Which of the United Kingdom's home nations has no cross represented in the Union Jack?
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Correct answer: Wales.
The flag layers the crosses of England, Scotland and Ireland; Wales, already joined to England when the design formed, was left out.
The Union Jack combines the crosses of Saint George, Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick to represent which three nations?
Answer
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.
What is the aircraft registration prefix for the United Kingdom?
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Correct answer: G.
G — for Great Britain — goes back to the 1919 international allocations; the first entry on the register, G-EAAA, was an Airco DH.9, and every mark since has kept the same one-letter-plus-four-letters pattern. See the full list of aircraft registration prefixes by country.
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