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Former Flags

Name the countries, current and former, that once used these flags.
In some cases, it was not the only flag in use
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Last updated: March 15, 2018
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First submittedMarch 14, 2018
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(1777–1795)
(1211–?)
(1959–1990)
(1923–1991)
(1889–1912)
(1868–1921)
(1971–1972)
(1882–1910)
(1928–1994)
(1941–1974)
(1430–1806)
(1855–1893)
(1496–?)
(1916–1951)
(1836–1846)
(1977–2011)
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75 Comments
rocamorar
+14
Level 78
Mar 14, 2018
Good one!
pweent
+32
Level 89
Mar 15, 2018
One of the better quizzes on the site! There's probably enough fodder out there for a sequel, yes?
Conservatopia
+16
Level 31
Mar 20, 2018
Yes
DrWatson
+37
Level 73
Mar 15, 2018
I believe that Thailand should technically be listed here as Siam. Per some quick research on Wikipedia, it was officially referred to as Siam for all or most of the period you list in the quiz.
Mahmoud
+13
Level 97
Mar 15, 2018
Agreed. I typed Siam and it didn't work.
GloryToTheEmpire
+1
Level 27
Jul 3, 2018
not to me
Kesselian
+7
Level 68
Mar 15, 2018
Yes, this really needs to be changed, it is confusing
Jiaozira
+14
Level 71
Mar 15, 2018
Accept Siam for Thailand?
Jiaozira
+8
Level 71
Mar 15, 2018
I knew it was an older flag and my first thought was that it'd be listed under Siam.
Quizmaster
+14
Level ∞
Mar 15, 2018
Siam will work now
jennyfleur
+3
Level 65
Mar 15, 2018
Fascinating quiz!!!
Gamer1162
+12
Level 59
Mar 15, 2018
Can you please accept Abyssinia? That was what it was known back then.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Mar 15, 2018
Ok
mrnafe
+11
Level 83
Mar 15, 2018
Spain has definitely upgraded their flag.
samiamco
+11
Level 68
Mar 15, 2018
Agreed. The old one kinda looks like crossed tire tracks.
CaliforniaYankee
+1
Level 20
Jul 3, 2018
Seriously
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 90
Jul 6, 2018
Should've been Evel Knievel's logo.
BotswanaEmperor
+2
Level 70
Sep 1, 2019
It kinda looks like a variation of the flag of Alabama.
Gaizk
+2
Level 39
Jan 28, 2025
The flag of Alabama, as well as that of Florida, comes from that flag.
RJF
+5
Level 64
Sep 12, 2022
Arguably the Burgundy Cross was never really the national flag of Spain, as its use predated the concept of a national flag, and it continued to be used alongside the quartered Castille-Aragon flag until the first version of the current red-yellow-red tricolour was introduced. But I really am nitpicking there.
payel123
+3
Level 37
Mar 17, 2018
You Know Everything. You Even My Favourite Game [Minecraft]..;.
payel123
+1
Level 37
Mar 17, 2018
Frances Flags weird
Conservatopia
+6
Level 31
Mar 20, 2018
Its the flag of the French Monarchy which was obviously used as the flag of the Kingdom of France too. The Fleur de Lis - also features on the royal emblem of the British Monarchy to show its French heritage.
fitheach
+3
Level 58
Jul 5, 2018
More like their claim to the French throne. English, and then British, monarchs claimed the French throne for centuries, from the 14th century until (stretching my knowledge now) the early 19th century.
Geographyearth
+24
Level 69
Jul 2, 2018
I love how creative libyas flag was
GeographyGeek42
+14
Level 66
Jul 2, 2018
I love how easy it is to color.
markthoma
+9
Level 73
Jul 2, 2018
It was pretty iconic in its own way...even back when I didn't know that many flags, I always remembered Libya...it was so simple and easy to remember. "The all green one."
IsleAuHaulte
+11
Level 90
Aug 12, 2018
Go into JoAnn's Fabrics and ask for half a yard of green and you too can fly the flag of Libya.
jyp
+1
Level 61
Dec 21, 2021
Interestingly, I believe it was also the shortest blazon in the world (and perhaps the shortest possible): Vert
solocro
+1
Level 65
Feb 17, 2024
The shortest possible would be (among other similar flags) the former flag of Maguindanao, Philippines. Completely yellow, and as such, simply "Or".
onite
+25
Level 78
Jul 2, 2018
I hope I'm not the only one that tried "Greenland" for the last flag.
businessbicycle
+3
Level 42
Jul 2, 2018
Yes, you are. Sorry, though.
cornflakesfu
+4
Level 87
Jul 2, 2018
Hey, Greenland could totally take it now that Libya isn't using it anymore!
businessbicycle
+1
Level 42
Jul 3, 2018
Good point, @cornflakesfu! We could really use easy flags like that one.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 90
Jul 6, 2018
Nice.
MrMackASOY
+1
Level 68
Apr 11, 2023
i love greenlands flag!
Gigalol12
+1
Level 54
Jul 2, 2018
Please accept Spanish Empire!
fitheach
+14
Level 58
Jul 5, 2018
Because typing Spain is too difficult or time consuming? :-)
hage109
+1
Level 67
Jul 2, 2018
Nice quiz !

