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Quiz: Can You Identify These Countries by Their Flags?

Flags are more than colorful backdrops at sporting events. They're history lessons stitched into symbolic rectangles. Every design reflects geography, revolutions, politics, and ideals a country ...
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Only One Country’s Flag Doesn’t Have Red, White or Blue—Can You Guess It?

Stumping your friends and family with flag trivia is pretty fun. As in, which country’s flag isn’t rectangular? Or which U.S. state flag features (ahem!) female nudity? If you’re stuck, don’t ...
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Why do so many countries have red, white and blue flags?

At the Olympic Games, the vibrant display of national flags is always a highlight. With the flags regularly appearing on scoreboards and celebrating throughout the events, it’s easy to spot their ...

A Record-Setting Winter Olympics: 6 Golds and 15 Medals for the US in Women's Events Set Marks

Women are powering Team USA’s medal surge at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, and they are setting records along the way ...
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Can you name these Latin American countries by flag, clues?

(NEXSTAR) — Though not every Latin American country is a Spanish-speaking country, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’ve compiled a quiz to highlight the many flags of the countries of ...