Which country's white flag has a red-and-blue circle with black bars in each corner?
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Correct answer: South Korea.
The central circle is the Taegeuk, a symbol of cosmic balance; the flag itself is called the Taegeukgi.
Five colors fanning out from the lower hoist corner form which Indian Ocean nation's flag?
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Correct answer: Seychelles.
The oblique bands of blue, yellow, red, white and green represent a dynamic young country moving boldly into the future.
Which Pacific country's light-blue flag has a golden-yellow disc set slightly off-center toward the hoist?
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Correct answer: Palau.
The disc represents the full moon, traditionally considered an ideal time for fishing, planting, and celebrations in Palauan culture.
What is the navy-blue wheel at the center of India's flag called?
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Correct answer: The Ashoka Chakra.
Taken from a 3rd-century-BC pillar of Emperor Ashoka, the wheel represents the eternal cycle of law and righteousness.
Which Balkan country's flag has horizontal bands of white, green and red?
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Correct answer: Bulgaria.
White stands for peace, green for the country's fertile farmland, and red for the courage and blood of its people.
Which country's blue-white-red-white-blue flag has a wide red central band?
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Correct answer: Costa Rica.
The red band was added in 1848, inspired by the ideals of the French Revolution. The state version's arms show three volcanoes and two oceans.
What is the aircraft registration prefix for Japan?
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Correct answer: JA.
Japan flew under a plain J- before the war; the occupation then banned Japanese civil aviation outright, and when flying resumed in 1952 the registry restarted with today's JA marks. See the full list of aircraft registration prefixes by country.
What kind of tree is shown on the flag of Lebanon?
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Correct answer: A cedar.
By specification the cedar must be entirely green and touch both red stripes — the brown trunk seen on many printed flags is, strictly speaking, incorrect.
Which country has the only national flag in the world that contains no red, white, or blue?
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Correct answer: Jamaica.
Since Mauritania added red bands to its flag in 2017, Jamaica's has been the only national flag with no red, white, or blue; its black, green, and gold were chosen to share no color with Britain's Union Jack.
On Pakistan's green flag, what does the white vertical stripe at the hoist represent?
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Correct answer: The country's religious minorities.
Green with the crescent and star stands for the Muslim majority; the white band is a deliberate pledge to the nation's minority communities.
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