FLAGS
Q1. What is the name for the study of Flags?
Vexillology.
Q2. What is a flag and its uses?
A piece of cloth, in different colours or combination of colours with or without patterns, devices in the field of the flag, used as a symbol of identity of an organization, state, nation or sometimes used as a signal to communicate or as a banner. The practice of having a flag seem to exist from the epic age as some of the important epic characters have them. The emblem or design or figure that is repeatedly found in a flag is called "motif". Also called a "Charge".
Q3. What are the important portions of flag is called?
Field: the background (colour) of a flag where all the designed patterns are put or printed. Charge: The figure or symbol appearing in the field. Fimbriation: narrow edging or border, mostly white or gold (lacing) to Separate two colors; Eg. South African Flag. Canton: any quarter of a flag - normally the top left quarter as that of USA.
Q4. What is the general shape and breadth : length ratio of a flag?
Generally rectangular in shape. Breadth:width ratio is 2:3 or in that Order for larger flags.
Q5. How the pole on which a flag is hoisted called?
Flag Pole or Flag Mast.
Q6. Where is the tallest flagmast in the world?
(1) At Jeddah, Saudi Arabia -- 170 mtrs -- inaugurated on 23.9.2014.
(2) At Dushanabe, Tajikistan -- 165 mts -- inaugurated in May 2011 .
Q7. What is the tallest flagmast in India?
At Ranchi, Jharkhand -- 293 feet -- inaugurated on 23.1.2016.
Q8. What are the basic patterns followed in designing flags?
Q9. Which is the largest regularly hoisted National Flag in the world?
Brazilian National Flag - measuring 3380 SQFT/8740 SQFT, hoisted at the Brazilian Capital Brasilia - (Square of the Three Powers).
Q10. Flag hoisting has different procedures and positions. Of them, two positions indicate certain serious state of affairs. What are they?
Half Mast: An indication of the death of a national leader - In simple terms, it indicates national mourning. Up Side Down: Serious Distress of any nature.
Q11. Some specific colours, with or without any charge, indicate or convey Something. what are those and what do they indicate?
White: Peace or Symbol of surrender. Red: Carrying an infectious person. Red Cross/Red Crescent in White Field: Red Cross volunteers working in the viscinity.
Q12. What does a "wheel" indicate in a flag?
An indication of progress.
Q13. Which flag in the modern day world, holds the highest respect/honour and Cannot be subordinated to any other flag while flying?
United Nation's Flag.
Q14. How does the UN Flag look like?
On a light blue field, a world map in white at the centre, surrounded by two olive branches.
Q15. Who designed the "charge" of the UN Flag?
Donald Mc Laughlin.
Q16. When from the UN Flag was adopted?
20.10.1947
Q17. What are the various other UN's subsidiary organisations' flags?
Q18. What are the various flags of the international service organizations?
Q19. What are the flags of the various countries?
Q20. What is the most used general term for most national flags?
Tricolour - as most national flags have a three colour combinations. Eg: India, France, the Netherlands.
Q21. What is the oldest known "Tricolour" flag and what is unique about it?
the Netherlands. The only flag in the world that is adapted for some uses, when the occasion has a connection to the Royal House, with an addition of orange ribbon.
Q22. What is the oldest known National Flag?
Denmark - called the "Dannebrog".
Q23. How does the Olympic Flag look like?
White field, with five rings in Blue, Yellow, Black, Green and Red intertwined. Designed by Pierre de Coubertin in 1914 and adopted from 1920 Antwerp Olympics.
Q24. There are only three National Flags in the world that are non-rectangular. What are they?
1. Nepal: Two stacked triangles. 2 & 3: Switzerland and Vatican - Squares.
Q25. Which are the two national flags in the world to have a different obverse (having two different design or charge on either side)?
Moldova and Paraguay. In the case of Moldova, although the charge is the same, the charge on the obverse will be a mirror image of the other side. In Paraguay's case, it is two different charges.
Q26. Which was the only National Flag in the world that had an English alphabet as its charge in the centre of the flag ?
Rwanda which had the alphabet "R" in the centre. It was in use till 2001.
Q27. Flag upside down is used only during distress times. There is only one country which use up side down on another occasion. What is it?
Philippines - during war times.
Q28. Which country has adopted the flag of the famous Ottomann Empire as its National Flag?
Iran.
Q29. What is the 'charge' commonly found in the flags of communist countries/ Organizations?
Hammer and sickle.
Q30. Which country's national flag is often referred to as "Union Jack"?
United Kingdom.
