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Flag Flash: free quick flag quiz game, name the country
Big games, big flags. Name the country from its flag.
What is Flag Flash?
Big games, big flags. A flag appears with four countries: name the right one before the minute runs out. Stripes, Nordic crosses, discs and stars, from the famous ones to the look-alikes.
Flag Flash is a free 60-second flag quiz. A flag appears with four countries, and you name the right one. It starts with flags you see at every big tournament (France, Italy, Japan, Sweden) and moves on to the look-alikes.
Later levels mix in the pairs people confuse: Ireland and Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Guinea, Austria and Latvia, Hungary and Bulgaria. Every flag is drawn with its official proportions and colours; flags with complex coats of arms are left out.
At a glance
- Category
- Quick Games
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Play time
- 1 min
- Price
- Free, in your browser, sign-up optional
How to play
- See the flag
- Stripes, crosses, discs and stars. Screen readers hear a description in words.
- Name the country
- Tap it or press 1 to 4.
- Level up
- 6 right answers unlock level 2, 14 unlock level 3, with more look-alikes. Points: 10, 15 then 20, plus up to 5 for speed.
- Keep the streak
- ×2 after 4 right in a row, up to ×4. A wrong answer costs 2 seconds.
Scoring
A right answer scores 10 points at level 1, 15 at level 2 and 20 at level 3, plus up to 5 for answering fast, times your streak multiplier: ×2 after 4 right in a row, ×3 after 8, ×4 after 12. 6 right answers unlock level 2, 14 unlock level 3.
The run lasts 60 seconds. A wrong answer costs 2 seconds, resets the streak and names the flag. Later levels mix in look-alike flags. Your best score is kept in this browser.
What it trains
- Recognising flags
- 47 flags, from the tournament favourites to the look-alikes.
- Visual detail
- Stripe order, flagpole side and cross position.
- World knowledge
- Putting countries from every continent on your mental map.
Strategy and tips
- Start at the flagpole
- Vertical tricolours are read from the flagpole side: Ireland starts green, Côte d'Ivoire orange.
- Check the order
- Hungary, Bulgaria and Lithuania all use three stripes; the colour order tells them apart.
- Look at the cross
- Nordic crosses sit nearer the flagpole. Norway and Iceland edge theirs in white.
- Mind the shape
- Switzerland's flag is square; Belgium's is almost square.
- Keep the streak
- A wrong answer costs 2 seconds and your multiplier.
Why play Flag Flash?
Flags are everywhere during big tournaments, travel and the news. Learning to read them by stripe order, crosses and symbols makes the world map a little more familiar.
Frequently asked questions
Is Flag Flash free?
Yes. It is free and runs in your browser, with no download. Signing up is optional.
Which flags are in the game?
47 flags with simple shapes: stripes, Nordic crosses, discs, stars and a triangle. Flags with detailed coats of arms are left out.
Can I play with a screen reader?
Yes. Each flag is described in words, such as "three vertical stripes, from the flagpole side: green, white and orange".
How is the score counted?
10, 15 or 20 points per right answer depending on your level, plus up to 5 for speed, times your streak multiplier (up to ×4).