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. The learner asks it as shown here: phrase first, meaning second.
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
Swap question and answerBhutan
Which country has this flag? 🇧🇹
A white dragon (Druk) across a yellow-and-orange diagonal split.
Sri Lanka
Which country has this flag? 🇱🇰
A golden lion holding a sword, with four bo leaves in the corners.
Cyprus
Which country has this flag? 🇨🇾
A copper-coloured map of the island above two green olive branches.
Kazakhstan
Which country has this flag? 🇰🇿
A golden sun with a soaring eagle beneath it, on sky blue.
Uruguay
Which country has this flag? 🇺🇾
Nine white-and-blue stripes with a golden Sun of May in the canton.
Mongolia
Which country has this flag? 🇲🇳
The yellow Soyombo symbol on the hoist of red-blue-red bands.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Which country has this flag? 🇧🇦
A yellow triangle with a diagonal line of white stars on blue.
Mozambique
Which country has this flag? 🇲🇿
The only national flag featuring a modern rifle (an AK-47).
Kyrgyzstan
Which country has this flag? 🇰🇬
A yellow sun whose centre shows a tunduk — the roof of a yurt.
Papua New Guinea
Which country has this flag? 🇵🇬
A diagonal split with the Southern Cross and a bird of paradise.
Seychelles
Which country has this flag? 🇸🇨
Five colourful rays fanning out from the bottom-left corner.
Barbados
Which country has this flag? 🇧🇧
A black trident head on a gold band between two ultramarine bands.
Eritrea
Which country has this flag? 🇪🇷
A red triangle with a golden olive wreath, on green and blue triangles.
Turkmenistan
Which country has this flag? 🇹🇲
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.