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The stars on Brazil's flag depict the sky over which city at the moment the republic was proclaimed in 1889?

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The stars on Brazil's flag depict the sky over which city at the moment the republic was proclaimed in 1889?

Correct answer: Rio de Janeiro.

The 27 stars stand for Brazil's states and the Federal District, arranged as the sky appeared over Rio de Janeiro at about 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 15, 1889.

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Which West African country's flag has three vertical bands of red, yellow and green?

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Which West African country's flag has three vertical bands of red, yellow and green?

Correct answer: Guinea.

It is a mirror of Mali's flag; the pan-African colors stand for labor, justice and solidarity.

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Which country's flag shows a copper-colored map of its own island above two crossed olive branches?

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Which country's flag shows a copper-colored map of its own island above two crossed olive branches?

Correct answer: Cyprus.

The copper color reflects the island's long association with copper, and the olive branches symbolize peace; Cyprus is one of only two national flags that depict the country's own map.

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Five blue stars in an X across the white band of which country's flag recall a former federation?

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Five blue stars in an X across the white band of which country's flag recall a former federation?

Correct answer: Honduras.

The five stars represent the members of the United Provinces of Central America, kept on the flag in hope of one day reuniting.

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What do the forty rays of the sun on Kyrgyzstan's flag represent?

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What do the forty rays of the sun on Kyrgyzstan's flag represent?

Correct answer: The forty Kyrgyz tribes united by Manas.

Legend says the hero Manas united forty scattered tribes into one people; the lines at the sun's center depict the crown of a traditional yurt.

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On Ireland's flag, what does the white band between the green and orange represent?

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On Ireland's flag, what does the white band between the green and orange represent?

Correct answer: Peace between the two traditions.

Green stands for Gaelic and Catholic Ireland, orange for Protestant followers of William of Orange, and the white between them for a lasting peace.

What kind of club did astronaut Alan Shepard use for his famous golf shot on the Moon?

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What kind of club did astronaut Alan Shepard use for his famous golf shot on the Moon?

Correct answer: six-iron.

On Apollo 14 in 1971, Shepard fixed a Wilson six-iron head to a sample-collecting tool and hit two golf balls across the lunar surface.

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On China's flag, what does the single large gold star stand for?

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On China's flag, what does the single large gold star stand for?

Correct answer: The Communist Party.

The large star is the Communist Party leading the people, who are represented by the four smaller stars around it.

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Which Central Asian country's green flag has a vertical stripe of five intricate carpet designs?

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Which Central Asian country's green flag has a vertical stripe of five intricate carpet designs?

Correct answer: Turkmenistan.

The five carpet guls represent the country's five main tribes; the flag also carries a crescent, five stars, and two olive branches.

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The Union Jack combines the crosses of Saint George, Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick to represent which three nations?

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The Union Jack combines the crosses of Saint George, Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick to represent which three nations?

Correct answer: England, Scotland and Ireland.

Wales is not represented because it had already been united with England when the flag took shape. The red diagonal saltire stands for Ireland's Saint Patrick.

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