (lighter) while Chadian blue is indigo (darker). Adopted in 1848.

Question 2 : This blue-yellow-red tricolor flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Moldova
  • Romania
  • Andorra
  • Chad

Explanation: Chad protested at the United Nations against the resemblance with Romania, without success. Both countries refuse to change.

Question 3 : This red and white flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Indonesia
  • Poland
  • Monaco
  • Singapore

Explanation: Identical to Monaco but in 2:3 proportions (vs 4:5). The red and white come from the 14th-century Majapahit Empire.

Question 4 : This red and white flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Monaco
  • Poland
  • Indonesia
  • Singapore

Explanation: Identical to Indonesia! Monaco claimed precedence (1881 vs 1945) but both kept their flags.

Question 5 : This green-white-orange flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Mexico
  • Ireland
  • Ivory Coast
  • Italy

Explanation: Ireland is green-white-orange from left to right. Ivory Coast is orange-white-green (reversed!).

Question 6 : This orange-white-green flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Ireland
  • Niger
  • India
  • Ivory Coast

Explanation: Exact mirror of the Irish flag. Orange symbolizes the northern savanna, green the southern forests, white peace.

Question 7 : This horizontal red-white-blue flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • The Netherlands
  • Russia
  • Luxembourg
  • France

Explanation: The oldest tricolor in the world (1572). Luxembourg uses a lighter blue (sky blue vs cobalt blue).

Question 8 : This flag looks like the Netherlands but belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • The Netherlands
  • France
  • Luxembourg
  • Paraguay

Explanation: The only difference is the shade of blue: sky blue for Luxembourg, cobalt blue for the Netherlands.

Question 9 : This red-blue-white Scandinavian cross flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Finland
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Denmark

Explanation: Iceland uses the same colors but reversed (blue background, red cross bordered in white).

Question 10 : This blue-red-white Scandinavian cross flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Norway
  • Denmark
  • Iceland
  • Finland

Explanation: Mirror of Norway. Blue background with red cross bordered in white, adopted in 1915 to distinguish itself from Denmark.

Question 11 : This green-yellow-red flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Cameroon
  • Senegal
  • Mali
  • Guinea

Explanation: Guinea is identical but with reversed colors (red-yellow-green). Senegal has an additional green star.

Question 12 : This yellow-blue-red flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Colombia
  • Venezuela
  • Ecuador
  • Romania

Explanation: Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela share the same Miranda tricolor. Colombia is distinguished by the absence of a coat of arms and the wider yellow stripe.

Question 13 : This red and white zigzag flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Tonga
  • Bahrain
  • Switzerland
  • Qatar

Explanation: Bahrain has 5 white points (5 pillars of Islam), Qatar has 9 (maroon instead of red). Bahrain was solid red before 1820.

Question 14 : This red flag with crescent and star belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Algeria
  • Libya
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey

Explanation: Tunisia has a very similar design but with a white circle in the center containing the crescent and star.

Question 15 : This green-yellow-red flag with a star belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Ethiopia
  • Senegal
  • Cameroon
  • Ghana

Explanation: Cameroon has a yellow star (not green) and vertical stripes. Mali is identical to Senegal but WITHOUT the star.

Question 16 : This blue-white-blue flag with coat of arms belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Nicaragua
  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
  • Guatemala

Explanation: El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua share this blue-white-blue tricolor inherited from the Central American Federation (1823-1841).

Question 17 : This horizontal red-white-green flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Tajikistan
  • Bulgaria
  • Hungary
  • Italy

Explanation: Often confused with Italy (vertical) or Bulgaria (white-green-red). Iran also has a horizontal green-white-red tricolor.

Question 18 : This white and red flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Indonesia
  • Singapore
  • Monaco
  • Poland

Explanation: White on top, red on bottom (the exact inverse of Indonesia and Monaco). National colors since the 13th century.

Question 19 : This vertical red-white-red flag belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Austria
  • Lebanon
  • Canada
  • Peru

Explanation: Without the coat of arms, Peru is vertical red-white-red, like Canada! But the Peruvian coat of arms makes the difference.

Question 20 : This horizontal red-white-red flag with a tree belongs to?

Possible answers:

  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Austria
  • Peru

Explanation: The Cedar of Lebanon in the center distinguishes this flag from Austria. The cedar is a biblical symbol of strength and eternity.

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