How many flags are in the quiz?

More than 90, covering every continent. Each round draws ten of them at random.

Why are the wrong answers always nearby countries?

Because a quiz where three of four options are on other continents answers itself. Drawing distractors from the same continent makes the question a real one.

Do the flags render on every device?

Flags are emoji, so they use whatever flag set your device has. A few older Windows versions show country letters instead of a flag picture.

Flag Quiz: Guess the Country by Its Flag

About Flag Quiz

A flag quiz is the quickest way to find out how well you actually know the world map. This one shows a flag and gives you four countries, and the wrong answers come from the same continent, so you cannot win by eliminating everything that looks far away.

The deck holds more than 90 flags from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania, including the ones people mix up constantly: Chad and Romania, Monaco and Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand, Ireland and Ivory Coast.

After each answer you get a line telling you which country it was, which continent it sits in and what its capital is, which is how most people end up learning capitals by accident.

How to play

Press Start for ten flags.
Tap the country you think the flag belongs to.
Read the note, then continue. Your streak is shown as you go.
Finish the round to see your score out of ten and your personal best.

Controls

Mouse or touch: tap an answer
Keyboard: 1 to 4 to answer, Enter to continue

Flags people confuse most often

Chad and Romania: the same three bands, with a slightly deeper blue on Chad's.
Monaco and Indonesia: identical red over white, different proportions.
Netherlands and Luxembourg: the Dutch blue is darker, the Luxembourg blue lighter.
Australia and New Zealand: Australia has six white stars, New Zealand has four red ones.
Norway, Iceland and Finland: all Nordic crosses in different color orders.
Ireland and Ivory Coast: the same three colors in opposite order.

Some of the flags in this quiz

🇫🇷 France, capital Paris
🇩🇪 Germany, capital Berlin
🇮🇹 Italy, capital Rome
🇪🇸 Spain, capital Madrid
🇵🇹 Portugal, capital Lisbon
🇬🇧 United Kingdom, capital London
🇮🇪 Ireland, capital Dublin
🇳🇱 Netherlands, capital Amsterdam
🇧🇪 Belgium, capital Brussels
🇨🇭 Switzerland, capital Bern
🇦🇹 Austria, capital Vienna
🇸🇪 Sweden, capital Stockholm
🇳🇴 Norway, capital Oslo
🇩🇰 Denmark, capital Copenhagen
🇫🇮 Finland, capital Helsinki
🇮🇸 Iceland, capital Reykjavik
🇵🇱 Poland, capital Warsaw
🇨🇿 Czechia, capital Prague
🇭🇺 Hungary, capital Budapest
🇬🇷 Greece, capital Athens
🇷🇴 Romania, capital Bucharest
🇧🇬 Bulgaria, capital Sofia
🇭🇷 Croatia, capital Zagreb
🇷🇸 Serbia, capital Belgrade

Flag Quiz FAQ

How many flags are in the quiz?: More than 90, covering every continent. Each round draws ten of them at random.
Why are the wrong answers always nearby countries?: Because a quiz where three of four options are on other continents answers itself. Drawing distractors from the same continent makes the question a real one.
Do the flags render on every device?: Flags are emoji, so they use whatever flag set your device has. A few older Windows versions show country letters instead of a flag picture.