This is a flag guessing game. Each day, if there’s interest, I’ll post 32 flags which belong to gradually smaller countries and subnational areas. The game is to guess what area is represented by each flag.
Points are awarded as so:
2 points for guessing a country or subnational area
or 1 point for guessing the country that a subnational area is in
or 0.5 points for guessing the continent that a country or subnational area is in
Post your guess in a spoiler, and I will add your points to the score table below.
It’s a fun concept and nice-looking collection, but I think I’d be hopeless at this. Maybe if nobody gets it, you could give us the list in random order so we could at least try sorting and matching?
#7 is Yakutia, or the Republic of Sakha, in Russia; it’s “Eastern Siberia”. #11 is Western Australia. #13 is Krasnoyarsk Krai, in Russia; it’s “Western Siberia”. #14 is the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Central Africa. #18 isn’t in Europe, it’s the region of Nunavut in far-northern Canada.
The flag you gave as Sudan is Libya and the one you gave as Morocco is the real Sudan. You still got one point for the misordered guess, though. #19 is Queensland, Australia. #23 is the state of Amazonas, in Brazil. #24 isn’t Bhutan, which is actually quite a small country; it’s Mongolia. #27 is Australia’s Northern Territory – a difficult guess with its aboriginal-style flag. #29 is Peru – Austria has horizontal stripes. #30 is Niger (almost there ^^) #31 is Angola, in Southwestern Africa. #32 is Chad, in North-Central Africa. Chad’s flag differs from Romania’s by having a slightly darker blue.
There are some tricks that can be applied to narrow the odds.
Remember also that we’re currently guessing relatively large countries and areas.
Here are some ideas:
Flags containing the UK flag (aka with a Union Flag canton) represent areas once part of the British Empire and now (almost always) in the Commonwealth, or else even still parts of the UK proper.
Flags with the star and crescent represent Islamic countries, which are mainly concentrated in Africa and the Middle East.
The sun of Flag #9 is the Sun of May, an emblem of certain South American countries.
The stripes and triangle layout of Flag #23 is an Arab style; Arab countries are in North Africa and the Middle East.
Flag #28 has fleur de lys, a French motif.
Flag #31 has a machete and gear – clearly a flag of an area where machetes are used.
OK, let’s try pdg’s idea. Here are the areas in alphabetical order (in the chart, they’re ordered by size).
For the easy mode, all you have to do is fit the names to the flags.
Areas
Algeria
Argentina
Australia
Western Australia
Queensland (Australia)
Northern Territory (Australia)
Brazil
Amazonas (Brazil)
Canada
Quebec (Canada)
China
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Greenland
Kazakhstan
India
Indonesia
Iran
Libya
Mexico
Mongolia
Nunavut
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
USA
Alaska (USA)
Krasnoyarsk Krai (Western Siberia)
Yakutia (Eastern Siberia)
I used to be good at this when I was a kid because I love maps and flags, but since there was no internet and google 25 years ago, I only know countries and borders (with the usual issue with confusing small polynesian islands and sub-Saharan West Africa), so this might be a fun chance to learn more and see what I remember.
Here goes nothing:
My guess
Russia
China
United States
Canada
Brazil
Australia
That reminds me a bit of the old Lesoto flag. So, somewhere in Africa?
India
Argentina
Kazakhstan
Something in or around Australia
Algeria
I am fairly certain I’ve seen this one before. It is something around/below China, but not in it.
Public(?) Republic of Congo, formerly known as Zaire - I actually know that one because their former flag was one of my childhood favorites
Damn GREENland and their RED flag
Saudi Arabia
Mexico
Never seen this one before. If that is the Polar star, somewhere very North.
Something in or around Australia
Indonesia (I almost said Poland, but was saved because I recently downloaded that flag for an upcoming translation )
Libya
That’s either Sudan or Kuwait. 51% Sudan - 49% Kuwait … can’t remember.
Something around Caucasus mountains is my best guess. It reminds me of a flag around there.
Mongolia
Iran
Something around or very close the artic circle due to the Polar star
Something in or around Australia (the Cross of the South always gives them away)
Martinique I think or some other Central America/Atlantic island? Something formerly French, for sure though.
Peru had a thing inside the white part of its flag, so maybe it is a flag of a province of Peru or they took that thingy out?
I just realised India is back earlier. Don’t know which one this is. Maybe a local Indian flag?
Angola
That’s either Romania or Chad. I could never tell them apart.
#7 Yakutia / the Sakha Republic, Russia, aka Eastern Siberia #11 Western Australia (1 pt) #13 Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, aka Western Siberia #14 Technically the Democratic Republic of Congo (1 pt since there’s also a Republic of Congo) #18 Nunavut, far northern Canada (0.5 pt) #19 Queensland, Australia (1 pt) #22 Sudan (1 pt) #23 Amazonas, Brazil #26 Alaska (0.5 pt) #28 Quebec, Canada (remember that we’re starting with large areas) #29 It is Peru – Wikipedia claims the unemblazoned flag is the main variant #30 Not a bad guess colourwise, but it’s actually Niger #32 Chad (1 pt)
Very impressive. No way I would have found those. Well, you learn something every day
Thanks for sharing!
