 | bazmerelda: | Jul 19th, 2010 at 16:10 GMT | | 6 points    |
| All flags relate to a current day country as found in the Sporcle Countries of the World quiz (http://www.sporcle.com/games/world.php). The countries may not have necessarily all been independent states when they used the flag shown, but they are all independent now. I’ve tried to accept both the name of the territory at the time of the flag and the name of the country it is now. Borders and country names have changed somewhat over time so if you spot anything that should be accepted please add it to the comments so I can improve the quiz. Thanks and enjoy. |
 | Iceberg: | Jul 19th, 2010 at 20:53 GMT | | 29 points |
| Of course, Kyrgyzstan! You cheeky bastard. |
 | Nike: | Jul 20th, 2010 at 00:28 GMT | | 9 points |
| Great quiz! And iceberg. What quiz is complete without Kyrgyzstan? |
 | jonesjeffum: | Jul 20th, 2010 at 05:39 GMT | | 2 points |
| another good flag game... http://www.sporcle.com/games/jonesjeffum/formerflags |
| bazmerelda: | Jul 20th, 2010 at 10:14 GMT | | 8 points |
| @jonesjeffum. Good quiz. I honestly wasn't intentionally stealing the format. I'd never seen yours and it didn't come up when I was checking for duplicates. We only overlap on two flags though so there should be room for both quizzes. |
| millandas: | Jul 20th, 2010 at 23:05 GMT | | 8 points |
| Today's European flags could learn something from this quiz. |
| Williams27: | Jul 25th, 2010 at 14:04 GMT | | 13 points |
| Apparently that big "R" on the Rwandan flag was needed to distinguish it from Guinea's identical tricolour; it strikes me as probably the clumsiest and ugliest solution they could have possibly found. Luckily Rwanda's post-2001 flag is a lot easier on the eye. |
| Soopersa: | Jul 29th, 2010 at 21:34 GMT | | -1 points |
| I knew one would be Kyrgyzstan but I still haven't learnt how to spell it! |
| bazmerelda: | Jul 31st, 2010 at 00:22 GMT | | 2 points |
| @wahpiangeidamnit: You're right of course. I think my brain must have slipped. I have no idea where I got that one from. The offending content has been amended. @Williams27: Cheers. I hadn't heard that story. The big 'R' certainly wasn't very elegant. Surely they could have just run a 'Design our Flag' contest and got something better for free. |
| micah: | Oct 22nd, 2010 at 07:18 GMT | | 4 points |
| I'm pretty sure I've seen wallpaper that looked exactly like that French flag. |
 | adhair: | Dec 22nd, 2010 at 21:08 GMT | | 4 points |
| I can't believe I missed Kyrgyzstan. Nominated. |
| bazmerelda: | Dec 23rd, 2010 at 00:59 GMT | | 2 points |
| I've updated the images for numbers 13 and 16. On closer inspection the Indian flag I had was used as a naval ensign during that period. The Mexican one was often reported to be the first flag of Mexico but was only ever really the flag of the Army of the Three Guarantees. Sorry for the mistakes. |
 | D_Mac: | Jan 5th, 2011 at 20:58 GMT | | 2 points |
| As much as I understand the desire to include Kyrgyzstan, that was never its flag as an independent country. I don't think it really makes sense to include a country whose flag changed when only it became independent and then call it a former flag of the country. |
| D_Mac: | Jan 5th, 2011 at 21:04 GMT | | 1 point |
| I could suggest Afghanistan as a suitable replacement, which went through about 20 different flags over the past hundred years, or Greece (former Kingdom of Greece flag) for something that was a little more consistent. |
 | tapioca: | Jan 25th, 2011 at 12:24 GMT | | 2 points |
| Foiled by Kyrgyzstan yet again! |
| FreakyFlyBry: | Feb 2nd, 2011 at 15:51 GMT | | 2 points |
