Former Flags

Name the countries, current and former, that once used these flags.

In some cases, it was not the only flag in use

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First submitted	March 14, 2018
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(1777–1795)	(1211–?)	(1959–1990)	(1923–1991)


(1889–1912)	(1868–1921)	(1971–1972)	(1882–1910)


(1928–1994)	(1941–1974)	(1430–1806)	(1855–1893)


(1496–?)	(1916–1951)	(1836–1846)	(1977–2011)

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Level 78

Mar 14, 2018

Good one!

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Level 86

Mar 15, 2018

One of the better quizzes on the site! There's probably enough fodder out there for a sequel, yes?

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Level 31

Mar 20, 2018

Yes

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Level 72

Mar 15, 2018

I believe that Thailand should technically be listed here as Siam. Per some quick research on Wikipedia, it was officially referred to as Siam for all or most of the period you list in the quiz.

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Level 92

Mar 15, 2018

Agreed. I typed Siam and it didn't work.

Level 27

Jul 3, 2018

not to me

Level 69

Mar 15, 2018

Yes, this really needs to be changed, it is confusing

+13

Level 70

Mar 15, 2018

Accept Siam for Thailand?

Level 70

Mar 15, 2018

I knew it was an older flag and my first thought was that it'd be listed under Siam.

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Level ∞

Mar 15, 2018

Siam will work now

Level 64

Mar 15, 2018

Fascinating quiz!!!

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Level 60

Mar 15, 2018

Can you please accept Abyssinia? That was what it was known back then.

Level ∞

Mar 15, 2018

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Level 82

Mar 15, 2018

Spain has definitely upgraded their flag.

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Level 69

Mar 15, 2018

Agreed. The old one kinda looks like crossed tire tracks.

Level 20

Jul 3, 2018

Seriously

Level 89

Jul 6, 2018

Should've been Evel Knievel's logo.

Level 68

Sep 1, 2019

It kinda looks like a variation of the flag of Alabama.

Level 64

Sep 12, 2022

Arguably the Burgundy Cross was never really the national flag of Spain, as its use predated the concept of a national flag, and it continued to be used alongside the quartered Castille-Aragon flag until the first version of the current red-yellow-red tricolour was introduced. But I really am nitpicking there.

Level 38

Mar 17, 2018

You Know Everything. You Even My Favourite Game [Minecraft]..;.

Level 38

Mar 17, 2018

Frances Flags weird

Level 31

Mar 20, 2018

Its the flag of the French Monarchy which was obviously used as the flag of the Kingdom of France too. The Fleur de Lis - also features on the royal emblem of the British Monarchy to show its French heritage.

Level 59

Jul 5, 2018

More like their claim to the French throne. English, and then British, monarchs claimed the French throne for centuries, from the 14th century until (stretching my knowledge now) the early 19th century.

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Level 67

Jul 2, 2018

I love how creative libyas flag was

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Level 66

Jul 2, 2018

I love how easy it is to color.

Level 73

Jul 2, 2018

It was pretty iconic in its own way...even back when I didn't know that many flags, I always remembered Libya...it was so simple and easy to remember. "The all green one."

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Level 89

Aug 12, 2018

Go into JoAnn's Fabrics and ask for half a yard of green and you too can fly the flag of Libya.

Level 59

Dec 21, 2021

Interestingly, I believe it was also the shortest blazon in the world (and perhaps the shortest possible): Vert

Level 57

Feb 17, 2024

The shortest possible would be (among other similar flags) the former flag of Maguindanao, Philippines. Completely yellow, and as such, simply "Or".

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Level 78

Jul 2, 2018

I hope I'm not the only one that tried "Greenland" for the last flag.

Level 40

Jul 2, 2018

Yes, you are. Sorry, though.

Level 86

Jul 2, 2018

Hey, Greenland could totally take it now that Libya isn't using it anymore!

Level 40

Jul 3, 2018

Good point, @cornflakesfu! We could really use easy flags like that one.

Level 89

Jul 6, 2018

Nice.

Level 55

Jul 2, 2018

Please accept Spanish Empire!

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Level 59

Jul 5, 2018

Because typing Spain is too difficult or time consuming? :-)

Level 67

Jul 2, 2018

Nice quiz !

Most of these flags are better than now.

Level 44

Jul 3, 2018

China should switch back to their old flag...way cooler

Level 89

Jul 6, 2018

It would encourage too many tattooed bikers and ironic facial hair types to immigrate.

Level 93

Sep 25, 2019

pretty hard to draw though

Level 71

Oct 19, 2021

I mean, Bhutan has a pretty great flag with a dragon on it too.

