Question: In which country is the tallest flagpole in the world?
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Correct Answer The tallest flagpole in the world, in Jordan, was erected in June 2003. Set in the royal grounds of the Raghadan Palace in central Amman, the flagpole measures 126.8 metres, about 416 feet.
Question: To which country does the oldest known flag belong?
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Correct Answer The oldest known flag, according to Guinness World Records 1986, is one dating back to 500 B.C.; it was found during the excavation of the Princesses Graves in Hunan, Changsha, China. The Friesian flag still flown in the Netherlands dates back to the 9th century A.D.
Question: Which country's flag is green with a panel of three vertical bands of red, black and orange below a soaring orange eagle, on the outer edge of the flag?
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Correct Answer Northern Rhodesia was administered by the South Africa Company from 1891 until it was taken over by the United Kingdom in 1923. The name was changed to Zambia upon independence in 1964. Bordered by Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe, the capital is Lusaka. Its climate is tropical but modified by altitude with a rainy season between October and April.
Question: Which country's flag has three equal horizontal bands of red, white and black?
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Correct Answer North and South Yemen unified as the Republic of Yemen in 1990. It is a country in the Middle East which borders the Arabian Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia. In 2000, Saudi Arabia and Yemen agreed to a delimitation of their border. Sanaa is the capital and the climate is mostly desert, hot and humid along the west coast, temperate in the mountains and affected by seasonal monsoons and extraordinarily hot, dry and harsh in the deserts to the east.
Question: Which place has the 'Stars and Stripes' as its flag?
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Correct Answer An atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to the Northern Mariana Islands, the tropical Wake Island was annexed by the United States in 1899 for a cable station and an air/naval base was constructed there in 1940. In 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese and held until the end of World War II. Since 1974, the island's airstrip has been used by the military.
Question: Which country's flag is two equal horizontal bands of red and green with a black triangle separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y, with a boar's tusk centered in the triangle encircled by two crossed leaves?
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Correct Answer A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia, the Republic of Vanuatu became independent in 1980 from the British and the French who settled the 'New Hebrides' in the 19th century. The climate is tropical, moderated by winds and the capital is Port Vila.
Question: Which country has a flag with three equal horizontal bands of green, white, and black with a wider vertical red band on the left side?
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Correct Answer In 1971, six Arab states - Abu Zaby, Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy and Umm al Qaywayn merged to form the United Arab Emirates (UAE); they were joined in 1972 by Ra's al Khaymah. Bordered by the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, Oman and Saudi Arabia, the capital is Abu Dhabi and the climate is desert, but cooler in the eastern mountains.
Question: Basically a red flag with a bold red cross on a white rectangle in the upper left hand corner describes the flag of which island country?
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Correct Answer The archipelago of 'The Friendly Islands' was united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845, a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900. Tonga acquired independence in 1970 and remains the only monarchy in the Pacific. Its capital is Nuku'Alofa and its climate is tropical with a warm season between December and May and a cool season between May and December.
