Selects • April 2026
Flags
It’s time to show your true colours.
Mixed Flags
You know, like a Mixed Bag round but... you get it.
What term is given to the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags?
A national flag flown at sea, usually at the stern to indicate a ship’s allegiance, is given what name?
On the Olympic flag, what colour is the centre ring in the top row?
Which South American country’s national flag includes the Southern Cross?
Name the only country other than Vatican City with a national flag that is shaped like a square (following a 1:1 ratio)?
Mixed Flags
It’s NOT a Nation
These flags are not the national flag of a country. Can you tell us what they do represent?
We’ll give you some facts about each flag to help you out.

The twelve golden stars on this flag don’t represent members but instead ideals of unity and harmony.

This three-legged woman is known as the Trinacria with each leg representing one of the three capes of this island.

This flag, dating back to the 1880s when it was first adopted by the Colombo Committee, defines “aura” in the form of five colours.

Designed in 1990 and adopted in 2009, this flag features a koru — a symbol of a curling fern frond representing eternal growth.

This flag features the fleur-de-lis, a symbol that was also on the pre-revolutionary national flags of France.
It’s NOT a Nation
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