Parrots, trees and dragons: test yourself with our quiz on national flag changes

An aerial photo shows crowds of Syrians raising a giant independence-era flag, used by the opposition since the uprising began in 2011, as they celebrate the fall of Bashar al-Assad earlier this week at the central Umayyad Square in Damascus. Photograph: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images

1. 

   Adopted on 1 January 1981, which island group adopted this flag following its separation from the United Nations trust territories?

   1. Palau

   2. Federated states of Micronesia

   3. Kiribati

   4. Tuvalu

2. 

   The sisserou parrot has featured on the flag of which island nation since achieving independence from the UK in 1978?

   1. Grenada

   2. Bermuda

   3. Dominica

   4. St Lucia

3. 

   Used since at least the 14th century and adopted in 1625, which country holds the Guinness World Record for being the oldest continually used adopted flag?

   1. Portugal

   2. Denmark

   3. United Kingdom

   4. Austria

4. 

   Which country adopted this flag in 1943 shortly before independence from France?

   1. Equatorial Guinea

   2. Norfolk Island

   3. Haiti

   4. Lebanon

5. 

   In 2012, which country reinstated this flag, which was its first following independence, after a brief unpopular switch to an alternative?

   1. Angola

   2. Malawi

   3. Mozambique

   4. Botswana

6. 

   Which country replaced the flag of the United Nations, used for official purposes, with this flag in 2008?

   1. Bosnia and Herzegovina

   2. Albania

   3. Kosovo

   4. Montenegro

7. 

   Which country held a referendum on a flag change in 2015 and 2016, with these being some of the proposed alternatives to their current flag, which features a Union Jack?

   1. Australia

   2. Fiji

   3. Falkland Islands

   4. New Zealand

8. 

   Which country’s flag, pictured, changed its shade of blue in 2022 to the turquoise it should have been for the preceding 73 years?

   1. Honduras

   2. Belize

   3. El Salvador

   4. Costa Rica

9. 

   Which country introduced this flag in 1970 to replace a simple red banner?

   1. United Arab Emirates

   2. Bahrain

   3. Oman

   4. Qatar

10. 

    Which country introduced this flag in 1992 to replace the various Soviet-era flags used since 1926?

    1. Uzbekistan

    2. Turkmenistan

    3. Kyrgyzstan

    4. Tajikistan

11. 

    Wales is famous for its dragon, but which country introduced a dragon to its first national flag in 1949, amended to its current design in 1969?

    1. Bhutan

    2. Nepal

    3. Mongolia

    4. Kazakhstan

Solutions

1:A, 2:C, 3:B, 4:D, 5:B, 6:C, 7:D, 8:A, 9:C, 10:B, 11:A

Scores

1. 11 and above.

   Well done

2. 0 and above.

   Good effort