The Americas are home to some 859 million people, 495 million of whom live in North America and 352 million in South America. Two of the world's five most populous countries, the USA and Brazil, are to be found there, whilst Mexico has the 11th highest population in the world.
Since its discovery by Europeans the American population has changed drastically. The Indigenous Amerindians, Inuit, and Aleuts, have been joined by Europeans, Africans and Asians, and from this cosmopolitan environment the modern Americans have arisen.
This once isolated landmass has become a melting pot for different cultures which has resulted in the birth of new countries. This quiz will tell you a little more about those countries and the flags used to represent them.
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Which country, named after an Italian explorer, is represented by this flag?
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Cayman Islands |
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Martinique |
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Colombia |
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Dominican Republic |
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The national park and biological marine reserve of the Galapagos Islands is a province of the country represented by this flag. Which country is it?
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Ecuador |
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Guatemala |
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Peru |
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Venezuela |
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To which country, whose capital city is Tegucigalpa, does this flag belong?
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Paraguay |
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Honduras |
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Uruguay |
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El Salvador |
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This is the flag of the southernmost country in North America, but what is its name?
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Nicaragua |
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Costa Rica |
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El Salvador |
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Panama |
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This is the flag of Guadeloupe, a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea which are an overseas department of which European country?
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Netherlands |
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Spain |
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Great Britain |
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France |
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This is the flag of which island country? It has been ruled 7 times by both the French and the British but it gained its independence in 1979.
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Saint Lucia |
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Jamaica |
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Puerto Rico |
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Barbados |
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Which country is represented by this flag? It consists of several islands and its capital city is Saint John's.
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St Vincent & the Grenadines |
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British Virgin Islands |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
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US Virgin Islands |
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This flag belongs to a country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, found in the Caribbean Sea and with the capital city of Philipsburg. What is the country's name?
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Caribbean Netherlands |
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Sint Maarten |
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St Kitts and Nevis |
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Falkland Islands |
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This is the unofficial flag of which French overseas collectivity?
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Cayman Islands |
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Saint Barthélemy |
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Dominica |
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St Pierre & Miquelon |
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This is the flag of Brazil. It contains one star for each of its member states and its federal district. That's how many stars in total?
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27 stars |
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25 stars |
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23 stars |
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21 stars |
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1.
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Which country, named after an Italian explorer, is represented by this flag?
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[ ] |
Cayman Islands |
[ ] |
Martinique |
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Colombia |
[ ] |
Dominican Republic |
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2.
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The national park and biological marine reserve of the Galapagos Islands is a province of the country represented by this flag. Which country is it?
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[x] |
Ecuador |
[ ] |
Guatemala |
[ ] |
Peru |
[ ] |
Venezuela |
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3.
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To which country, whose capital city is Tegucigalpa, does this flag belong?
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[ ] |
Paraguay |
[x] |
Honduras |
[ ] |
Uruguay |
[ ] |
El Salvador |
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4.
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This is the flag of the southernmost country in North America, but what is its name?
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Nicaragua |
[ ] |
Costa Rica |
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El Salvador |
[x] |
Panama |
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5.
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This is the flag of Guadeloupe, a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea which are an overseas department of which European country?
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[ ] |
Netherlands |
[ ] |
Spain |
[ ] |
Great Britain |
[x] |
France |
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6.
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This is the flag of which island country? It has been ruled 7 times by both the French and the British but it gained its independence in 1979.
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[x] |
Saint Lucia |
[ ] |
Jamaica |
[ ] |
Puerto Rico |
[ ] |
Barbados |
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7.
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Which country is represented by this flag? It consists of several islands and its capital city is Saint John's.
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[ ] |
St Vincent & the Grenadines |
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British Virgin Islands |
[x] |
Antigua and Barbuda |
[ ] |
US Virgin Islands |
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8.
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This flag belongs to a country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, found in the Caribbean Sea and with the capital city of Philipsburg. What is the country's name?
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[ ] |
Caribbean Netherlands |
[x] |
Sint Maarten |
[ ] |
St Kitts and Nevis |
[ ] |
Falkland Islands |
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9.
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This is the unofficial flag of which French overseas collectivity?
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Cayman Islands |
[x] |
Saint Barthélemy |
[ ] |
Dominica |
[ ] |
St Pierre & Miquelon |
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10.
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This is the flag of Brazil. It contains one star for each of its member states and its federal district. That's how many stars in total?
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[x] |
27 stars |
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25 stars |
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23 stars |
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21 stars |
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