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Free Flags of the World Flashcards
Flag recognition is geography's party trick — and a real aid for news, sport, and travel. These cards describe the world's most distinctive flags in words, training recall you can use anywhere.
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QUESTION
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QWhich country's flag is a red circle on white?
AJapan (the Hinomaru — the sun)
QWhich country's flag is a red maple leaf between red bands?
ACanada
QWhich flag has a blue Star of David between blue stripes?
AIsrael
QWhich country flies the only non-rectangular national flag?
ANepal (double pennant)
QWhich flag is green with a golden dragon?
ABhutan
QWhat do the 50 stars and 13 stripes on the US flag represent?
A50 states and the 13 original colonies
QWhich three countries fly nearly identical red-white-red variants... actually name the flag that is red with a white cross?
ASwitzerland (square) — Denmark is red with an off-center white cross
QWhich country's flag features a Union Jack and the Southern Cross in red stars?
ANew Zealand (Australia's stars are white, with six)
QWhich flag has a black eagle on a red field?
AAlbania (double-headed eagle)
QWhat is the study of flags called?
AVexillology
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- One fact per card. Recall the design elements in order (colors → layout → symbol) — describing flags precisely is what makes them stick.
- Rate honestly. After each card, choose Again, Hard, Good, or Easy — the spaced repetition algorithm uses your answer to decide when the card returns, right before you'd forget it.
- A few minutes daily beats marathons. Ten new cards a day is roughly 3,650 a year, retained. Deep dives: How to memorize anything faster · Memory palace: a practical guide · Active recall vs re-reading.
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