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The people of Africa have a variety of religions, but the main two are Christianity and Islam.

African Flags 6

African flags use colour, shape, and symbols to show national identity. This quiz helps you spot details quickly and compare similar designs with confidence.

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Fascinating Fact:

Green is often linked to land, farming, or hope. In some countries, it can also show religious meaning.

In this Specialist Flags of the World quiz, you identify African flags by noticing layout, stripe direction, symbols, and small design differences. Careful observation helps when several flags share similar colours.

Key Terms

Emblem: A symbol or badge shown on a flag to represent a country, idea, or national identity.
Tricolour: A flag design that uses three colours, often arranged in stripes or bands.
Canton: The top corner section of a flag, sometimes used for a symbol or special design.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How can I tell similar African flags apart?

You can tell similar African flags apart by checking the exact order of colours, stripe direction, symbol shape, and where the symbol is placed on the flag.

What do symbols on African flags usually represent?

Symbols on African flags often represent national history, unity, independence, geography, or important cultural values chosen by that country.

Why do many African flags use similar colours?

Many African flags use similar colours because some colour traditions became widely shared during independence movements and regional history, while each country still keeps its own design.

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1 .

This flag represents which country in northwest Africa? It is named after the river which flows through it and its capital city is Niamey.

Niger

Mali

Chad

Cameroon

The Nigerien flag is very similar to the flag of India, though the central symbol, which is said to symbolise both the sun and independence, differs from that of its Asian counterpart.
One thing makes the flag of Nigeria unusual; it has the ratio of 6:7 but is often displayed in other shapes such as 3:5 or 2:3 - even by its own government!

2 .

Which country in southern Africa is represented by this flag? It did not gain its independence from Britain until 1980 and had the same president in office from 1987 - 2017.

Zambia

Angola

Zimbabwe

Botswana

The president in question was Robert Mugabe. He assumed power in 1987 and kept hold of it for 30 years.
The bird on the Zimbabwean flag represents a statuette found in the ruined city of Great Zimbabwe, which dates to around 1400 AD. On the flag the bird is symbolic of the nation's history

3 .

Which nation is represented by this flag? As well as the main island after which the country is named, it also includes the islands of Agalega and Rodrigues, and the Saint Brandon archipelago.

Mauritius

Seychelles

Mayotte

Sao Tome and Príncipe

Dutch explorer Wybrand Van Warwyck landed on the main island in 1598. He named it Mauritius in honour of Prince Maurice van Nassau, the Dutch head of state at the time

4 .

To which nation does this flag belong? It became a Christian country in the 4th century and has historically been home to a large Jewish population. One third of the country's population are Muslims and its 20th century emperor, Haile Selassie, was said to be descended from the Biblical King Solomon.

Egypt

Rwanda

Ethiopia

Nigeria

The red, green and yellow in the flag were formerly used by the Ethiopian Empire. Added to that are the blue circle which symbolises peace, the star representing diversity and the sun's rays which stand for prosperity

5 .

This is the flag of which country on the west coast of southern Africa? It takes its name from the desert which runs through it and it gets the least rainfall of all the countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Angola

Namibia

Botswana

Cameroon

The name Namibia is derived from the Namib Desert which runs along Africa's south west coast. Because it is dominated by the Namib desert Namibia is not very densely populated and in relation to its size (it is the 34th largest country on Earth) it has a small population

6 .

Before it was colonised by the British the country represented by this flag was a part of the powerful Kingdom of Ashanti. It regained its independence in 1957, taking a name which translates into English as "warrior king." Which country is it?

Uganda

Ghana

Zimbabwe

Mozambique

Ghana is the home of Lake Volta, one of the largest reservoirs on Earth with an area of 3,275 square miles (8,502 square km)

7 .

The country represented by this flag was formed by a union of Zanzibar and Tanganyika in 1964. By what name is the united country known?

Zimbabwe

Burkina Faso

Zambia

Tanzania

The name chosen for the newly formed nation is a unification of 'tan' for Tanganyika and 'zan' from Zanzibar. Like the name, the flag of Tanzania is also a hybrid of the flags belonging to the two united countries

8 .

Which country in Central Africa is represented by this flag? It gained independence from France in 1960 and its capital city is Bangui.

Uganda

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Chad

Central African Republic

The flag of CAR conjoins the red, white and blue of France and the red, gold and green of the pan-African movement. It was designed by Barthelemy Boganda, the first Prime Minister of CAR who was killed in a 'plane crash in 1959

9 .

Prior to 1975 the country to which this flag belongs was called Dahomey. It took its current name from the body of water against which it lies, but what is it called? Its capital city is Porto Novo.

Botswana

Gabon

Benin

Gambia

Benin was formerly a part of the African Kingdom of Dahomey, which had existed since 1600 and was a very successful state - until it was colonised by the French in 1894. Dahomey, which later became Benin, regained its independence in 1960.
The body of water on which it lies is the Bight of Benin, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean

10 .

This flag belongs to which island state, which was uninhabited until the arrival of Europeans in 1462? Its capital city is Praia, and it can be found 350 miles (570 km) off the western coast of Africa.

Madagascar

Réunion

Cape Verde

Seychelles

Although Cape Verde gained independence from Portugal in 1975, this flag was not adopted until 1992. The blue background represents both the sea and the sky, the red and white band symbolises the road to becoming a nation and the 10 stars are for the 10 main islands which make up Cape Verde

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