Flag quiz
How do you play the flag quiz?
Look at the flag and tap the country it belongs to, out of 4 names. A right answer moves on; after a wrong one, the quiz shows the right country and its capital. Play 10 flags, 20, or every flag of the world or of one continent, and learn the ones you missed at the end.
How to play the flag quiz
- Look at the flag and tap the country it belongs to, or press 1 to 4 on a keyboard.
- A right answer moves on by itself. After a wrong one, read the right country and its capital, then press Next flag.
- Pick a region, from Africa to Oceania, and a quiz of 10 flags, 20 flags, or every flag of the region.
- At the end, the quiz lists the flags you missed, so you can learn them.
The wrong names are not random: they come from flags that look alike, such as Chad and Romania, or from the same continent. The quiz covers all 195 countries: the 193 members of the United Nations, the Holy See and the State of Palestine.
How to tell look-alike flags apart
- Chad and Romania: the same blue, yellow and red. The blue of Chad is darker.
- Indonesia and Monaco: both red over white. The flag of Monaco is closer to a square.
- Ireland and Côte d'Ivoire: the same colors in the other order. Ireland starts with green at the pole.
- Australia and New Zealand: New Zealand has 4 red stars with white edges; Australia has white stars and a big star under the corner.
- Norway and Iceland: the same cross in other colors. Norway is red with a blue cross, Iceland blue with a red cross.
All 195 flags of the world
The flags of the 193 member states of the United Nations and its 2 observer states, by continent.
Questions
How many flags are in the quiz?
195: the flags of the 193 member states of the United Nations and of its 2 observer states, the Holy See and the State of Palestine. Africa has 54, Asia 47, Europe 45, North America 23, Oceania 14 and South America 12.
Which flags are the hardest to guess?
Look-alikes: Chad and Romania, Indonesia and Monaco, Ireland and Côte d'Ivoire, Australia and New Zealand. The quiz puts a look-alike among the 4 names when it can.
Is this flag quiz unblocked at school?
It is a normal web page on lifesim.com, with no download and no sign-up, so it opens on most school Chromebooks. We can't promise that every school filter allows it.
Can I play the same flags as a friend?
Yes. Finish a quiz and press Copy link, or Share on a phone. The link deals your friend the same flags in the same order, and the page shows your score to beat.
Are the flags drawn exactly?
The stripes, crosses, stars and crescents follow each flag's official design and proportions. Coats of arms and other emblems are simplified to their main forms and colors, so a flag stays easy to tell apart.
