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Oceanic Flags 3

Explore more Oceanic flags and spot bold patterns, stars and symbols. This specialist quiz helps you identify Pacific national designs by careful comparison.

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Fascinating Fact:

Papua New Guinea’s flag is split diagonally into black and red. It shows the Southern Cross and a yellow bird-of-paradise.

In this Specialist Flags of the World topic, you compare more Oceanic flags by studying colour layouts, star patterns and national symbols. Careful observation helps you recognise similar Pacific designs.

  • Hoist: The side of a flag nearest the flagpole.
  • Charge: A symbol or shape placed on a flag, such as a star or shield.
  • Field: The main background area of a flag behind symbols and patterns.
Which countries are included in Oceanic flags quizzes?

Oceanic flags quizzes usually include Australia, New Zealand and Pacific island nations such as Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Papua New Guinea.

What is a charge on a flag?

A charge on a flag is a symbol or shape placed on the main design, such as a star, shield, crest or other national emblem.

How can I learn Oceanic flags quickly for a quiz?

A useful way to learn Oceanic flags quickly is to group them by background colours, then study the number and position of stars, symbols and corner panels.

1 .
This is the flag of which territory of New Zealand? It was originally called Union Islands by its European discoverers.
Pitcairn Islands
Tokelau
Solomon Islands
Niue
The islands became a British Protectorate during the 19th century. Control was handed over to New Zealand in 1926 and has remained with it ever since. In 1946 the name Tokelau, which means North Wind, was adopted
2 .
This is the flag of which country, the only Pacific island country never to have been governed by a foreign power?
Tonga
Australia
Guam
Fiji
During the 18th century Tonga became known as the Friendly Islands because of the welcome given to Captain James Cook who arrived during the feast of inasi. Though once under the protection of Great Britain, Tonga has always been a self-governing state
3 .
Which country, originally named the Navigator Islands by European explorers, is represented by this flag?
Pitcairn Islands
Fiji
Marshall Islands
Samoa
In 1899 the Samoan Islands were shared between the Americans and the Germans. The German controlled islands were taken by New Zealand during World War One and became a colony until they won their independence in 1962. They are sometimes called Western Samoa to distinguish them from the American controlled islands of the same name
4 .
This is the flag of which country; a collection of islands which includes Tahiti?
Northern Mariana Islands
French Polynesia
Solomon Islands
American Samoa
In the centre of the French Polynesian flag is a disc, the bottom half of which depicts the ocean and the top half the sun. Upon the ocean is a Polynesian canoe with a crew of five. The crew represents the five groups of islands which together make up the country
5 .
This is the flag of Papua New Guinea. It is marked by a Raggiana bird-of-paradise and five stars which represent which constellation?
The Plough
The Southern Cross
The Little Bear
The Southern Crown
The Southern Cross features on a total of five national flags. As well as Papua New Guinea it is also found on the flags of Australia, New Zealand, Samoa and Brazil
6 .
To which country does this flag belong?
Australia
Norfolk Islands
New Zealand
Marshall Islands
New Zealand was formerly a part of the Australian colony New South Wales. It became a separate colony in 1841, a British Dominion in 1907, and fully independent in 1947
7 .
This is the flag of which territory, whose capital city is Pago Pago and whose largest city is Tafuna?
American Samoa
Pitcairn Islands
Papua New Guinea
Palau
The flag shows a bald eagle, the symbol of America, clutching a Samoan club and fly-swat. The club represents the Samoan Government and the fly-swat traditional wisdom. The eagle represents the protection given to the islands by the USA
8 .
This is the flag of the islands which are named after which biblical character?
Jesus
King Solomon
Goliath
King David
The Solomon Islands are made up of six major islands and over 900 smaller ones
9 .
To which country, named after a British explorer, does this flag belong?
Norfolk Island
Marshall Islands
Solomon Islands
Cook Islands
Captain James Cook visited the islands twice (in 1773 and in 1777) and named them the Hervey Islands. The name Cook Islands was not used until the 1820s when it made its first appearance in a Russian naval chart
10 .
The country represented by this flag was once known as Pleasant Island. What is it now called?
Guam
Fiji
Nauru
Australia
Nauru covers a very small area of just 8.1 square miles (21 square km) making it the third smallest country after the Vatican City and Monaco

 

Author:  Graeme Haw

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