Random Flags Quiz

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First submitted	March 28, 2012
Times taken	212,282
Average score	70.0%
Rating	4.40

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international body	international body	former country	country - old flag


former country	event	country - old flag	sub-national unit


social movement	sub-national unit	country - variant	sub-national unit


country - old naval flag	territory	sub-national unit	international body


sub-national unit	political office	religion	organization

+17

Level 67

Mar 28, 2012

Damn, kept trying to type in 'Buddhist', obviously that isn't the religion itself but in my head I was thinking 'Buddhist flag' :/ Found the American states hard too.

+23

Level ∞

Sep 28, 2014

Buddhist will work now.

+15

Level 67

Jan 16, 2020

Thanks Quizmaster 20/20 in 2020!

+11

Level 60

Sep 23, 2020

Lucky guess on the first try! I had no idea Buddhism had a flag.

Level 38

Jan 12, 2022

I just misspelled Buddism :(

Level 23

Jun 23, 2022

British, but still got al the States

Level 38

Mar 28, 2012

I typed Buddism, ahhh oops

Level ∞

Sep 28, 2014

Ok, "buddism" will work.

+12

Level 37

Mar 28, 2012

Accept POTUS?

Level 40

Jun 16, 2013

I agree. Every time I type POTUS, and then remember it doesn't accept it.

Level 61

Jun 28, 2013

same here

Level 41

Sep 15, 2014

Yes,please, do. And please, do not accept just President - there are So Many presidents in the world...

Level ∞

Sep 28, 2014

Okay, that will work now.

Level 40

Oct 11, 2014

US President?

Level ∞

Jan 12, 2017

Okay

Level 65

Jul 10, 2019

I thought White House/oval office... cause well, it is an political office right, and that is where I always see this design.

Even without the political office description I would ve gone for white house.

Dont think I am the only one, seeing as only 57% got it and I am pretty sure almost everyone must ve seen it once in their lifes (If you are over 10 yo and in a household with a tv) so it is much lower than you would expect

Level 67

Jan 3, 2021

thats what i put as well

Level 59

Apr 12, 2017

I tried US President at first, expecting that to work, but no luck. It's weird that "President" works, as most countries in the world have a president.

Level 65

Apr 12, 2017

I had the same problem. Tried US president, which didn't work, and was surprised that just "president" worked.

Level 74

Apr 12, 2017

I started with President intending to type President of the United States (long for POTUS). Didn't even think of US President.

Level 52

May 20, 2021

he updated it

Level 66

Aug 11, 2019

I cannot be the only person who thinks of the North Dakota flag when I see that!

Level 58

Sep 24, 2020

sorry to tell you...

Level 79

Mar 28, 2012

Typed in Gladd and then figured that may be Gay & Lesbians Against Drunk Driving. Finally got it with Gay Pride.

Level 28

Dec 14, 2022

that seems a little unnecessary.

Level 21

Mar 28, 2012

why don't accept olympic games

Level ∞

Mar 28, 2012

Okay. That will work now.

Level 28

Feb 23, 2013

Can you accept Olympic or Olympia?

Level 56

May 1, 2019

"The Olympics" is not a recognised title by the Olympic Movement!

Level 41

Jun 2, 2014

I would also suggest that the flag would be better described as a "flag of an international organisation", as in fact it is not a flag assigned to the specific sport event, but one of the principal insignia of the International Olympic Movement.

Level 19

Feb 24, 2021

Well when it didn't because it is called the Olympics!

Level 28

Mar 28, 2012

Why should New Mexico be a 'sub-national' and Texas be a 'former country'? That throws you off. I thought Texas but didn't try it.

Level 21

Jun 10, 2012

That isn't the flag of Texas, it was the flag of Texas back when it was it's own entity.

Level 90

Aug 3, 2012

Although not the original flag of the Republic of Texas, this flag was adopted in 1839 as the official flag of the Republic. When Texas joined the Union in 1845, this flag became the State flag as well. As to the clueing, Texas is both a sub-national unit and a former country. Kudos to the quizmaster for the curveball

Level 27

Jan 31, 2019

I initially tried "Republic of Texas" and nearly gave up when it wasn't accepted.

Level 83

Jan 14, 2013

If you ever talked to a Texan before they would make sure you knew that they were their own country (for a couple years).

Level 75

Dec 9, 2014

Many of them think they still are.

Level 82

Apr 12, 2017

I haven't talked much with Texans about history, but when you walk through Austin or e.g. Dallas Fair Park, they seem to be prowd of the 6 flags. Not sure if it's not just an excuse to wave around the Confederate flag.