Q31. What are the nicknames of the US Flag?
"Stars & Stripes" 'Old Glory" and 'Star Spangled Banner".
Q32. When from the US Flag was adopted?
14.7.1777.
Q33. How does the US Flag look like?
Top left corner square with Blue Field having 50 white stars and the other Three quarters having 7 Red and 6 white stripes (13 stripes in all). The stars represent the 50 states and the stripes represent the former 13 colonies which revolted against the British monarchy. In its present form it was adopted from July 4, 1960. Earlier it had only 13 Stars.
Q34. Railway use two distinct colored flags for its day to day operational activities. What are they?
Red for Stop and Green for proceed. Flags, Generally used during day times and during shunting operations.
Q35. Flags are also used for conveying some signals. An organization has 26 flags representing 26 English alphabetically arranged operational terminologies. What is it?
Maritime Signal Flags.
Q36. It has a simple Black and White horizontal stripes in its National Flag. Which country?
Estonia.
Q37. What is the 'charge' found in the flag of the family planning organization?
Inverted red triangle in white field.
Q38. Which country has a simple red circle as charge in its National Flag?
Japan - Red Circle in White Field.
Q39. Which Arabic phrase appears 22 times on the flag of Iran and once in the Iraqi Flag?
Takbir. (Allahu Akbar - God is Great) in Kufic script.
Q40. Red Flower with a five petal flower in white in the center is .....?
Hong Kong's Flag.
Q41. Which country's flag has a Green Cedar tree in the Center?
Lebanon.
Q42. Which country's National Flag has a Sun on the left top corner with blue stripes on its field?
Uruguay.
Q43. Which country's flag was first planted in the North Pole?
Norway.
Q44. What does the Seven Stars on the Jordanian Flag represent?
First seven verses of Holy Quran.
Q45. How many 'blue triangles' are there in UK's Flag?
Eight.
Q46. Which tree's branches appear on the UN Flag?
Olive.
Q47. In the French Flag what is the colour on the hoist side?
Blue.
Q48. Which Asian Country's flag is Maroon in colour with a white serrated nine Point band on the hoist side?
Qatar.
Q49. Which country's flag is not rectangular, but shaped like a double pennant?
Nepal.
Q50. What is written on the Saudi Arabian Flag?
"There is no God but Allah, and Mohammad is his prophet" written in Thuluth script.
Q51. What is the name of the bird encircled by 10 stars in the centre of the flag of Dominica?
Sisserou Parrot.
Q52. What record the flag of Afghanistan holds?
Has had more changes during the 20th century than any other country in the world. Between 1926-1930, the country had 7 flag changes. From 1747, when a flag for Afghanistan was introduced, it has made 20 changes so far.
Q53. What is the uniqueness of the flag of Albania?
1. It has a double headed eagle silhouetted in Black in Red field. 2. It is the only red and black flag of a recognized sovereign state.
Q54. Out of the 6 stars found in the flag of Australia, how many are 5 pointed stars?
Only one and it is the smallest of them all.
Q55. The star in the flag of Azerbaijan has ........point star?
Eight.
Q56. What does the five serrated points in the white band on the hoist side of Bahrain flag indicate?
Five Pillars of Islam.
Q57. The trident appearing on the flag of Barbados is called/known as....
Broken Trident.
Q58. The Belize National Flag on a Blue Field has a white disc at the centre containing National coat of Arms, held by a White and Black man and surrounded by .............. leaves circular arc.
50 mahogany.
Q59. What is the animal depicted on the Bhutan National Flag?
Dragon.
Q60. Green field, with a yellow rhombus with a blue dis depicting a starry sky, spanned by a curved band inscribed with the national motto is the flag of?
Brazil.
Q61. What does the Arabic inscriptions on the crescent and ribbon of Brunei mean?
"State of Brunei, Abode of Peace" "Always in service, with God's guidance".
Q62. The three six pointed stars on the Burundi national flag indicate......
Hutu, Twa and Tulsi.
Q63. What is the world heritage site monument depicted in the flag of Cambodia?
Angkorvat Temple.
Q64. What is the charge at the centre of the Canadian Flag?
Maple Leaf.
Q65. How many stars are there in the flag of Cape Verde?
Ten five pointed stars in a circular form on the lower middle portion of the flag closer to the hoist side.
Q66. How many stars are there in the flag of Peoples Republic of China?
Five five pointed stars of which one large and four smaller ones.
Q67. How the four stars in the flag of Comoros are arranged?
Arranged vertically to touch the tip of the crescent facing the flying side on the green band closer to the hoist.
