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Flags With a Twist

Fun facts about flags and their designs.

43 cardsGrades 3–5, Grades 6–8, Grades 9–12#flags#countries#fun facts

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  • Which country's flag is not a rectangle or square?Question
    Nepal, made of two stacked triangles
  • Which country has a square flag?Question
    Switzerland (and Vatican City)
  • Which flag has a dragon on it?Question
    Bhutan
  • Which flag has a red maple leaf?Question
    Canada
  • Which flag has a cedar tree on it?Question
    Lebanon
  • Which flag has an eagle and a snake on a cactus?Question
    Mexico
  • Which flags have a Union Jack in the corner and stars?Question
    Australia and New Zealand
  • Which flag has a red circle on white?Question
    Japan
  • Which flag is called the Stars and Stripes?Question
    The United States
  • How many stripes are on the US flag?Question
    13, for the original colonies
  • How many stars are on the US flag?Question
    50, one for each state
  • What is the Union Jack?Question
    The flag of the United Kingdom
  • Which flag has a red cross on white?Question
    England (St. George's Cross)
  • Which flag is vertical blue, white and red?Question
    France (the tricolore)
  • Which flag is vertical green, white and red?Question
    Italy
  • Which flag has a crescent moon and a star on red?Question
    Turkey
  • What does a white flag usually mean?Question
    Peace or a request to talk
  • What does a checkered flag mean in racing?Question
    The race is over
  • What is a pirate flag called?Question
    The Jolly Roger
  • What is a pennant?Question
    A triangular flag
  • What is the study of flags called?Question
    Vexillology
  • What is a person who studies flags called?Question
    A vexillologist
  • Which flag has a lion holding a sword?Question
    Sri Lanka
  • Which flag is the St. Andrew's Cross?Question
    Scotland's blue flag with a white X
  • What is on the Olympic flag?Question
    Five linked rings on a white background
  • What is on the United Nations flag?Question
    A white world map surrounded by olive branches, on blue
  • Which flags have a Nordic cross?Question
    Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland
  • Which Nordic flag is blue with a yellow cross?Question
    Sweden
  • Which flag is red with a white cross and is square?Question
    Switzerland
  • Which flag is red with a white Nordic cross?Question
    Denmark
  • Which flag is green with a yellow diamond and a blue circle?Question
    Brazil
  • Which flag has a blue Star of David between two blue stripes?Question
    Israel
  • Which flag has horizontal black, red and gold stripes?Question
    Germany
  • What words are on Brazil's flag?Question
    Ordem e Progresso, which means Order and Progress
  • Which flag has two bars, red over white?Question
    Indonesia
  • Which flag has two bars, white over red?Question
    Poland
  • Which flag is horizontal red, white and blue?Question
    The Netherlands
  • Which flag has a green field and a red circle?Question
    Bangladesh
  • Which flag has a black star on stripes of red, gold and green?Question
    Ghana
  • Which flag has a red-white-red pattern with a maple leaf in the middle?Question
    Canada
  • Which flag is often called the oldest continuously used national flag?Question
    Denmark's Dannebrog
  • What do the stars on the Australian flag form?Question
    The Southern Cross constellation, and a large star for the Commonwealth
  • What do the colors of the Irish flag stand for?Question
    Green for the Irish, orange for the followers of William of Orange, white for peace

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