Level 22

Jun 29, 2020

Yeah, I found it really cool when I found out that my state used to be a country, as a Texan. But I quickly learned that other states used to be independent too, so that means we aren't as special. :/

Level 67

Nov 14, 2021

hawaii and vermont, namely

Level 52

Apr 12, 2017

If they're going to list one of the states like that, it ought to be California, which literally has the words 'California Republic' on its flag.

Level 54

Nov 27, 2017

The original Bear Flag was slightly different. Compare the flag of the republic https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/1stBearFlag.svg/1200px-1stBearFlag.svg.png

to the flag of the state

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_California.svg/255px-Flag_of_California.svg.png

Level 50

Mar 29, 2012

I kept trying to put in "Peace Flag" and its variants for the Gay Pride flag. Alas!

Level 37

Apr 1, 2012

technically the president of the US one isn't a flag, but a "seal" or symbol like the cross for christianity

Level 60

Dec 12, 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_President_of_the_United_States

Level 10

Apr 2, 2012

Almost missed america -_-

Level 31

Sep 1, 2012

I love this! Is there another version? Wales and Colorado should be on the next one... :)

Level 8

Oct 2, 2012

the puerto rican flag is exactly like the cuban flag only with a blue triangle and red stripes instead of a red triangle with blue stripes

Level 60

Feb 7, 2013

And the way I remember which is which is that the Puerto Rican flag has the same color scheme as the USA. Cuba's is inverted.

Level 84

Dec 10, 2014

It looks an awful lot like the Ohio flag as well, except Ohio has a flag shaped in a swallowtail.

Level 77

Sep 14, 2015

now...is that an African or a European Swallowtail?

Level 84

Apr 12, 2017

You have to know these things when you're king.

Level 63

Dec 27, 2020

Both flags were designed at the same time, and with the intention of using it for the same purpose - to declare independence from Spain. Unfortunately, the Puerto Rican flag was considered a political and anti-USA sign, and it was banned from use for decades. It was adopted as the flag of the Commonwealth once the USA allowed the local government to do so. But yeah, the two flags are the same because they both were intended to be used at the same time, for the same purpose. There's a line of a poem by a Puerto Rican poet, Lola Rodríguez de Tió, once wrote that, "Cuba and Puerto Rico, of the same bird, the wings are, receiving flowers or bullets, in the same heart." (https://portal.clubrunner.ca/7988/stories/cuba-y-puerto-rico-son-de-un-p%C3%A1jaro-las-dos-alas)

Level 21

Feb 27, 2013

Opps, didn't get England, thats a bit worrying seeing as i live here!!!!

Level 14

Mar 24, 2013

I typed Chile many times thinking the Texas flag was of Chile.LOL!!!!!!!

Level 67

Nov 9, 2013

They do look quite similar, but Chile's flag has the star only in the upper corner not the middle of the staff side of the flag.

Level 75

Dec 9, 2014

Here's a photo of a Texan cadet corps saluting Chile. Chile's flag has also occasionally flown from flagpoles on Texan public buildings as well.

Level 85

Dec 17, 2013

Got screwed on Hong Kong...

Level 27

Feb 4, 2014

This is an excellent quiz. Could we have more random flag quizzes please.

Level 41

Jun 2, 2014

Isn't the LGBT Pride flag also the flag of the International Peace movement?

Level 41

Jan 31, 2021

The international peace movement is 7 colours, pride is only 6 :)

Level 83

Dec 9, 2014

Got them all. Picked up NM last but you can tell from the design it's something from the SW USA.

Fun facts: If California and Texas were countries in Europe they would have the 6th and 7th largest GDPs on the continent respectively, between Italy and Spain. You can combine 23 sovereign nations of Europe together and still be about a million shy of the population of California. I don't think it's too unreasonable to know the state flags, particularly when they're so recognizable and not just three indistinct bars of color (usually chosen from only 6 colors)

Level 71

Dec 9, 2014

How about the flag for Burma, then we can have all the nit pickers going on about Myanmar again?

Level 83

Dec 9, 2014

its on the country flags quiz

Level 77

Feb 4, 2021

If these are your criteria for things that "it is not too unreasonable" to know, then I assume you know all of the special administrative region flags in China, and all the Indian state flags.

Level ∞

Feb 4, 2021

We are an American site. More than half of our revenue comes from the U.S.. We get essentially no traffic from China and I'm pretty sure we lose money on India.

