Correct answer: Egypt.
The Eagle of Saladin is a pan-Arab symbol named for the 12th-century sultan; the red, white and black bands are the Arab Liberation colors.
Correct answer: United Arab Emirates.
The four colors appear in a famous medieval Arabic poem as emblems of Arab virtues and dynasties. The red band sits vertically at the hoist.
Correct answer: Peru.
A popular legend links the colors to flamingos seen by José de San Martín. The state version's arms show a vicuña, a cinchona tree, and a cornucopia.
Correct answer: Gabon.
Green is the equatorial forest, yellow the equator and sun, and blue the Atlantic coast.
Correct answer: Chile.
Adopted in 1817, it actually predates the similar-looking Lone Star flag of Texas; the single star is a guide to progress and honor.
Correct answer: The sixteen Gilbert Islands and Banaba.
The golden frigatebird above the sun symbolizes power over the sea and freedom, while the three white bands are the ocean waters around the islands.
Correct answer: Russia.
The design is often traced to Tsar Peter the Great's interest in Dutch naval flags; one traditional reading links the colors to nobility, faithfulness, and courage.
Correct answer: The French Revolution.
White was the royal color of the Bourbon kings, placed between the red and blue of the city of Paris — the monarchy symbolically embraced by the people.
Correct answer: India.
By law official flags must be woven from khadi, the hand-spun cloth Gandhi championed; until the Flag Code changed in 2002, private citizens could fly the national flag only on designated holidays.
Correct answer: The bo (Bodhi) tree.
The bo-leaves stand for the four Buddhist virtues of loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity.
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