Flags of the world (answers)

Flags of the WorldPart of the BCQC June Open Quizzes

Question 1

This nation had the flag pictured below as its national flag from 1871 to 1919, when it was replaced by another flag. The new flag was derided by traditionalists and described as “Black, Red, Shit”, and was replaced for a 12-year period before being finally reinstated. What nation?

Answer 1

Germany

Question 2

Queen Elizabeth II has the following two Royal Standards for use in the United Kingdom. In 2015, she might have only one. Why?

Answer 2

There are different Royal Standards for Scotland and the rest of the UK. The Scottish Royal Standard would not be in use in case of Scottish Independence

Scotland Rest of UK

Question 3

The flag of this dependency has a fortress to represent the fortifications eponymous with the dependency and a key to symbolize that the British considered it a key to a major water body. Which dependency?

Answer 3

Gibraltar

Question 4

Connect

Answer 4

Indian Princely StatesGwalior Baroda Hyderabad

Jammu & Kashmir Mysore

Question 5

The I Ching is an ancient Chinese classical text containing a system of divination based on the pictured symbols, called trigrams. On what national flag will you see such trigrams?

Answer

South Korea (Republic of Korea)

Question 6

The flag of Saudi Arabia has the world’s strictest legislation against flag desecration, and the government has protested against attempts by FIFA to include the flag in a football bearing flags of WC participants. It is also forbidden to fly the flag at half-mast. What is the specific reason for this strict protection?

Answer 6

The text on the flag is the Shahada or the creed of Islam, and any disrespect to the flag is thus treated as blasphemy

Question 7

The scene pictured here is the inspiration behind what European national flag?

Answer 7

Estonia

Question 8

This was the ensign of the Indian navy between 2001 and 2004. In 2004, the ensign was changed by adding back a design element that had been removed when the pictured ensign was adopted in 2001. What element?

Answer 8

A red cross from the UK White Ensign

Question 9Connect (not exhaustive)

Answer 9

Flags of the Cantons of Switzerland. The missing flags are:

Question 10

The two flags below, both known as Senyera Estelada, are contenders to be the national flag of which South European independence movement?

Answer 10

Catalonia

Question 11

The flag of Iraq from 1991 to 2004 was the one on the left. In 2004, the flag was changed to the one on the right. Why? (The writing on both flags is the same phrase).

Answer

The text “Allahu Akbar” on the old flag is written in Saddam Hussein’s handwriting, while the new flag has it in standardized Kufic script

Question 12

This flag, in use up to 1802 when it was updated, is said to be the inspiration for the flag of the USA. What entity used this flag?

Answer 12

The East India Company

Question 13

The flag shown below is similar to the flag of England because it is taken from the personal flag of the same (mythical) person. What nation’s flag is it?

Answer 13

Georgia

Question 14

What international body uses this flag?

Answer 14

The International Atomic Energy Agency

Question 15

This was the flag of a monarchy up to 1889. After the overthrow of the monarchy in that year, the new republic adopted a flag removing the monarchical symbols, but using the same design elements. What country?

Answer 15

Brazil

Question 16

The flag of Nepal is the only national flag in the world that is not a quadrilateral. The flag has been in use for hundreds of years, but the modern version was adopted in 1962 after removing an element to modernize the flag and render it acceptable to the world. What element?

Answer 16

The two symbols had human faces

Question 17

The flag shown below is the most widely used flag for the independence movement for what territory?

Answer 17

Taiwan

Question 18

The air force roundel (symbol) of this country considered a part of North America is based on its national flag. What island country?

Answer 18

The Dominican Republic

Question 19

The flag on the left was the first national flag of the Confederacy, in use between 1861 and 1862. The flag on the right was never used during the US Civil War but is now commonly used, and often erroneously given the name of the flag on the left. What name?

Answer 19

The Stars and Bars

Question 20

This country’s flag contains two symbols: a Bird of Paradise and a Southern Cross (the northernmost country to have this element). What country?

Answer 20

Papua New Guinea

Question 21

In 1992, on gaining independence, this country chose the flag on the left (based on a medieval flag) as its national flag. However, in 1998, after protests from two major ethnic groups that the flag represented only a third ethnic group, the national flag was changed to the one on the right, which contains no historical references. What country?

Answer 21

Bosnia and Hercegovina

Question 22

Pictured below is the flag of Sri Lanka between 1948 and 1951. What change was made in 1951 to represent the Tamil and Moor (Muslim) people of Sri Lanka?

Answer 22

A saffron stripe for the Tamils and a green stripe for the Moors was added

Question 23

The flag depicted below is the inspiration behind the flags of Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Sudan, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Palestine, Somaliland, the Western Sahara and Libya, among others. Whose flag was it?

Answer 23

The Arab Revolt

Question 24

The flag shown below is the only republican national flag to include the UK flag. Which country’s flag is it?

Answer 24

Fiji

Question 25

Shown below are three flags for this entity. The one on the right is based on the works of Kim Stanley Robinson, the one in the middle on a book by Robert Heinlein and the one on the left on a book by Greg Bear. Flags for what?

Answer 25

Mars

Mars with Phobos & Deimos

Symbol of Mars Red Mars, Green Mars, Blue Mars