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Europe

35 answers | 113 clues

Must-Know (2)

Switzerland 8x $600 avg J:5 DJ:3

J $100 1992 This Alpine country's flag, red with a white cross, is based on that of the Crusaders

DJ $3,000 DD 2019 Some have noted the often-seen mix-up of this nation's flag with the Red Cross emblem

J $100 1991 This country's flag originated at the flag of the canton of Schwyz

Brazil 8x 14.3% stumper $657 avg J:6 DJ:1 FJ:1

J $200 2009 The flag of this South American sports powerhouse is seen here

J $600 2012 The words on this South American country's flag are "Ordem e Progresso", "Order and Progress"

J $1,000 2020 Philosopher Raimundo Teixeira Mendes created this South American country's flag as well as the motto "Ordem e Progresso"

Should-Know (9)

Denmark 5x 20.0% stumper $640 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1990 All Scandinavian flags were inspired by the Dannebrog, the flag of this country

J $500 1992 Legend says this country's flag came from the sky to King Valdemar II in 1219

DJ $2,000 2019 Tradition says this country'sflagfell from heaven in 1219

Cuba 5x 40.0% stumper $900 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $300 2000 Andy Garcia is a native of this country whose flag is seen here

J $1,000 2005 Revolutionaries in New York plotting the overthrow of Spanish rule in this Caribbean country based its flag on the USA's

J $400 1992 This Caribbean country's flag is called "La Estrella Solitaria" or the Lone Star

semaphore 5x $1,600 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $400 1991 Handheld flags that are used to send messages between ships, or ship to shore

J $500 1984 System of signaling using handheld flags

DJ $6,000 DD 2013 From the Greek for "sign bearer", it's the type of flag used to send messages from ship to shore

Norway 4x $500 avg J:3 DJ:1

DJ $400 2015 The king of Sweden had to approve this country'sflag, which includs symbols of the Danish flag

J $600 2021 The sea named for this nation separates it from Icelandmore effectively than their flags, both with Danish roots

J $400 2006 Ja, they know how to ski real good in this country, whose flag is seen here

Malta 4x $1,300 avg DJ:4

DJ $1,000 1996 This Mediterranean island country's flag is red & white with a George Cross

DJ $1,000 1991 Oddly enough, the cross in the corner of this Mediterranean island's flag is not the one named for it

DJ $1,600 2017 This western Mediterranean island, one of the smallest countries of Europe, is top 10 in world ship registration

Lebanon 4x $500 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1989 Canada's flag shows a maple leaf while this country's features a whole tree, a cedar

J $600 2007 Tree's company for this Middle Eastern nation's flag

J $400 2001 The cedar tree on the flag of this nation represents peace & holiness

Germany 4x $500 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $200 2002 In 1990 the Weimar flag, which dates back to 1848, became the flag of this newly united country

DJ $1,000 1990 The black, red & gold of their flags date back to the Holy Roman Empire

DJ $400 2022 This country flies what's known as the Bundesflagge

Andorra 4x 25.0% stumper $875 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $500 1999 The staff & hat of the Bishop of Urgel can be found on this tiny Pyrenees country's flag

J $1,000 2007 Reminding us that he is a co-prince of the country, the staff & hat of the Bishop of Urgel grace this tiny country's flag

DJ $800 1988 Not surprisingly, this tiny country takes its flag's colors from those of France & Spain

the Union Jack 4x 25.0% stumper $550 avg J:2 DJ:2

DJ $200 1995 As a former British colony, Fiji's flag includes a representation of this British one

J $800 2021 This male first name is used for a flag flown on a short pole at the bow of a ship

DJ $800 2019 In 1801 the Cross of St. Patrick joined the crosses of St. Andrew & St. George on this

Worth Knowing (24)

