A flag quiz gets harder when you stop relying on a single colour. Italy and Mexico share a green-white-red layout; Australia and New Zealand both have the Union Flag and Southern Cross. The useful clues are order, shape and small symbols.
There are 50 picture questions below, arranged in five rounds of ten. The question text describes the flag as well, so you can play even if an image does not load. Choose an answer to reveal the explanation, or use the rounds for a group quiz.
Quick takeaways
- Start with familiar designs, then move by region.
- Look at the hoist side, central emblems and stripe order.
- The five bonus questions at the end give you a fresh score.
Round 1: familiar flags
Start with flags you may have seen at sporting events or on maps.
1This flag has one red disc on white. Which country is it?
Answer: Japan. The red disc represents the sun; Japan's flag is often called the Hinomaru.2This flag has a red maple leaf between red side panels. Which country is it?
Answer: Canada. The maple leaf sits on a white square between two vertical red bars.3This flag has red and white stripes with white stars in a blue canton. Which country is it?
Answer: United States. The stripes and star-filled canton distinguish the United States flag.4This flag combines red and white crosses on a blue field. Which country is it?
Answer: United Kingdom. The Union Flag combines crosses associated with England, Scotland and Ireland.5This flag has vertical blue, white and red bands. Which country is it?
Answer: France. France's tricolour runs blue, white, red from the hoist side.6This flag has horizontal black, red and gold bands. Which country is it?
Answer: Germany. Germany's three horizontal bands run black, red, then gold from top to bottom.7This flag has vertical green, white and red bands. Which country is it?
Answer: Italy. Italy uses the same three-band layout as France, but with green at the hoist.8This flag has a yellow diamond on green with a blue globe. Which country is it?
Answer: Brazil. The blue globe sits inside a yellow diamond on Brazil's green field.9This flag has saffron, white and green bands with a blue wheel. Which country is it?
Answer: India. The navy Ashoka Chakra is centered in India's white band.10This flag has a blue field with the Union Flag and white stars. Which country is it?
Answer: Australia. Australia's flag includes the Union Flag, Commonwealth Star and Southern Cross.
Round 2: African flags
Pay attention to symbols as well as colours: several flags share red, yellow and green.
11This flag has black, red and green bands with a shield. Which country is it?
Answer: Kenya. Kenya's central Maasai shield and spears make this tricolour distinctive.12This flag has a green Y shape separating a red top and blue bottom. Which country is it?
Answer: South Africa. The green Y runs toward the fly and is bordered by white and yellow.13This flag has vertical green, white and green bands. Which country is it?
Answer: Nigeria. Nigeria's simple vertical tricolour has no emblem.14This flag has red, gold and green bands with a black star. Which country is it?
Answer: Ghana. The black star sits in the centre of Ghana's gold band.15This flag has red, white and black bands with a golden eagle. Which country is it?
Answer: Egypt. Egypt's golden Eagle of Saladin is centered on the white band.16This flag has a green five-pointed star on red. Which country is it?
Answer: Morocco. The green pentagram is the only central symbol on Morocco's red field.17This flag has green, yellow and red bands with a blue central disc. Which country is it?
Answer: Ethiopia. Ethiopia's blue disc carries a yellow emblem over the tricolour.18This flag has a white disc with a crescent and star on red. Which country is it?
Answer: Tunisia. Tunisia's red field carries a white disc enclosing a red crescent and star.19This flag has vertical green, yellow and red bands with a green star. Which country is it?
Answer: Senegal. The green star is centered in Senegal's yellow middle band.20This flag has six black, yellow and red stripes with a crane in a white disc. Which country is it?
Answer: Uganda. Uganda repeats black, yellow and red twice and places a grey crowned crane in the centre.
Round 3: Asian flags
Look for where the symbol sits: a crescent, sun or star can separate otherwise similar designs.
21This flag has five yellow stars on red. Which country is it?
Answer: China. China places one large star and four smaller stars in the upper hoist corner.22This flag has a red and blue circle with four black trigrams on white. Which country is it?
Answer: South Korea. South Korea's central taegeuk is surrounded by four trigrams.23This flag has one large yellow star on red. Which country is it?
Answer: Vietnam. Vietnam's flag has a single yellow five-pointed star at the centre.24This flag has five horizontal bands with a broad blue centre. Which country is it?
Answer: Thailand. Thailand's bands run red, white, blue, white, red; the blue band is twice as wide.25This flag is made of two red pennants with a blue border. Which country is it?
Answer: Nepal. Nepal's double-pennant flag is the only non-rectangular national flag in this round.26This flag has a red disc on a green field. Which country is it?
Answer: Bangladesh. Bangladesh pairs a red disc with green, unlike Japan's red disc on white.27This flag has a white crescent and star on green with a white hoist stripe. Which country is it?
Answer: Pakistan. Pakistan's white stripe runs vertically beside the green field.28This flag has blue and red bands beside a white triangle with a sun. Which country is it?