Most of these flags are better than now.

riverdale
+7
Level 43
Jul 3, 2018
China should switch back to their old flag...way cooler
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 90
Jul 6, 2018
It would encourage too many tattooed bikers and ironic facial hair types to immigrate.
kogatora
+1
Level 94
Sep 25, 2019
pretty hard to draw though
JWatson24
+2
Level 71
Oct 19, 2021
I mean, Bhutan has a pretty great flag with a dragon on it too.
RenovatioImperii
+1
Level 60
Jul 4, 2018
I guessed Ayutthaya and Burgundy.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 90
Jul 6, 2018
The dates are a great clue for anyone who knows the timeline of national relations.
negreaves
+2
Level 27
Dec 10, 2020
I was convinced Tibet's flag was something to do with Arizona
parkave
+1
Level 57
Jan 27, 2021
Could Spanish Empire be accepted? That's what I most commonly associate with that flag. Yes, I am an idiot for not just saying Spain
LuigiDood227
+2
Level 68
Feb 18, 2021
I like Libya's new flag better...
OliviaPG
+2
Level 69
Mar 1, 2021
That Bangladesh flag is an abomination
nicolasquiz
+1
Level 68
Mar 7, 2021
Definitely one of my favorite quizzes on this site! The old South African flag is really nice (Besides the policies which it stood for obv).
LuigiDood227
+8
Level 68
Mar 24, 2021
Libyan Congress or something

"We need ideas for our flag"

"GREEN"

"Perfect!"

FacterLiger0804
+1
Level 40
May 24, 2021
xD
SouthKorea
+1
Level 47
Oct 1, 2021
I visited a dictionary about kadaffi and libya lol
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 68
Nov 23, 2021
If you feel like updating you should add the Afghan flag since it was changed back on all quizzes
semisnotcolon
+5
Level 42
Dec 21, 2021
Some of these flags are in my opinion: better than the recent flag. Mainly Korea and Bangladesh.
JWatson24
+3
Level 71
Mar 16, 2022
Agree with Bangladesh. Even as a Bangladeshi myself, I don't like the current flag that much. The colors don't go great together and it's kinda boring. I know there's also a big rule of "Don't put your country shape on the flag" but... this is one case where I'd say having the country shape is pleasant. The goldish-orange color looks nice. I'd prefer if Bangladesh went back to this flag or at least maybe add something new to it, but I doubt it's going to happen anytime soon, if ever.
maple
+1
Level 53
Dec 21, 2021
That was really easy and quick, can you make one with even more flags? Good quiz though :^)
Koopa
+2
Level 82
Dec 21, 2021
Ever since I first saw South Africa's former flag, I've hoped they'd bring it back. It's so aesthetically pleasing to me.
LuigiDood227
+3
Level 68
Dec 21, 2021
Unless the British or Dutch take over and colonize it, we know it's not happening
dunkinggandalf2
+15
Level 70
Dec 22, 2021
What? South Africa has one of the prettiest, most iconic and recognisable flags now, why would they go back to that mess - not even considering the racist history it evokes?
JWatson24
+11
Level 71
Mar 16, 2022
What??? As if their racial policies weren't bad enough, the Apartheid South African flag is absolutely disgusting. It breaks literally every rule of good flag design:

1. Rips off the flags of the UK and the Netherlands while having absolutely nothing symbolic of South Africa itself.

2. Flags should not, I repeat SHOULD NOT, have other flags on them. It literally makes no sense whatsoever.

3. The way the flag-on-flags are organized is also unpleasant. Why is them on its side? Why are they all clustered so close together? Even if they were spaced apart a bit I could maybe forgive, but like that? Nope!

4. Ugly color scheme.

No, I am very happy with South Africa's current flag. Let's hope we neither see this flag, or the apartheid system, return to South Africa any time.

DukeOfLorraine
+1
Level 65
Dec 21, 2021
The old spanish flag, the cross of Burgundy, should also have Burgundy/Bourgogne as a valid answer since it was inherited from the Burgundian side of Charles V's family
MalyJacus
+2
Level 58
Dec 21, 2021
Could add a few more: ones I can think of -- Austria-Hungary; Tannu Tuva; Crimea Republic; Gran Columbia; no-no Germany
nudlaug
+1
Level 64
Mar 14, 2022
Would be nice if "rome" or "roman" would work as well, tried both
ProfessorTaco567
+1
Level 46
Jun 3, 2022
I tried "Holy Rome" and it didn't work.
MarcellDAvis
+5
Level 78
Oct 2, 2023
It's neither Rome nor holy nor an empire, it's just the Holy Roman Empire.
98x
+1
Level 46
May 10, 2022
This was fun! Korean and HRE are my favorites here!
ProfessorTaco567
+1
Level 46
Jun 3, 2022
Can you make it so the quiz accepts "Holy Rome" as an answer please?
mmaxfie0
+2
Level 47
Jun 13, 2023
Thailand's is really cute
TheCubeIsBack
+1
Level 50
Oct 2, 2023
Hi:)

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JesseFromThe6
+2
Level 69
Oct 2, 2023
The quiz is correct in listing the dates for the Canadian Red Ensign design depicted here, but I will note that Canada replaced it with a different Red Ensign that switched the emblem in the field to Canada's new Coat of Arms in 1922.

It seems there was a lack of standardization before 1922. The Canadian Red Ensign with the coat of arms would fly until 1957, when they put a white circle around the coat of arms. And then in 1965, they ditched the whole thing and brought in the now-familiar Maple Leaf Flag.

arsenal1
+1
Level 52
Oct 3, 2023
Could East Pakistan be accepted for Bangladesh?
jetpunkplayer192
+1
Level 43
Oct 21, 2024
lemme try rq
jetpunkplayer192
+1
Level 43
Oct 21, 2024
no it doesn't work
ZimYossef
+1
Level 33
May 13, 2024
ex bangladesh flag was fire
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