Tonga 3 the Netherlands 3 The Alamo 3 Portugal 3 Nova Scotia 3 Italy 3 Finland 3 Cyprus 3 a dragon 3 red & white 3 Sweden 2 St. Andrew 2 Romania 2 Liechtenstein 2 Haiti 2 Greece 2 Gibraltar 2 British Columbia 2 Belize 2 Belgium 2 a tricolor 2 a cross 2 George Washington 2 the fleur-de-lis 2

Other

43 answers | 107 clues

Should-Know (5)

a pennant 5x $420 avg J:4 DJ:1

DJ $200 2000 Type of flag seen here

J $800 2020 Gonfalon, an old name for a flag, was once used by baseball writers to mean this, what every team wants to win

J $200 1991 It's a flag triangular in shape that tapers toward the fly

wheat 4x $575 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $300 1999 Afghanistan's flag has a mosque in a wreath made of stalks of this grain

DJ $800 2021 Afghanistanis up there with U.S. breadbasket states in producing this, & has sheaves of it on its flag

DJ $400 2015 This cereal grain is depicted on the flags of the prairie provinces Alberta & Saskatchewan

the Jolly Roger 4x $300 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 2016 It's the rather cheerful name for the flag seen here

J $200 2021 It's the "merry" 2-word name for the skull & crossbones flag

DJ $200 1985 "Jovial" name for the skull & crossbones

White flag 4x $325 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1984 Monochromatic flag appropriate for Lee at Appomattox & Napoleon at Waterloo

DJ $800 2019 A 2017 article written in June--not Aug. or Sept.!--asked, at 31-41, "Is it time for the Mets to wave" this?

J $100 1998 It means one lap left, not truce

ensign 4x 25.0% stumper $975 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $800 2021 When flown by a ship, a country's flag is often referred to by this 6-letter word, also an officer in the U.S. Navy

DJ $2,000 DD 2016 The main flag on a warship is called this, also a rank in the Navy

J $500 1987 Term for a national flag displayed on a ship, it's also the lowest commissioned rank in U.S. Navy

Worth Knowing (38)

yellow 3 the equator 3 Georgia 3 Colorado 3 Chicago 3 a triangle 3 15 3 the United States 3 swallowtail 3 Ferdinand & Isabella 3 Vatican City 2 Upside-Down 2 the Vatican 2 the Falklands 2 the Confederate flag 2 St. Louis 2 Russia 2 Old Glory 2 Nevada 2 Jasper Johns 2 Dont tread on me 2 Don't Tread on Me 2 California 2 black flag 2 a trident 2 = 2 9 2 48 2 U.S. Virgin Islands 2 the Ohio 2 the checkered flag 2 a bear 2 a swallow 2 a mast 2 at half-staff 2 communism 2 Christopher Columbus 2 50 2

Africa

18 answers | 82 clues

Must-Know (1)

Liberia 11x 20.0% stumper $970 avg J:6 DJ:4 FJ:1

J $100 1989 Not surprisingly, this West African nation's flag is very similar to that of the U.S.

J $500 1994 Lastflagin the category

J $1,000 2002 It's the West African nation whose flag is seen here

Should-Know (11)

South Africa 6x $640 avg J:3 DJ:2 FJ:1

J $200 1993 Flags of the United Kingdom, Transvaal & the Orange Free State appear on this country's flag

J $500 2000 Adopted in 1994 & seen here, the flag of this African nation reflects its racial & ethnic diversity:

DJ $2,000 2015 This country's 1994flagincludes the black, green & yellow of liberation organizations, & red, white & blue of settler flags

the sun 6x $450 avg J:5 DJ:1

J $200 1991 Heavenly body featured on the flags of Uruguay, Antigua & Barbuda & Kiribati

J $600 2008 On the flag of Malawi, one of these represents the dawn of hope & independence for Africa

J $800 2004 Richard III had a white boar on his flag; Louis XII, a porcupine; & Louis XIV, a radiating one of these

the crescent 6x 16.7% stumper $417 avg J:4 DJ:2

J $400 1985 Symbol of Islam found on flags of Algeria, Turkey & Mauritania

J $500 1988 Symbol found on the national flags of the Maldives, Tunisia & Pakistan