We make content that is interesting to the users of our site, especially the ones who bring in the revenue which can keep us going. We are not catering to some hypothetical global audience.

If I was visiting a Chinese website, it certainly wouldn't ruffle my feathers if they asked me to recognize a couple of their more famous flags.

Level 63

Feb 12, 2021

Indian States don't have flags.

Level 77

Apr 13, 2021

I was trying (but clearly failing) to be facetious in response to the arrogance of the above comment. Why anyone would consider it 'not unreasonable' for non-US visitors to the site to know the US state flags is beyond me. The examples I gave were deliberately obscure, and in the case of Indian State flags, non-existent.

Level 38

Dec 9, 2014

Awesome quiz, only missed Puerto Rico.

Level 20

Dec 11, 2014

Scotland beating England by 1%! It's a small victory but we'll take it.

Level 71

May 27, 2015

England now beating Scotland by !%,

Level 52

Aug 28, 2015

Now they're tied.

Level 65

Jul 10, 2019

This is more exciting than a football/soccer match!

Level 71

Oct 2, 2015

Scotland winning by 3

Level 71

Aug 14, 2018

England catching up now, only 1 behind:

Level 73

May 1, 2019

Are we going to need extra time? Maybe it will even go to PKs to decide the winner. :-)

Level 63

Dec 14, 2014

missed france, nato, and hong kong

Level 85

Sep 14, 2015

Kingdom of France would be more accurate.

Level 78

Jan 26, 2016

How are they going to list Texas as a "former country" and California as a "sub-national unit"? California was a republic for three days so if Texas is a former country, so is California... Really I think they should list Texas as a sub-national unit because that's what it is.

Level 61

Apr 11, 2016

Agreed.

Level ∞

Jan 12, 2017

California was never an independent state:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Republic

The name "California Republic" appeared only on the flag the insurgents raised in Sonoma. It indicated their aspiration of forming a republican government for California. The insurgents elected military officers but no civil structure was ever established.

Level 75

Apr 12, 2017

Yet.

Level ∞

Apr 13, 2018

Yet no. Do your research.

+14

Level 61

Apr 11, 2016

Nothing about this quiz seems to be random. It should be "Miscellaneous Flags". Random suggests that the questions are chosen at random. Confusing these words is a common mistake nowadays.

Level 65

Jul 10, 2019

Agreed I thought this was a quiz where the flags would be, well, random, different (country)flags each time randomly chosen.

Not a fitting title for this quiz imo.

Level 57

Nov 26, 2020

Yeah, pretty bad name for this quiz.

Level 83

Aug 10, 2016

Accept HKSAR for Hong Kong?

Level 44

Apr 12, 2017

You might as well type in Hong Kong than try to remember all those letters.

Level 64

Jan 20, 2017

Very good quiz.

Level 65

Feb 5, 2017

U.S. presidency should count too, it wouldn't take it :/

Level 65

Feb 12, 2017

I really like this. Learned what NATO's flag looks like, which is neat, and what Buddhism's flag looks like, which is ugly. Isn't the religion about simplicity?

Level 88

Dec 20, 2020

It's why they close their eyes to meditate.

Level 56

Mar 14, 2017

"president seat" works, but "us president seat" doesn't?

Level 65

Jul 10, 2019

It is because simply president was accepted, Im am pretty sure you would have had to delete the word seat before typing your next answer

Level 59

Apr 12, 2017

That "former naval flag of Japan" is still the naval flag of Japan (or the "Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force" to be more precise)

Level 44

Apr 12, 2017

'We give you a flag. you tell us what its for' I was hoping that 'waving' would have been the correct answer for all of them.

Level 65

Jul 10, 2019

Nah, some are to show off national pride, some are to make themselves look important. And well more similar reasons

Level 66

Apr 30, 2020

Some are to display a wide array of colours and symbols on normally a quadrilateral piece of cloth (sorry Nepal, Ohio and other non-quadrilateral flags) which is then hung up high on a thin metal pole and slapped by the wind countless times, giving the iconic "waving" effect.

Level 57

Apr 12, 2017

please accept

DDR

Level 55

Apr 17, 2020

Different device in the middle for the DDR.

Level 32

Jun 19, 2022

Dance Dance Revolution?

Level 58

Nov 23, 2022

The German Democratic Republic- GDR in english

Level 51

Apr 12, 2017

Thanks to Breaking Bad, I got New Mexico.

Level 35

Apr 12, 2017

I put US President, so obviously wrong !

