1. Which of these countries is the most recent to drop the union jack from its national flag?

   1. Canada

   2. Fiji

   3. Pakistan

   4. South Africa

2. If you turned the Indonesian flag upside down which European country's flag would you get?

   1. Italy

   2. Poland

   3. Romania

   4. Russia

3. 

   Why isn’t Wales represented on the union jack?

   1. Because Wales didn't have its own national flag until 1959.

   2. There was nowhere to put the dragon

   3. Because historically it was part of England

   4. In a 1960 referendum the people of Wales voted against incorporating their flag into the union jack.

4. 

   Since its original design in 1777, how many times has the Stars and Stripes been updated with extra stars as more states entered the union?

   1. 6

   2. 16

   3. 26

   4. 36

5. 

   This is the world’s tallest flagpole – where is it?

   1. Malaysia

   2. Morocco

   3. Saudi Arabia

   4. US

6. 

   This is the flag of which country?

   1. Albania

   2. China

   3. Myanmar

   4. Vietnam

7. 

   What about this one?

   1. Ethiopia

   2. Georgia

   3. Lebanon

   4. Uganda

8. 

   And this one?

   1. Belgium

   2. Germany

   3. Ghana

   4. Romania

9. 

   The flag of three of these countries is a green, white and orange tricolour or triband. Which one is NOT?

   1. India

   2. Iran

   3. Ireland

   4. Ivory Coast

10. 

    And the flag of three of these countries is a red, white and blue tricolour or triband. Which one is NOT?

    1. France

    2. Netherlands

    3. Russia

    4. Thailand

11. 

    This is the world's only non-quadrilateral flag – of which country?

    1. Monaco

    2. Nepal

    3. Panama

    4. Uzbekistan

12. What do the national flags of Belize, Guatemala, Mozambique and Saudi Arabia have in common?

    1. All have a single solid colour background

    2. All feature animals

    3. All feature weapons

    4. All feature writing

13. Which country holds the Guinness World Record for the oldest continuously used national flag?

    1. Austria

    2. Denmark

    3. Japan

    4. Scotland

14. 

    Here's the first of three more "this is the flag of which country" questions – a bit harder this time – starting with this beauty.

    1. Chile

    2. Cuba

    3. Panama

    4. Peru

15. 

    What about this one?

    1. Algeria

    2. Libya

    3. Pakistan

    4. Turkmenistan

16. 

    And one more …

    1. Iraq

    2. Jordan

    3. Palestine

    4. UAE

17. There was a period of 15 years when the flag of which country was just a white flag?

    1. France

    2. Germany

    3. Italy

    4. Spain

18. How many stars are on the Chinese flag?

    1. 1

    2. 5

    3. 7

    4. 10

19. 

    This is the former flag of which country?

    1. Brazil

    2. Cuba

    3. Portugal

    4. Spain

20. Which country has changed its flag the most times?

    1. Afghanistan

    2. Haiti

    3. Italy

    4. Vietnam

Solutions

1:D - In 1994, after adopting a new national flag, 2:B, 3:C - Wales became a part of the Kingdom of England when it was annexed in 1282. It was fully integrated by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542, and was therefore represented by the flag of England when the union flag was created in 1606. Though today, Wales is a separate country., 4:C - The current design is the 27th. The 48-star flag was in effect for 47 years until the 49-star version became official on 4 July, 1959. The 50-star flag was adopted in July 1960, when Hawaii became the 50th and most recent state to enter the union, making this the longest-used version of the US flag. , 5:C - The Jeddah Flagpole stands 171 metres and has been the tallest flagpole in the world since its erection in 2014., 6:D, 7:C, 8:A, 9:B - The flag pictured above is of the Ivory Coast , 10:D - The Thai flag is also red, white and blue but has five bands, not three. The flag pictured above is the French tricolour, 11:B, 12:C - Belize features two clubs and two axes; Guatemala has two crossed rifles and two crossed swords; Mozambique an AK47 rifle; and Saudi Arabia a sabre. , 13:B - The Dannebrog or 'Danish cloth' was officially adopted in 1307 or earlier. , 14:A, 15:A, 16:C, 17:A - The royal white flag was used during the Bourbon restoration from 1815 to 1830., 18:B, 19:A - The green background and yellow diamond of the Empire of Brazil flag were retained on the new flag, which was adopted just four days after the country was proclaimed a republic in 1889., 20:A - Afghanistan has had 25 flags since the one designed for the Hotak dynasty in 1709. During the 20th century alone, Afghanistan went through 18 national flags, mostly variations on black, red, and green.

Scores

1. 16 and above.

   Well done – put out the bunting!

2. 11 and above.

   Not bad – almost draped in glory

3. 0 and above.

   Seriously flagging there!

4. 6 and above.

   A pretty standard performance