J $300 1991 Along with a 14-pointed star, this Muslim symbol is on the flag of Malaysia

Panama 5x 20.0% stumper $560 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $200 2019 Seen here is the flag of this Central American country where the U.S. once held some valuable real estate

DJ $800 1988 Most American-owned tankers sail under the flags of Liberia & this Latin American country

J $1,000 2006 In 1903, this country, seen here, was moved from one continent to another

Green 5x 20.0% stumper $420 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $100 1989 The flags of Iran, Saudi Arabia & Bangladesh all contain this color representing Islam

DJ $800 1991 Iraq's flag consists of stripes of red, white & black & three stars of this color

J $400 2004 Color of the left hand stripe on the flag of Italy; it's not a color in Neapolitan ice cream

France 5x $460 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $200 2000 Seen here, the flag of this nation was featured prominently in 1998's soccer World Cup:

J $500 1999 The blue & red in the flags of Chad & Andorra are from this country's blue-white-red flag

DJ $400 2019 It officially adopted the Tricolore for good in 1830

an eagle 5x $680 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $400 2008 In 1984 Egypt replaced the hawk on its flag with this other bird of prey

DJ $2,000 2014 The flag of Albania depicts this bird, double-headed

DJ $400 1998 Albania's flag features a double-headed one of these birds; Austria's has just one head

Rwanda 4x 25.0% stumper $825 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $500 1989 This small country uses the African tricolor of red, yellow & green with a big "R" in the middle

DJ $1,000 1994 The flag of this African country bears an "R" in its center

DJ $800 1996 The "R" on its flag stands for republic, referendum & revolution, as well as the country's name

red 4x $350 avg J:4

J $100 1985 Traditional color of the banners of revolution, as in Russia

J $600 2021 A black flag is scary enough, but a pirate ship flying this color flag meant "no quarter given", a very bad omen

J $300 1991 Background color shared by the flags of Albania, Morocco & China

Ireland 4x $475 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2021 Here'sthe flag of the Ivory Coast; and now, here'sthe flag of this republic, known for its green

J $500 2001 The Ivory Coast's flag is orange, white & green, the reverse of the flag of this republic

DJ $1,000 2001 The flag seenhererepresents the president of this country

the United Nations 4x $800 avg J:3 FJ:1

J $200 1994 A 1953 change to the flag code allows its flag to be flown above the U.S. flag at its NYC headquarters

J $2,000 DD 2022 The blue & white in Somalia's flag were influenced by the flag of this body that has played a role in Somali history

FJ 1985 Per U.S. flag code, only place in U.S. where another flag may be legally flown higher than ours

Worth Knowing (6)

Tanzania 3 Libya 3 Islam 3 stars 3 an AK-47 3 a spear 2

Asia

20 answers | 61 clues

Should-Know (7)

Nepal 6x $800 avg J:2 DJ:4

J $300 1999 One of the world's most unusual flags is the one seen here from this Himalayan nation

J $500 1989 The flag of this country nestled between China & India is the only nonrectangular national flag

DJ $1,200 2010 The one nation whose official flag is not rectangular is this Himalayan country

South Korea 5x 20.0% stumper $820 avg J:1 DJ:4

DJ $200 1986 Flag of this Asian nation, with symbol resembling the yin-yang, will fly at '88 Olympics there

J $1,000 2009 It's the peninsular nation whose flag is seen here

DJ $400 2025 Its flag, the Taegukki, was outlawed under Japanese rule & restored under General MacArthur

Japan 5x $400 avg J:2 DJ:3

J $100 1994 First clue there is this flag

DJ $1,200 2009 This nation's maritime self-defense force, successor to the imperial navy, uses the flag seen here

J $100 1993 This country's flag was originally a sea flag for the Shogun of the House of Tokugawa

Cambodia 5x 20.0% stumper $680 avg J:3 DJ:2

J $500 DD 1999 "Wat"'s new for this country? Its flag seen here, adopted in 1993

J $500 1991 A 5-to were d building representing the temple of Angkor Wat appears on this nation's flag

