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Flags of the World Quiz - Asian Flags 4 (Questions)

Many things which we recognise in western culture had their origins in the continent of Asia. From the delights of Chinese or Thai food, to sports such as Japanese karate or Indian snooker. The game of chess is also thought to have originated in India, and the figures we use to represent numbers come to us via the Arabs.

The countries of Asia have given us many things throughout history. Find out a little more about them and the flags they use in this informative quiz.

1. This is the flag of which country, which came into existence on the 14th of August 1947?
[ ] Myanmar
[ ] Bangladesh
[ ] India
[ ] Pakistan
2. To which country does this flag belong? It is the only one to have coastlines on both the Indian Ocean and the Caspian Sea.
[ ] Turkey
[ ] Iran
[ ] Turkmenistan
[ ] Saudi Arabia
3. Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of the country represented by this flag, but what is its name?
[ ] Malaysia
[ ] Kazakhstan
[ ] Mongolia
[ ] Uzbekistan
4. This flag represents which country, whose capital city is Pyongyang?
[ ] South Korea
[ ] Vietnam
[ ] North Korea
[ ] Cambodia
5. Which country, a part of which is in Europe, is represented by this flag?
[ ] Russia
[ ] Georgia
[ ] Kazakhstan
[ ] Turkey
6. Which city is represented by this flag?
[ ] Brunei
[ ] Hong Kong
[ ] Bahrain
[ ] Macau
7. To which city state does this flag belong? It was founded by the Briton, Thomas Stamford Raffles, in 1819.
[ ] Singapore
[ ] Qatar
[ ] Taiwan
[ ] Macau
8. Which country is represented by this flag? Its capital is Ulan Bator.
[ ] Israel
[ ] Myanmar
[ ] Lebanon
[ ] Mongolia
9. Which country, located on the island of Borneo, is represented by this flag?
[ ] Bhutan
[ ] Bahrain
[ ] Burma
[ ] Brunei
10. This is the flag of India, but which of these three religions was founded in that land?
[ ] Hinduism
[ ] Buddhism
[ ] Sikhism
[ ] All of the above

 

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Flags of the World Quiz - Asian Flags 4 (Answers)
1. This is the flag of which country, which came into existence on the 14th of August 1947?
[ ] Myanmar
[ ] Bangladesh
[ ] India
[x] Pakistan
The area covered by modern day Pakistan has been a part of many different empires including those of the Persians, the Greeks, the Mongols and the British. When Britain gave up its empire in the Indian subcontinent, Pakistan was created as a nation for its Muslim population
2. To which country does this flag belong? It is the only one to have coastlines on both the Indian Ocean and the Caspian Sea.
[ ] Turkey
[x] Iran
[ ] Turkmenistan
[ ] Saudi Arabia
Iran has its origins in the Persian Empire of the 7th century BC. This endured until the Islamic Revolution of 1979 which replaced the ruling Shah with an Ayatollah, and the country was renamed the Islamic Republic of Iran
3. Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of the country represented by this flag, but what is its name?
[x] Malaysia
[ ] Kazakhstan
[ ] Mongolia
[ ] Uzbekistan
The Malaysian flag is called Jalur Gemilang, which translates into English as "Stripes of Glory." It bears a passing resemblance the flag of the USA, but is actually thought to have been inspired by the flag of the British East India Company
4. This flag represents which country, whose capital city is Pyongyang?
[ ] South Korea
[ ] Vietnam
[x] North Korea
[ ] Cambodia
Korea, which had been annexed by the Japanese during World War Two, was divided into two zones in 1945. The south was occupied by the USA and the north by the USSR. This led to the creation of two separate states which have been officially at war since 1950
5. Which country, a part of which is in Europe, is represented by this flag?
[ ] Russia
[ ] Georgia
[x] Kazakhstan
[ ] Turkey
Although the vast majority of Kazakhstan is in Asia, one of its cities, Oral, is on the western side of the Ural River which separates the two continents, and so is entirely within Europe
6. Which city is represented by this flag?
[ ] Brunei
[x] Hong Kong
[ ] Bahrain
[ ] Macau
The former British colony of Hong Kong was given back to China in 1997. Since then the island has become a Special Administrative Region of China
7. To which city state does this flag belong? It was founded by the Briton, Thomas Stamford Raffles, in 1819.
[x] Singapore
[ ] Qatar
[ ] Taiwan
[ ] Macau
Singapore gained independence from Britain in 1963 and became a part of Malaysia. However, it was expelled from Malaysia in 1965 and has been a sovereign city state ever since
8. Which country is represented by this flag? Its capital is Ulan Bator.
[ ] Israel
[ ] Myanmar
[ ] Lebanon
[x] Mongolia
Under its fifth Emperor, Kublai Khan, the Mongol Empire conquered China in the 13th century. However, by the end of the 17th century the roles had been reversed and Mongolia was ruled by the Chinese. It became an independent state once more in 1911
9. Which country, located on the island of Borneo, is represented by this flag?
[ ] Bhutan
[ ] Bahrain
[ ] Burma
[x] Brunei
Brunei is a very small country and has a population well under a million. It had formerly had its own small empire, but was taken over by the British in 1888. It regained its independence in 1984
10. This is the flag of India, but which of these three religions was founded in that land?
[ ] Hinduism
[ ] Buddhism
[ ] Sikhism
[x] All of the above
India has produced as many major religions as the entire Middle East, which has itself seen the founding of Judaism, Christianity and Islam