African flags quiz

David Whitley,

From bog-standard tricolors to lavish multi-coloured sunbursts, Africa’s flags are mixed bag. But which country goes overboard on the stripes? Which has a deadly weapon on its flag? And which ones have animals? Take this strangely fascinating African flags quiz to find out.

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African flags quiz

From bog-standard tricolors to lavish multi-coloured sunbursts, Africa’s flags are mixed bag. But which country goes overboard on the stripes? Which has a deadly weapon on its flag? And which ones have animals? Take this strangely fascinating African flags quiz to find out.

1 / 10

Which African country’s flag has a red, white and black Maasai shield as its centrepiece?

2 / 10

Which African country’s flag has three stars in the middle, representing the three main ethnic groups – the Hutu, the Twa and the Tutsi?

3 / 10

What is white on the flag of Somalia and Togo, but black on the flag of Ghana and Guinea-Bissau?

4 / 10

The flag of which landlocked African country features a mokorotlo – a traditional straw hat?

5 / 10

What colour is absent from the flag of Cape Verde that, given the country’s name, you might expect to see?

6 / 10

What will you find three of on the flag of Gabon, four of on the flag of Mauritius, five of on the flag of Botswana and 11 of on the flag of Liberia?

7 / 10

What are the only three colours on the flags of Benin, Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali?

8 / 10

Which notoriously war-torn African country has an olive branch on its flag?

9 / 10

Which southern African country’s flag features an AK-47 assault rifle?

10 / 10

What sort of animal features on the flags of Zimbabwe, Egypt, Uganda and Zambia?

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