Well, I did get the correct country though, as evidenced by their previous flag. I got the English name wrong, just because the Greek name is “Λαϊκη Δημοκρατία του Κονγκό” which does mean “Public Republic” which is silly, but I didn’t want to google it, since this is a game where google is obviously off limits
Oh man, Kuwait has the cut triangle instead … so close.
Now I wonder how many snakes do they have there to put them in the flag in such capacity. Iirc in Jule’s Verne “Thompson and Co” it mentions about a triangular headed snake living there?
I find this very odd. I remember Peru having that symbol in their flag from football games too. Look at this: https://youtu.be/a-JdDZtVLDM?t=45
The group/channel is peruvian and the flag they are using doesn’t have the symbol, but the flag their national TV is using for the game, does.
Now I wonder what kind of symbol it is anyway.
Oh, come on, that should merit at least 1.5 points
I couldn’t go to sleep with flag waving in my mind. Damn and it is Monday tomorrow too
My guess
No clue, but it is very american continent in design
Mali
South Africa
This seems like something out of a European Dutchy or something
Bolivia … God, that flag took me 15 minutes of pacing. I knew the answer, but my mind was stuck. I ended up reciting all South American countries and walking backwards.
Something in or around Australia
Colombia
Mauritania (though iirc they used to have a totally green flag - no other country has that crecent though as far as I know)
Ethiopia
Egypt
Something in the Indian ocean. I’ve seen the wave pattern associated with one of those islands, but do not know the specific one
I am tempted to say “Something in or around Australia” again but that is a flag of England in there, so this is probably a province somewhere. Could be anywhere though.
Nigeria
No clue. Seems like the star in Surinam’s flag though, so somewhere in South-Central America?
That’s Tanzania, which I always pronounced Tasmania as a kid
Pakistan
Venezuela
That’s Namibia. The old schoolbook I was reading had a blank flag on that and I remember checking it out later
Something in or around Australia
Ok, we are in the sub-Saharan belt of “now I am guessing”
It was in the news sometimes, so Mozambique
Turkey
Central america design. In my mind Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador are mixed.
This is either the space invader’s flag or some province in american plains.
Chile
Zambia
That small thing inside looks like a Russian flag, so maybe another Russian province flag?
That’s Texas. I remember seeing that on a news report or something and I was like “what on earth is Chile’s flag doing in Texas?”
I know that flag design, but I am not doing what I did for Bolivia again. I’d say central america, but the star is TOO big so it is not there and not African. But where is it?
Afghanistan
This is somewhere in Africa.
English flag again. And mountains. Province somewhere?
#1. Pará, Brazil. No points since you didn’t specific N. or S. America. #4. Northwest Territory of Canada #6. South Australia, 1 pt. #11. British Columbia, Canada #12. Ontario, Canada #14. Yup, that is Mato Grosso, Brazil. 0.5 pt. #15. I used to call it Tanzania~ #19. New South Wales, 1 pt. #20. That’s Khabarovsk Krai, aka the Russian Far East #23. This is another Russian flag, Irkutsk Oblast. It’s a very large region in South-Central Asian Russia. #24. The Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, a large Arctic region, again in Asian Russia. #27. Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, as far North-East as you can go in Asia. 1 pt. #29. I’m a little surprised you missed this one since it must have been in the news lately – it’s Myanmar. #31. South Sudan, 0.5 pt. #32. More Canada! Alberta.
#1 Pará, Brazil #2 Mali #4 Northwest Territory of Canada #5 Bolivia #6 South Australia, 0.5 pt. #7 Colombia. Colombia was in the 32-set, though, so you get 1 pt. #8 Mauritius, an insular country of far Southwest Africa. 0.5 pt. #9 Ethiopia, 0.5 pt. #11 The flag does look that way, but it’s British Columbia, in Canada #12 Ontario, Canada #14 Mato Grosso, Brazil – note that Brazilian flags are mostly likely to have diamond fields #15 Tanzania #16 Pakistan #17 This one is actually Venezuela. #18 Namibia, 0.5 pt. #19 New South Wales, Australia #20 Kharabovsk Krai, Asian Russia #23 Irkutsk Oblast, Asian Russia #24 Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Asian Russia. 0.5 pt. #25 Chile, 0.5 pt. #26 Zambia, 0.5 pt. #27 Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Asian Russia #29 Myanmar, aka Burma #30 Afghanistan, 0.5 pt. #31 South Sudan #32 Alberta, Canada
Arkhangelsk Oblast
Bahia
Botswana
California
Cameroon
Central African Republic
(European) France
Kamchatka Krai
Kenya
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Komi Republic
Madagascar
Magadan Oblast
Manitoba
Minas Gerais
Morocco
New Valley Governorate
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Saskatchewan
Somalia
Spain
Sweden
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Yemen
Yukon Territory
Zabaykalsky Krai
Zimbabwe
