All of the world's major religions have their origins in the continent of Asia. Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism were all founded on the Indian subcontinent, whilst Confucianism and Taoism originated in China. In addition to these 'eastern' religions, the 'western', or Abrahamic faiths of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, were also founded in Asia; the first two in what is now the modern state of Israel, and the third in what later became Saudi Arabia.
The continent was the birthplace, not only of the major religions, but also of civilisation itself. From its beginnings in the fertile crescent of the Middle East some 12,000 years ago civilisation has spread to almost every corner of the globe, and to each one of the many nations which exist today,. This quiz is about just a few of those countries, and the flags which represent them.
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To which country does this flag belong? It is made up of 17,508 islands, of which approximately 6,000 are inhabited.
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Maldives |
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Polynesia |
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Philippines |
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Indonesia |
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This flag represents which country, whose capital city is Hanoi?
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North Korea |
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Vietnam |
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South Korea |
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Cambodia |
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To which country does this flag belong? Most of the ancient civilisation, Mesopotamia, lay within the borders of this modern day country.
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Iran |
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Syria |
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Iraq |
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Jordan |
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To which country does this flag belong? Its capital city is Kabul.
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Afghanistan |
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Uzbekistan |
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Pakistan |
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Kazakhstan |
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Which nation is represented by this flag? Until 1972 it was known as Ceylon.
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Sri Lanka |
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Bangladesh |
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Laos |
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Macau |
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To which country does this flag belong? Its capital city is Dushanbe.
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Mongolia |
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Yemen |
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Bhutan |
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Tajikistan |
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Which country, which borders the Caspian Sea, is represented by this flag? It has the fourth largest reserves of natural gas in the world.
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Turkey |
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Georgia |
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Turkmenistan |
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Armenia |
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To which country does this flag belong? The capital city shares its name with the country, which lies on the Persian Gulf.
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Oman |
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Kuwait |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Iran |
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This flag belongs to which former Portuguese colony whose sovereignty was given to China in 1999?
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Hong Kong |
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Macau |
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Taiwan |
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Singapore |
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This is the flag of China, but what is the Chinese capital city?
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Shanghai |
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Chengdu |
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Beijing |
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Chongqing |
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1.
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To which country does this flag belong? It is made up of 17,508 islands, of which approximately 6,000 are inhabited.
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[ ] |
Maldives |
[ ] |
Polynesia |
[ ] |
Philippines |
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Indonesia |
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This flag represents which country, whose capital city is Hanoi?
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North Korea |
[x] |
Vietnam |
[ ] |
South Korea |
[ ] |
Cambodia |
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3.
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To which country does this flag belong? Most of the ancient civilisation, Mesopotamia, lay within the borders of this modern day country.
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[ ] |
Iran |
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Syria |
[x] |
Iraq |
[ ] |
Jordan |
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4.
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To which country does this flag belong? Its capital city is Kabul.
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[x] |
Afghanistan |
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Uzbekistan |
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Pakistan |
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Kazakhstan |
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5.
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Which nation is represented by this flag? Until 1972 it was known as Ceylon.
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Sri Lanka |
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Bangladesh |
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Laos |
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Macau |
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To which country does this flag belong? Its capital city is Dushanbe.
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Mongolia |
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Yemen |
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Bhutan |
[x] |
Tajikistan |
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Which country, which borders the Caspian Sea, is represented by this flag? It has the fourth largest reserves of natural gas in the world.
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Turkey |
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Georgia |
[x] |
Turkmenistan |
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Armenia |
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To which country does this flag belong? The capital city shares its name with the country, which lies on the Persian Gulf.
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Oman |
[x] |
Kuwait |
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Saudi Arabia |
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Iran |
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This flag belongs to which former Portuguese colony whose sovereignty was given to China in 1999?
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Hong Kong |
[x] |
Macau |
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Taiwan |
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Singapore |
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10.
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This is the flag of China, but what is the Chinese capital city?
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Shanghai |
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Chengdu |
[x] |
Beijing |
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Chongqing |
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