Level 84

Apr 12, 2017

Me too. Strange that that's not accepted....considering that's exactly what it represents.

Level ∞

Apr 12, 2017

Whoops, that was supposed to work! Will work now.

Level 56

Apr 12, 2017

20/20 in 49 seconds

Level 21

Apr 12, 2017

Currently (at least on mobile) the clues for each flag are one flag down than they ought to be so for example the clue for the Olympics says "(former country)". The UN has no clue at all.

Level 54

Apr 13, 2017

Can you add IOC to the Olympic flag as it is also the flag of the organizing committee as well as the event.

Level 62

Apr 13, 2017

Took me ages to realise that the flag with the red cross is the flag of the Red Cross

Level 39

Apr 16, 2017

I was SO sure that the bear one was from some part of central Asia... then it turned out to be California. I feel silly now.

Level 66

May 5, 2017

If you enjoyed this quiz try my Countries without red or blue on their flags

Level 35

Jun 4, 2017

Shortcuts:EU,NATO,Olympic,UN,Gay,USSR

Level 65

Jul 10, 2019

I dont even know if I know or sure what the "longcut" is for NATO...

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

North Atlantic [Something or other] Organization

Level 25

May 28, 2023

north Atlantic treaty organization

Level 65

Jul 10, 2019

plus Olympic is not accepted, only olympicS

Level 17

Jul 23, 2018

nearly got all right

Level 17

Jul 23, 2018

got every last time

Level 61

Aug 4, 2018

Since you accept acronyms for others (UN, NATO, etc.), IOC should be acceptable too.

Level 65

Jul 10, 2019

The Olympics and the olympic committee are not the same

Level 43

Nov 11, 2018

another Ameri-centric quiz... zzzzzz

Level 53

Feb 15, 2022

The US states happen to be well known. They want to include things that people will actually be able to guess. Scotland, England, and Hong Kong are not in the US. You won't see Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate on these quizzes. Do you want to?

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

he has a point...

Level 50

Nov 11, 2018

Way too many American entities to be described as random.

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

preach

Level 37

Dec 7, 2018

As a patriotic and passionately pro-independence Scot, I have a satisfying grin to see that the same percentage of quizzers know both the Scottish Saltire and England flags. If I could suggest as a really difficult challenge, you could sub the 'Lion Rampant of Scotland' flag for the Saltire. I don't imagine many people recognising it unless they've seen Scottish fans at sporting events.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Banner_of_Scotland

Level 75

Dec 7, 2018

Accept White House for president?

Level 59

May 1, 2019

The flag doesn't represent the building, it represents the President. It will fly wherever the President is at that time, so if he's not in the White House, it won't be flown there.

Level 65

Jul 10, 2019

really, they take all the flags down, the one in the oval office too when he is out? do they put it in some kind of janitor closet?? Do they take the pole/stick/standard it is on away as well, or do they leave that standing?

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

uhh...

Level 32

Dec 28, 2018

how did i miss NATO

Level 43

Jan 22, 2019

accept oval office for president of the united states

Level 27

Jan 31, 2019

What with all the American-related flags, I half expected the Mcdonald's golden arches to be up there.

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

LOL

Level 78

Mar 9, 2019

The flags are not random - they do not change each time I take the quiz.

Level 83

May 1, 2019

But the things they represent are a random collection of things, not countries, not states, but a variety of unrelated things.

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

This being said, JackintheBox has a point, maybe consider changing the name to "Flags of Random Organizations" or something like that, clearly the title can be misleading

Level 28

Apr 10, 2019

Before of thinking about New Mexico, I was thinking that it was "Sicily" or "Arizona". Hehehehehe 🤣😂✌

Level 81

May 1, 2019

I'd love to see more obscure quizzes like this

Level 51

May 1, 2019

Can't be bothered to read if this is already in the comments but New Mexico and California considered to be 'sub-national unit's in the same vein as England or Hong Kong is jaaaarrrrrrrriiiiiiinnnggggggg x

Level 65

Jul 10, 2019

yea, since scotland and england are countries (yes they are, just not sovereign... it is the UNITED kingdom and these are the countries that are united, and northern ireland) I expected the other subnational ones to be aswell. (The description for them in itself is correct though). I was thinking of stuff some considered countries and others not, like western sahara and palestine.

Level 35

Aug 7, 2020

Hong Kong is not a country in any sense, whether you like it or not

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

please don't start an argument, I beg of you

Level 60

May 1, 2019

Sub -national unit indeed - how rude!