Answer: Philippines. The Philippine triangle contains a golden sun and three stars.29This flag has a red upper half and white lower half. Which country is it?
Answer: Indonesia. Indonesia's two equal horizontal bands are red above white.30This flag has red and white stripes with a crescent and star in a blue canton. Which country is it?
Answer: Malaysia. Malaysia's crescent and star sit in the blue canton above the stripes.
Round 4: European flags
Several flags use crosses and tricolours. Watch the direction, order and outline.
31This flag has a wide yellow band between red bands and a coat of arms. Which country is it?
Answer: Spain. Spain's yellow middle band is wider than either red band.32This flag has a green hoist section and larger red section with a coat of arms. Which country is it?
Answer: Portugal. Portugal divides green and red vertically, with the arms over their boundary.33This flag has blue and white stripes with a white cross in a blue canton. Which country is it?
Answer: Greece. Greece has nine blue-and-white horizontal stripes and a cross at the upper hoist.34This flag has a yellow Nordic cross on blue. Which country is it?
Answer: Sweden. The Nordic cross is offset toward the hoist, not centred.35This flag has a blue cross outlined in white on red. Which country is it?
Answer: Norway. Norway's blue Nordic cross has a white border.36This flag has a blue Nordic cross on white. Which country is it?
Answer: Finland. Finland uses a plain blue cross on a white field.37This flag has a white Nordic cross on red. Which country is it?
Answer: Denmark. Denmark's Dannebrog uses a white cross on red.38This flag has vertical green, white and orange bands. Which country is it?
Answer: Ireland. Ireland's tricolour runs green, white, orange from the hoist.39This flag is square and has a white cross on red. Which country is it?
Answer: Switzerland. Switzerland's national flag is square, with an equal-armed white cross.40This flag has a blue upper half and yellow lower half. Which country is it?
Answer: Ukraine. Ukraine's flag is a simple blue-over-yellow horizontal bicolour.
Round 5: the Americas and Oceania
Finish with flags whose emblems and stars repay a closer look.
41This flag has vertical green, white and red bands with an eagle emblem. Which country is it?
Answer: Mexico. Mexico adds its coat of arms to the white band, unlike Italy.42This flag has light blue and white bands with a sun. Which country is it?
Answer: Argentina. Argentina's Sun of May sits in the central white band.43This flag has white above red with a white star in a blue canton. Which country is it?
Answer: Chile. Chile's single star appears in a blue square at the upper hoist.44This flag has a broad yellow upper band above blue and red. Which country is it?
Answer: Colombia. The yellow stripe takes up half of Colombia's flag.45This flag has vertical red, white and red bands. Which country is it?
Answer: Peru. Peru's civil flag uses three vertical bands; state versions can add the coat of arms.46This flag has a gold diagonal cross between green and black triangles. Which country is it?
Answer: Jamaica. Jamaica's gold saltire divides green upper and lower triangles from black side triangles.47This flag has blue and white stripes with a red triangle and white star. Which country is it?
Answer: Cuba. Cuba's white star sits inside the red triangle at the hoist.48This flag has a blue field with the Union Flag and four red stars. Which country is it?
Answer: New Zealand. New Zealand's Southern Cross has four red stars with white borders.49This flag has a light blue field with the Union Flag and a shield. Which country is it?
Answer: Fiji. Fiji's light blue field and shield separate it from other Blue Ensigns.50This flag is divided diagonally into black and red with a bird-of-paradise. Which country is it?
Answer: Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea also places five white Southern Cross stars on the black half.
Bonus flag quiz
Five flags not used in the main rounds.
0 / 5 answered
1This flag has a white crescent and five stars above a white lower half. Which country is it?
Answer: Singapore. Singapore's upper red half carries a white crescent and five stars.2This flag has a white crescent and star on red. Which country is it?
Answer: Turkey. Turkey's crescent and star are white against red.3This flag has a black trident on a gold band between blue bands. Which country is it?
Answer: Barbados. The broken trident is the central symbol on Barbados's flag.4This flag has a red Nordic cross outlined in white on blue. Which country is it?
Answer: Iceland. Iceland's red cross has a white outline against blue.5This flag has vertical green, red and yellow bands with a yellow star. Which country is it?
Answer: Cameroon. Cameroon's yellow star sits in the red centre band.
Frequently asked questions
How can I learn similar-looking flags?
Compare two at a time and name the one visual difference: emblem, stripe order, shade or shape. Then test yourself again without the labels.
Are these flags current?
The images come from FlagCDN's maintained country-flag collection. National symbols can change, so check a current official source for formal use.
Remember the detail, not just the colours
When you miss a flag, write down the single feature that separates it from the option you chose. Re-test that pair before trying another large round.
Practise the flags you missed
Make a two-column list: the country you chose and the correct country. Add one visual difference, such as a star, coat of arms or stripe order. Retry only those pairs before doing another full round.
The flag images are served from FlagCDN's maintained collection. National designs and official uses can change, so consult a current government source when accuracy matters for formal display.
