When were the Americas discovered? The answer many people will give to that question is 1492, when (according to the rhyme) Cristopher Columbus 'sailed the ocean blue'. But they would be wrong. Columbus was not even the first European to visit the Americas. The Vikings had settlements there before 1000 AD, 500 years before Columbus 'discovered' the land.
Did the Vikings discover America then? The answer is still... no! Some 4,500 years ago a wave of settlers entered the continent from Asia via Alaska. But even these were not the first. Between 40,000-17,000 years ago the first migrants entered from Siberia and their descendants colonised both North and South America.
With the coming of Columbus and the consequent European invasion, the make-up of the Americas changed, and with the eventual break-up of the European empires, the countries we know today came into being. This quiz is about some of those countries, and their flags.
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This is the flag of which country; the world's 5th largest in terms of both area and population?
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Canada |
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Brazil |
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Mexico |
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Argentina |
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Which country is represented by this flag? Its capital city is Caracas.
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Peru |
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Chile |
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Canada |
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Venezuela |
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To which country does this flag belong? It is named after one of the leaders during the Latin American wars for independence from Spain.
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Bolivia |
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Suriname |
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Honduras |
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Martinique |
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This is the flag of which country, whose capital city is San Jose?
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El Salvador |
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Mexico |
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Costa Rica |
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Haiti |
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Which country, which gained independence from Britain in 1966, is represented by this flag? It is the original home of Demerara Sugar.
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United States of America |
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Honduras |
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Guyana |
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Nicaragua |
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Which Caribbean island country is represented by this flag? Its capital city is Bridgetown.
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Cuba |
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Barbados |
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Bermuda |
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Jamaica |
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This is the flag of which country also known as "the island of spice?" Its capital city is St George's.
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Martinique |
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Jamaica |
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Cuba |
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Grenada |
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Which country, a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, is represented by this flag?
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Greenland |
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Sint Maarten |
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Canada |
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Saint Martin |
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Three islands; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba, are represented by this flag which belongs to which European country?
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Netherlands |
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France |
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Russia |
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Portugal |
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This is the flag of Canada. Although Canada became fully independent from Britain in 1931, it still used the Union Jack until the present flag was adopted in which year?
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1945 |
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1955 |
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1965 |
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1975 |
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1.
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This is the flag of which country; the world's 5th largest in terms of both area and population?
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[ ] |
Canada |
[x] |
Brazil |
[ ] |
Mexico |
[ ] |
Argentina |
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Which country is represented by this flag? Its capital city is Caracas.
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Peru |
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Chile |
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Canada |
[x] |
Venezuela |
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To which country does this flag belong? It is named after one of the leaders during the Latin American wars for independence from Spain.
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[x] |
Bolivia |
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Suriname |
[ ] |
Honduras |
[ ] |
Martinique |
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4.
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This is the flag of which country, whose capital city is San Jose?
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[ ] |
El Salvador |
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Mexico |
[x] |
Costa Rica |
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Haiti |
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5.
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Which country, which gained independence from Britain in 1966, is represented by this flag? It is the original home of Demerara Sugar.
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United States of America |
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Honduras |
[x] |
Guyana |
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Nicaragua |
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6.
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Which Caribbean island country is represented by this flag? Its capital city is Bridgetown.
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Cuba |
[x] |
Barbados |
[ ] |
Bermuda |
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Jamaica |
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7.
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This is the flag of which country also known as "the island of spice?" Its capital city is St George's.
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Martinique |
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Jamaica |
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Cuba |
[x] |
Grenada |
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8.
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Which country, a part of the Kingdom of Denmark, is represented by this flag?
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[x] |
Greenland |
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Sint Maarten |
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Canada |
[ ] |
Saint Martin |
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9.
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Three islands; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba, are represented by this flag which belongs to which European country?
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[x] |
Netherlands |
[ ] |
France |
[ ] |
Russia |
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Portugal |
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10.
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This is the flag of Canada. Although Canada became fully independent from Britain in 1931, it still used the Union Jack until the present flag was adopted in which year?
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1945 |
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1955 |
[x] |
1965 |
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1975 |
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