Tricky Flags
This is where the well-known names run out. The flags here belong to countries that rarely make the highlight reel — and they carry some of the most striking designs in the world: a dragon, a carpet pattern, a bird of paradise, even a rifle. Learn to name these and you can read a wall of flags that stops most people cold.
Practice this set for free — no account needed. Loads 14 flashcards into the learner.
Practice in the free learnerHow to study this set
These flags are unusual, which is exactly what makes them stick — lean on the one vivid detail each carries (Bhutan’s dragon, Mozambique’s rifle, Kyrgyzstan’s yurt-roof sun). Read the context note; the story behind an emblem is easier to remember than the shape alone.
All 14 flashcards
Which country has this flag? 🇧🇹
Bhutan
A white dragon (Druk) across a yellow-and-orange diagonal split.
Which country has this flag? 🇱🇰
Sri Lanka
A golden lion holding a sword, with four bo leaves in the corners.
Which country has this flag? 🇨🇾
Cyprus
A copper-coloured map of the island above two green olive branches.
Which country has this flag? 🇰🇿
Kazakhstan
A golden sun with a soaring eagle beneath it, on sky blue.
Which country has this flag? 🇺🇾
Uruguay
Nine white-and-blue stripes with a golden Sun of May in the canton.
Which country has this flag? 🇲🇳
Mongolia
The yellow Soyombo symbol on the hoist of red-blue-red bands.
Which country has this flag? 🇧🇦
Bosnia and Herzegovina
A yellow triangle with a diagonal line of white stars on blue.
Which country has this flag? 🇲🇿
Mozambique
The only national flag featuring a modern rifle (an AK-47).
Which country has this flag? 🇰🇬
Kyrgyzstan
A yellow sun whose centre shows a tunduk — the roof of a yurt.
Which country has this flag? 🇵🇬
Papua New Guinea
A diagonal split with the Southern Cross and a bird of paradise.
Which country has this flag? 🇸🇨
Seychelles
Five colourful rays fanning out from the bottom-left corner.
Which country has this flag? 🇧🇧
Barbados
A black trident head on a gold band between two ultramarine bands.
Which country has this flag? 🇪🇷
Eritrea
A red triangle with a golden olive wreath, on green and blue triangles.
Which country has this flag? 🇹🇲
Turkmenistan
A green flag with an ornate carpet-pattern stripe — one of the world’s most detailed flags.
What to learn next
Clear this deck and you have finished the Flags path — you can now name flags that most people have never studied. Keep reviewing so they stay sharp, and explore the Capitals category or another subject to keep going.