Flag Quiz for Kids
Flags Quiz
What is a flag? A national flag is one of the most instantly recognizable symbols of a country’s identity. The word 'flag' comes from the Saxon word 'fflaken', which means to float or fly in the air, or to flap in the wind.
We've 20 awesome flag identification quiz questions for you to try. Before you try out our questions we have some trivia we hope you'll enjoy... The oldest, continuously used national flag is that of Denmark. Did you know that the flags of Romania and Chad are virtually identical? In the United States flag each stripe on the flag represents one of the thirteen original colonies, while each of the 50 stars represents a state. Vexillology is the study of flags. Enjoy our quiz.
Can you indentify the flags in our flag quiz?
![Greece flag](images/flag1.jpg)
1) This country is officially called the Hellenic Republic.
![UK flag](images/flag2.jpg)
2) The current design of this country's flag dates from 1801.
![France flag](images/flag3.jpg)
3) A flag that has three vertical bands is called a tricolour.
![Brazil flag](images/flag4.jpg)
4) This flag has the country's slogan: Ordem e Progresso, which means Order and Progress.
![Australia flag](images/flag5.jpg)
5) This flag has a Union Jack in it's upper corner.
![USA flag](images/flag6.jpg)
6) The design of this flag has been modified officially 26 times since 1777.
![China flag](images/flag7.jpg)
7) The red represents the revolution.
![India flag](images/flag8.jpg)
8) This flag has a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre.
![Flag of Norway](images/flag9.jpg)
9) This flag was designed in 1821.
![German flag](images/flag10.jpg)
10) This consists of three equal bands displaying the national colours of black, red, and gold.
![Italian flag](images/flag11.jpg)
11)This tricolor flag is linked to Napoleon Bonaparte.
![Flag of Canada](images/flag12.jpg)
12) A red, 11-pointed maple leaf is in the centre.
![South Africa flag](images/flag13.jpg)
13) This flag was designed in March 1994.
![Flag of Japan](images/flag14.jpg)
14) This flag is officially called the "sun-rise flag" in English.
![European Union flag](images/flag15.jpg)
15) This consists of a circle of 12 five-pointed yellow stars on a blue (azure) field.
![Argentina flag](images/flag16.jpg)
16) This was first raised at the city of Rosario in 1812.
![Flag of Spain](images/flag17.jpg)
17) This national flag received its present-day coat of arms in 1981.
![Flag of Ireland](images/flag18.jpg)
18) The white in the centre signifies a lasting truce between Orange and Green.
![Welsh flag](images/flag19.jpg)
19) This was officially recognised as a national flag in 1959.
![Swiss flag](images/flag20.jpg)
20) This flag is square. The only other square flag is that of Vatican City.
Answers:
- Greece
- United Kingdom
- France
- Brazil
- Australia
- United States of America
- China
- India
- Norway
- Germany
- Italy
- Canada
- South Africa
- Japan
- Europen Union
- Argentina
- Spain
- Ireland
- Wales
- Switzerland