J $800 2002 During its modern history, this country has had several flags, most depicting the temple of Angkor Wat

Taiwan 4x 25.0% stumper $900 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $400 2009 At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the team from this island used a modified Olympic flag as its national banner

DJ $1,200 2008 The 3 colors of this Asian island republic's flag once stood for nationalism, democracy & socialism

J $400 2007 The flag of this island country was chosen by Dr. Sun Yat-sen about 100 years ago

India 4x $650 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $200 2000 Seen here is the flag of this nation (the home of Bollywood)

DJ $1,000 1997 In 1947 a spinning wheel on this country's flag was replaced by the Dharma Chakra or Wheel of Law

DJ $400 1991 This Asian nation's orange, white & green flag is based on that of its Congress Party

the canton 4x 50.0% stumper $1,650 avg J:1 DJ:3

J $1,000 2021 The upper rectangle on a flag is called this, also the name of an Ohio city; seenhereis the one on Malaysia's flag

DJ $1,600 2013 It's the upper left portion of a flag; the rest of the flag is called the field or ground

DJ $1,500 DD 2000 This word for the upper left part of a flag is a place name on maps of China & Ohio

Worth Knowing (13)

Iwo Jima 3 Hong Kong 3 white 2 The Philippines 2 the Moon 2 New Mexico 2 Monaco 2 China 2 a yurt 2 a torch 2 a sword 2 5 2 a circle 2

North America

8 answers | 27 clues

Should-Know (2)

Canada 7x $340 avg J:3 DJ:2 FJ:2

J $200 2020 In 1964, George Stanley sketched two suggestions for this country's official flag

J $600 2020 Citizens of this country can request retired flags flown at the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill--the wait list exceeds 100 years

FJ 2011 "L'Unifolié" is one of the names popularly given to the new flag unveiled in 1965 by this country

Mexico 5x $300 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1985 North American country whose flag is a red, white, & green tricolor

J $200 2012 A founder of Tenochtitlán saw aneagle and snake, the scene depicted in the center of this country's currentflag

DJ $400 1999 This Western Hemisphere nation's flag is seen here

Worth Knowing (6)

the Dominican Republic 3 Quebec 3 Jamaica 3 Honduras 2 blue 2 a quetzal 2

Middle East

9 answers | 21 clues

Worth Knowing (9)

Turkey 3 the Star of David 3 Saudi Arabia 3 the Koran 2 Israel 2 Iraq 2 Iran 2 2 2 the six-pointed star 2

South America

3 answers | 17 clues

Must-Know (1)

the Southern Cross 11x $1,155 avg J:5 DJ:6

J $300 1989 Constellation seen on the flags of both Australia & New Zealand

DJ $600 1998 Constellation depicted with 5 stars on the flag of Western Samoa & 4 on the flag of New Zealand

DJ $1,000 DD 1997 It's the constellation seen on the flags of Papua New Guinea & Western Samoa

Should-Know (1)

the Andes 4x $500 avg J:1 DJ:3

DJ $200 1996 The white band on Chile's flag symbolizes the snow of these mountains

DJ $1,200 2021 The flag of Bolivia features the condor named for these mountains

J $200 1991 The white bar on Chile's flag represents the snow of these mountains

Worth Knowing (1)

Argentina 2

Oceania

4 answers | 10 clues

Should-Know (1)

American Samoa 4x $1,300 avg J:2 DJ:2

J $1,000 2011 (Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a flag on a monitor.) In its talons, a bald eagle holds two traditional emblems--a fue, or a flyswitch, & an uatogi, or war club--on the flag of this territory

J $1,000 2007 Two-word name of the U.S. Pacific territory whose flag is seen here

DJ $1,200 2005 The flag of this place "Where America's day ends" features an eagle holding symbols of chiefs' authority

Worth Knowing (3)

the Pacific 2 New Zealand 2 Australia 2

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