Level 68

May 1, 2019

the flag of buddhism is a vexillological nightmare

Level 65

Jul 10, 2019

learned a new word.

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

Googling the definition of the word...

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

BOOOOOOO

Level 52

Jun 27, 2019

Ironic-I just got the flag badge, and the only ne I missed was Hong Kong.

Level 56

Feb 19, 2020

Can you accept Olympic or Olympics for 'The Olympics'.

Thankyou

Level 88

Mar 25, 2020

I'm curious what non-authoritative committee took it upon themselves to give Buddhism a flag that won't allow anyone to approach Zen?

Level 54

Aug 26, 2021

That would be Sri Lanka, specifically a flag committee in Sri Lanka in 1885. Sri Lanka is a Theravada Buddhist country so Zen doesn't really come into it at all.

It's supposed to represent the aura the Buddha supposedly emanated when he attained enlightenment, and the last band is supposed to represent the other five colours combined into a single colour, however that works.

Level 30

Mar 29, 2020

Does the maker of the quiz know there are other countries than the US?

Level 55

Apr 17, 2020

Does the writer of this comment know that England, Scotland and Hong Kong are outside the US?

Level 39

Apr 26, 2020

19/20 on my first go, pretty pleased with that. Only missed New Mexico, though I had a feeling it would be a southern US state. Have to admit that France and Buddhism were both lucky guesses though.

Level 50

Jul 9, 2020

very fun

please make another one

Level 58

Oct 27, 2020

Wow all I got was Scotland, United states, Olympics, and California.

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

Level 47

Nov 1, 2020

You should accept olympic for The Olympics

Level 66

Nov 18, 2020

can't believe i missed texas smh

Level 29

Feb 13, 2021

I was hoping that this quiz would actually be random, as in the answers change each time.

Level 55

Mar 11, 2021

click on the picture and go to website lul

Level 38

Mar 19, 2021

i got everything but the US president and-whatever that rainbow thing is

Level 24

Apr 5, 2021

The buddhist flag what tricky I had to take multiple attempts to memorize the entire quiz.

Level 25

May 6, 2021

Yeah Boi 19/20 I just don't know how to spell olympics

Level 55

May 20, 2021

I'm honestly surprised that NATO was the 3rd least guessed one.

Level 30

Aug 23, 2021

it took so long for me to spell olympic

Level 55

Sep 17, 2021

Never knew only US had administrative divisions and territories... how about some variety?

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

Ever heard of Puerto Rico? Guam? American Samoa?

Level 60

Jan 21, 2022

that was tough!

Level 34

Feb 14, 2022

I know I may get reported for it, but Japan's old naval flag is extremely insulting to Chinese, Koreans, and anyone who suffered under harsh Japanese rule during the imperial Japanese period. Please consider removing it.

Level 65

Apr 18, 2022

Old flag ? Their navy is still using it.

Level 15

Nov 16, 2022

It's not allowed internationally to use that flag in any situation unless it has a WW2 background

Level 21

Mar 11, 2022

I'd no idea that Texas was formerly a country. Obviously I have a lot of history brushing up to do. But, as t'was the only one that I stumbled on, I guess that I shouldn't grumble.

Good quiz. Thanks for your efforts in making it.

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

Texas was once a great and massive nation

Level 24

May 1, 2022

I wrote West Germany and it wasn't accepted. Also Soviet wasn't accepted (but president and Pride and UN were) - just a little inconsistent on what parts of the title are accepted (or not).

Level 63

Jul 19, 2022

I don't think these should be a requirement for the flag badge.

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

agree

Level 36

Aug 16, 2022

flag badge :)

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

same

Level 29

Sep 22, 2022

2:51 100%

Level 48

Oct 4, 2022

Can you accept Navajo for new Mexico and white House for the president

Level 58

Nov 23, 2022

Would it be possible to add West Germany for the german flag? it was a variant of the flag used throughout the separation of east and west, in the west afaik.

Level 33

Dec 25, 2022

I really like this quiz. Sequel when?

Level 47

Mar 16, 2023

Sub-national unit works for Texas too, but I like how you put that it is a former country

Level 17

Mar 26, 2023

Buddhism flag look like broken screen of old tv

Level 39

Mar 28, 2023

thanks to breaking bad and bcs for letting me learn the flag of new mexico

Level 39

Jun 20, 2023

Clearly a very Eurocentric and American-centred quiz - not random at all!

Level 15

Jul 13, 2023

ussr should be correct

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