Level 61

Jul 4, 2018

I guessed Ayutthaya and Burgundy.

Level 89

Jul 6, 2018

The dates are a great clue for anyone who knows the timeline of national relations.

Level 28

Dec 10, 2020

I was convinced Tibet's flag was something to do with Arizona

Level 57

Jan 27, 2021

Could Spanish Empire be accepted? That's what I most commonly associate with that flag. Yes, I am an idiot for not just saying Spain

Level 64

Feb 18, 2021

I like Libya's new flag better...

Level 39

Feb 20, 2021

ah yes, green rectangle

Level 68

Mar 1, 2021

That Bangladesh flag is an abomination

Level 68

Mar 7, 2021

Definitely one of my favorite quizzes on this site! The old South African flag is really nice (Besides the policies which it stood for obv).

Level 64

Mar 24, 2021

Libyan Congress or something

"We need ideas for our flag"

"GREEN"

"Perfect!"

Level 40

May 24, 2021

Level 48

Oct 1, 2021

I visited a dictionary about kadaffi and libya lol

Level 64

Nov 23, 2021

If you feel like updating you should add the Afghan flag since it was changed back on all quizzes

Level 34

Dec 21, 2021

Some of these flags are in my opinion: better than the recent flag. Mainly Korea and Bangladesh.

Level 71

Mar 16, 2022

Agree with Bangladesh. Even as a Bangladeshi myself, I don't like the current flag that much. The colors don't go great together and it's kinda boring. I know there's also a big rule of "Don't put your country shape on the flag" but... this is one case where I'd say having the country shape is pleasant. The goldish-orange color looks nice. I'd prefer if Bangladesh went back to this flag or at least maybe add something new to it, but I doubt it's going to happen anytime soon, if ever.

Level 53

Dec 21, 2021

That was really easy and quick, can you make one with even more flags? Good quiz though :^)

Level 77

Dec 21, 2021

Ever since I first saw South Africa's former flag, I've hoped they'd bring it back. It's so aesthetically pleasing to me.

Level 64

Dec 21, 2021

Unless the British or Dutch take over and colonize it, we know it's not happening

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Level 68

Dec 22, 2021

What? South Africa has one of the prettiest, most iconic and recognisable flags now, why would they go back to that mess - not even considering the racist history it evokes?

Level 71

Mar 16, 2022

What??? As if their racial policies weren't bad enough, the Apartheid South African flag is absolutely disgusting. It breaks literally every rule of good flag design:

1. Rips off the flags of the UK and the Netherlands while having absolutely nothing symbolic of South Africa itself.

2. Flags should not, I repeat SHOULD NOT, have other flags on them. It literally makes no sense whatsoever.

3. The way the flag-on-flags are organized is also unpleasant. Why is them on its side? Why are they all clustered so close together? Even if they were spaced apart a bit I could maybe forgive, but like that? Nope!

4. Ugly color scheme.

No, I am very happy with South Africa's current flag. Let's hope we neither see this flag, or the apartheid system, return to South Africa any time.

Level 65

Dec 21, 2021

The old spanish flag, the cross of Burgundy, should also have Burgundy/Bourgogne as a valid answer since it was inherited from the Burgundian side of Charles V's family

Level 55

Dec 21, 2021

Could add a few more: ones I can think of -- Austria-Hungary; Tannu Tuva; Crimea Republic; Gran Columbia; no-no Germany

Level 61

Mar 14, 2022

Would be nice if "rome" or "roman" would work as well, tried both

Level 46

Jun 3, 2022

I tried "Holy Rome" and it didn't work.

Level 75

Oct 2, 2023

It's neither Rome nor holy nor an empire, it's just the Holy Roman Empire.

Level 46

May 10, 2022

This was fun! Korean and HRE are my favorites here!

Level 46

Jun 3, 2022

Can you make it so the quiz accepts "Holy Rome" as an answer please?

Level 46

Jun 13, 2023

Thailand's is really cute

Level 49

Oct 2, 2023

Hi:)

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Level 69

Oct 2, 2023

The quiz is correct in listing the dates for the Canadian Red Ensign design depicted here, but I will note that Canada replaced it with a different Red Ensign that switched the emblem in the field to Canada's new Coat of Arms in 1922.

It seems there was a lack of standardization before 1922. The Canadian Red Ensign with the coat of arms would fly until 1957, when they put a white circle around the coat of arms. And then in 1965, they ditched the whole thing and brought in the now-familiar Maple Leaf Flag.

Level 53

Oct 3, 2023

Could East Pakistan be accepted for Bangladesh?

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