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Hint	First Letter	Answer	% Correct
A cross symbol in a rectangular field, with the centre of the cross shifted towards the hoist, as found in the flags of, e.g., Norway and Denmark.	N	{Nordic} cross	80%
A triband flag with three vertical or horizontal stripes of three unique colors, e.g., the flag of France.	T	Tricolor	80%
A coat of arms or simple heraldic symbol (e.g., as found on the flag of Portugal).	B	Badge	60%
A band of contrasting color around the perimeter of a flag, such as is found on the flags of the Republic of Maldives and the U.S. state of Wyoming.	B	Border	60%
The flag of any ship or military unit, generally flown at the stern on ships.	E	Ensign	60%
A flag with two vertical or horizontal stripes that may be charged or not, e.g., the flag of Algeria.	B	Bicolor	40%
A version of a national flag that is flown on non-government, non-military installations or craft.	C	{Civil} flag	40%
The background of a flag; the color behind the charges.	F	Field	40%
The half or edge of a flag nearest to the flagpole. This term also sometimes refers to the vertical dimension of a flag.	H	Hoist	40%
A flag that is wider at the hoist than at the fly.	P	Pennant	40%
A heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross.	S	St. Andrew’s Cross	40%
A small flag or streamer carried on the lance of a knight, or a long, narrow flag flown from the masthead of a ship.	B	Banderole	20%
A band of color running diagonally from the upper hoist to the lower fly, e.g., the black band in the flag of Trinidad and Tobago.	D	Bend {dexter}	20%
A band of color running diagonally from the lower hoist to the upper fly, e.g., the black band in the flag of Tanzania.	S	Bend {sinister}	20%
Any quarter of a flag, but most commonly used to mean the upper hoist quarter, such as the field of stars in the flag of the United States or the Union Jack in the Australian Flag.	C	Canton	20%
A figure or symbol appearing in the field of a flag, e.g., the Sun of May on the flag of Argentina.	C	Charge	20%
A charge on a flag that takes the form of a band running horizontally across its center, e.g., the white band in the flag of Austria.	F	Fess	20%
The half or edge of a flag farthest away from the flagpole. This term also sometimes refers to the horizontal length of a flag.	F	Fly	20%
A flag flown from a short jackstaff at the bow of a ship.	J	Jack	20%
A Y-shaped charge often placed horizontally on flags, with two arms extending from the hoist edge (or from near the hoist edge), and the third arm extending across the center to the fly edge. Example: the green horizontal Y-shape in the flag of South Africa.	P	Pall	20%
A wedge-shaped charge, usually emerging from the hoist edge of a flag, e.g., the blue wedge in the flag of the Czech Republic.	P	Pile	20%
A style in which the field is divided into four sections, e.g. the flag of Panama. The division may be horizontal and vertical or diagonal.	Q	Quadrisection	20%
Flags used to communicate with ships, whereby a series of flags can spell out a message (with each flag representing a letter), an individual flag can have a standard meaning, or one or more flags can represent a code word.	S	{Signal} flags	20%
A style that consists of three vertical or horizontal stripes, which may be charged with an emblem on the middle stripe, and in which the two non-contiguous stripes may be of the same color, e.g., the flags of Armenia and Chad.	T	Triband	20%

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