1. Flags of the World
Part of the BCQC June Open Quizzes

2. 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?

3. Answer 1
Germany

4. 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?

5. 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

6. 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?

7. Answer 3
Gibraltar

8. Question 4
Connect

9. Answer 4
Indian Princely States
Gwalior Baroda Hyderabad
Jammu & Kashmir Mysore

10. 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?

11. Answer
South Korea (Republic of Korea)

12. 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?

13. 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

14. Question 7
The scene pictured here is the inspiration behind what European
national flag?

15. Answer 7
Estonia

16. 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?

17. Answer 8
A red cross from the UK White Ensign

18. Question 9
Connect (not exhaustive)

19. Answer 9
Flags of the Cantons of Switzerland. The missing flags are:

20. Question 10
The two flags below, both known as Senyera Estelada, are contenders
to be the national flag of which South European independence
movement?

21. Answer 10
Catalonia

22. 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).

23. 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

24. 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?

25. Answer 12
The East India Company

26. 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?

27. Answer 13
Georgia

28. Question 14
What international body uses this flag?

29. Answer 14
The International Atomic Energy Agency

30. 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?

31. Answer 15
Brazil

32. 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?

33. Answer 16
The two symbols had human faces

34. Question 17
The flag shown below is the most widely used flag for the
independence movement for what territory?

35. Answer 17
Taiwan

36. 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?

37. Answer 18
The Dominican Republic

38. 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?

39. Answer 19
The Stars and Bars

40. 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?

41. Answer 20
Papua New Guinea

42. 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?

43. Answer 21
Bosnia and Hercegovina

44. 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?

45. Answer 22
A saffron stripe for the Tamils and a green stripe for the Moors was
added

46. 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?

47. Answer 23
The Arab Revolt

48. Question 24
The flag shown below is the only republican national flag to include the
UK flag. Which country’s flag is it?

49. Answer 24
Fiji

50. 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?

51. Answer 25
Mars
Mars with Phobos
& Deimos
Symbol of Mars Red Mars, Green
Mars, Blue Mars