Q68. How many countries have their geographical territory depicted as charge in their flags?
Two - Cyprus and Kosovo.
Q69. What is the charge of the Cyprus flag?
Entire island (geographical map) in copper orange, to indicate the large copper deposits of the country, with two olive branches below.
Q70. In the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are nine stars. How many of them are half stars?
Seven five pointed stars, with two half stars at the end of each end.
Q71. What is the name of the Eagle on the Egyptian Flag?
Eagle of Saladin.
Q72. How many horizontal stripes are there in the Greece National Flag?
Nine - 5 blue and 4 white.
Q73. Hondura's national flag has......stars.
Five five pointed stars.
Q74. The six pointed star on the national flag of Israel is known as.....
Star of David.
Q75. The National Flag of Kazakhstan has unique features. What is it?
1. The name of the ornamental pattern on the hoist side is known as "Koshkar Muiz". 2. In the Centre, it has a Golden Sun with 32 rays above a soaring Golden steppe Eagle.
Q76. In the Kenyan flag, two crossed spears appear behind a shield. What is the name of the shield?
Maasai.
Q77. What is the unique charge in the National Flag of Kiribati?
The half appearing Sun having 19 straight and wavy rays, with 3 blue and 3 white wavy stripes below (bottom half).
Q78. The Kosovan National Flag has a unique charge at the centre. What is it?
On the blue field, it has six five pointed stars in an arc above the geographical map in gold.
Q79. There is a black trapezium on the hoist side with three horizontal green, white and red stripes. Which country's national flag is it?
Kuwait.
Q80. How many rays are there in the Sun at the centre of Kyrgyzstan Flag?
40
Q81. It is the only country to have a hat as the charge in the centre of the Flag. Which country and what is the hat?
Lesotho - Black Mokorotlo (a Basotho hat).
Q82. How many horizontal stripes are there in the Malaysian Flag?
14. Seven whites and red each.
Q83. What is the name of the cross in the National Flag of Malta?
St.George Cross.
Q84. How many points are there in the star of the Marshall Islands Flag?
Twenty Four.
Q85. How many five pointed stars are there in the Micronesian Flag?
Four.
Q86. Mongolian Flag has its national emblem on the hoist side. What is the name of the National emblem?
Soyombo Symbol.
Q87. How many rays are the in the Sun of the Namibian National Flag?
Twelve.
Q88. What does the 12 pointed star in the Nauru National Flag indicate?
The 12 tribes of the nation.
Q89. What is the name of the Bird in the flag of Papua New Guinea?
Bird of Paradise.
Q90. The Singapore National Flag has a cresent and five five pointed stars. How is it arranged?
The flag has red and white horizontal stripes. The crescent (facing the fly side) and the five five pointed stars as a pentagon, on the red stripe, nearer to the hoist side.
Q91. What does the five five pointed stars represent in the Solomon Islands flag?
The five main group of islands - Shortland, New Georgia, Russell, Florida and Santa Cruz islands. (There are about 1000 islands in its territory).
Q92. In the Sri Lankan National Flag there are four leaves placed at the corners of the emblem charge. The leaves are ......
Bo leaves (Sacred Fig).
Q93. The diamonds arranged in a V shape in the yellow centre band is the National flag of......
St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Q94. What is the name for the shield in the centre of the Swaziland National Flag?
Emasotsha.
Q95. There is an ornamental vertical design near the hoist side of the National Flag of Turkmenistan. What do they depict?
It consists of 5 carpet guls (designs used in producing rugs) stacked above two crossed olive branches.
Q96. What does the nine stars in the Tuvalu National Flag represent?
The nine islands which make up the Tuvalu.
Q97. What is the bird found in the Ugandan National Flag?
Grey Crowned Crane.
Q98. In the Vatican Flag, how many keys are depicted and what do they represent?
Two in a crossed position and they represent St. Peter and Papal Tiara (Crown).
Q99. There are 8 stars in the National Flag of Venezuela. How are they arranged?
In a semicircle (the upper half of a circle) in the blue centre band.
Q100. What is unique about the charge in the Zambian flag?
It is the only flag in the world countries where the charge - a flying eagle above a rectangle of three vertical stripes - placed on the lower corner of the fly side.
Q101. How the bird on the Zimbabwean Flag is called?
Soapstone bird - the national emblem.
Q102. What are the countries that have a single five pointed star in its national flag?
Burkino Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chile, DR Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, East Timor, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Korea North, Liberia, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Senegal, Somalia, Suriname, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, and Vietnam -- 23 countries.
