03 February 2023

Quiz: How well do you know the world's trickiest flags?

So you can tell your Spanish flag apart from your South African flag, but what about the world's less-well-known countries, regions, islands and states?

4 mins

1. Not your traditional rectangle. Whose flag is this?

Nepal

Brunei

Bhutan

Lebanon

2. How well do you know your country shapes? Whose flag is this?

Jamaica

Malta

Cyprus

Madeira

3. Which European country's flag features this ray of sunshine?

North Madeconia

Croatia

Slovenia

Albania

4. Do you know whose flag this is?

Kosovo

Guernsey

San Marino

Vatican City

5. This flag features its country's national symbol, a grey crowned crane. Whose is it?

Malawi

Uganda

Kenya

Zimbabwe

6. Which African island nation does this belong to?

Cape Verde

Madagascar

Seychelles

Mauritius

7. Do you recognise this flag?

Jordan

Oman

UAE

Bahrain

8. Which South American country does this belong to?

Venezuela

Argentina

Paraguay

Uruguay

9. Do you recognise this flag?

Sri Lanka

Singapore

Indonesia

Philippines

10. This flag belongs to the smallest island nation in the world. Whose is it?

Tuvalu

Nauru

Kiribati

Samoa

11. Which 'M' country does this flag belong to?

Mauritania

Maldives

Malawi

Morocco

12. Which U.S territory does this flag belong to?

Puerto Rico

Guam

American Samoa

U.S Virgin Islands

13. And which U.S State does this belong to?

Wyoming

Idaho

New Mexico

Louisiana

14. Which 'stan' does this belong to?

Kazakhstan

Uzbekistan

Turkmenistan

Tajikistan

15. This one's easy. Or is it?

Germany

Belgium

Angola

None of the above

16. Which Mediterranean island does this flag belong to?

Menorca

Mallorca

Sardinia

Sicily

17. Whose flag is this?

Guinea

Galapagos Islands

Guatemala

Guyana

18. And finally, which British Overseas Territory does this flag belong to?

St Helena

Anguilla

Cayman Islands

Gibraltar