The National Flags' Quiz

Q1. During the 2004 Lok Sabha Elections, the BJP made Sonia Gandhi's Italian ancestry a major poll issue. The newspapers often carried a picture of Mrs. Sonia Gandhi super-imposed on an Italian flag. What is so special about the Italian flag with respect to the Indian flag that made such a description very interesting?

Q2. There are three countries that have flags that are not proper rectangles (kindly ignore the fact that all squares are rectangles). Two of them are Switzerland and the Vatican City. Which is the third?

Q3. The flag of which country is a super-imposition of three crosses - St. George's cross, St. Andrew's cross and St. Patrick's cross?

Q4. Different countries have different insignia on their flags. Cambodia has the Angkor Vat, Cyprus has its own map and Lebanon has a tree. Which country has a flag with no insignia (i.e. a plain flag)?

Q5. The Moroccan flag has a five-point star on it (called the Seal of Solomon). Which country's flag has a six-point star?

Q6. The traditional emblem of this country was the fleur-de-lis or the lily. However, the current flag is called the tricoleur (or tricolour), with two stripes representing the capital city and the stripe representing the last ruling dynasty between them.



Q7. Connect: The Indian Tricolour and the Indian Postal System.

Q8. In 2004, this country broke the record for the world's largest flag. Its flag is locally know as Parcham-e-Sitara-o-Hilai and has a narrow stripe in the corner to represent non-muslim minorities. Identify.

Q9. The flag of the American flag has 50 stars to represent the 50 states of America. What do the 13 white and red horizontal stripes of the flag represent?

Q10. The flag of which country has an AK-47 on its design?