| I could never really recall which former Soviet flags were which (aside from Belarus's which is the basis of their current flag), but when I saw one in here, I knew it HAD to be Kyrgyzstan. |
| Zephos: | Mar 6th, 2011 at 09:47 GMT | | 4 points |
| Gonna have to change this soon when the revolution in Libya topples Gaddafi, they're going to bring back this flag. |
| bazmerelda: | Mar 6th, 2011 at 10:00 GMT | | 3 points |
| I know! I'm really annoyed they've gone and done that. Probably not half as mad as Gaddafi though I'd wager. |
| lezerwof0217: | Nov 7th, 2011 at 22:38 GMT | | 0 points |
| kyrgyzstan shouldn't be there, seeing as it was part of the ussr |
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 | buppyspek: | Oct 11th, 2012 at 18:18 GMT | | 34 points |
| Curses! Why do I keep forgetting to try Kyrgyzstan? |
 | Nintenjoe: | Oct 11th, 2012 at 18:18 GMT | | 23 points |
| One fatal mistake made. Forgot to put Kyrgyzstan as my first answer as most sporclers do. |
 | Mimbleton: | Oct 11th, 2012 at 18:20 GMT | | 8 points |
| Spanish Republican: "Wow, red gold and purple is really ugly! Let's change our flag!" |
Comment below threshold: show it | TomBradySucks: | Oct 11th, 2012 at 18:38 GMT | | -19 points |
| Oh, a comment about Kyrgyzstan? How original. |
| oddthomasxxiii: | Oct 11th, 2012 at 18:54 GMT | | 1 point |
| Thought Peru was Ecuador and got two answers for one! |
 | Mizzet: | Oct 11th, 2012 at 19:24 GMT | | 12 points |
| I still don't know why Libya changed their flag. Every time someone buys construction paper for his/her child, he/she purchases instant copies of the Libyan flag. |
| Zak6009: | Oct 11th, 2012 at 19:34 GMT | | 9 points |
| @Mizzet, I imagine Gadaffi's demise had something to do with it... bet you miss him now. |
 | Jamessir: | Oct 11th, 2012 at 19:44 GMT | | 9 points |
| So James you really missed the flag with the big R on it? Yes, yes I did... |
 | Scout_Number_4: | Oct 11th, 2012 at 21:31 GMT | | 11 points |
| Always a delight to find a quiz that accepts "Zaire." |
 | Ubbiebubbie: | Oct 11th, 2012 at 22:11 GMT | | 11 points |
| Whoa. The French flag was AWESOME! |
 | Wren25: | Oct 11th, 2012 at 23:35 GMT | | 5 points |
| I was so convinced the big R stood for Rhodesia I couldn't think of any others... |
| redcobra7: | Oct 12th, 2012 at 00:20 GMT | | 2 points |
| Great Britain's old flag makes more sense. Why do they have the diagonal red now? |
 | eab21: | Oct 12th, 2012 at 00:28 GMT | | 8 points |
| @redcobra7: The red diagonal cross was added when Ireland became a part of Great Britain in 1801, forming the United Kingdom. |
| yoshikatsu1508: | Oct 12th, 2012 at 02:15 GMT | | 2 points |
| former flag of ecuador actually looks like this
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/Flag_of_Ecuador_%281845-1860%29.svg
quite different |
| InsertCleverName: | Oct 12th, 2012 at 17:04 GMT | | 3 points |
| Peru: Brought to you by Budweiser. |
 | unkpoker: | Oct 12th, 2012 at 21:51 GMT | | 2 points |
| I was really hoping "Visa" would be a bonus answer... |
 | Antitoxin: | Oct 16th, 2012 at 23:09 GMT | | 1 point |
| I'm french and I've never seen this thing before... |
 | samcash13593: | Oct 17th, 2012 at 07:30 GMT | | 3 points |
| @redcobra7 The Cross of St. Patrick was added to the flag to represent Ireland and was never removed when Ireland left the union. No doubt the flag will remain unchanged if Scotland leaves the union in 2014. |
 | Happ_Hazzard: | Oct 21st, 2012 at 03:09 GMT | | 0 points |
| Why is that elephant wearing a hat? |
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