Questions tagged [flags]
For puzzles based on flags, flag patterns or flag usage.
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Fun with Flags part 1: something different
We are looking for 4 categories.
Other (independently solvable) puzzles of this type: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
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Fun with Flags part 2: a musical connection
We are looking for a song (artist and title).
Other (independently solvable) puzzles of this type: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
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Fun with Flags part 8: it's your roll
We are looking for a 12-letter word.
Other (independently solvable) puzzles of this type: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10.
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Fun with Flags part 7: attention please
We are looking for an idiom.
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
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Fun with Flags part 10: don't lose count
In a Formula 1 race, the chequered flag was waved so violently that the black and white patches got mixed up. Who was waving the flag, when and where?
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Fun with Flags part 4: a pile of coasters
These quaint looking coasters appear to have been thrown haphazardly on the table.
However, there is a 10-letter word to be found, which is the answer to this puzzle.
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Fun with Flags part 3: what used to be
We are looking for 4 countries/kingdoms/sovereign states which do not exist anymore.
Hint:
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Fun with Flags part 6: left right left
We are looking for the name of a country leader.
Other puzzles of this type: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10.
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Fun with Flags part 9: a different design
We are looking for a 3-word phenomenon.
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
Hint 3:
Hint 4:
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Fun with Flags part 5: with a smile
We are looking for a song (artist and title).
Other (independently solvable) puzzles of this type: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
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Twelve Labours - #10 Meat Monster
This puzzle is part of the ‘Twelve Labours’ series, but can be solved independently. Previous instalments can be found here: Prologue | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09
The next stop on ...
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I received an email from a trusted source which contains flags and symbols
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #37: Rare and Endangered 1
I received a strange message the other day via email, and I can't seem to make any sense out of it. The entire message is composed ...
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PSE Advent Calendar 2023 (Day 10): Captain Christmas
This puzzle is part of the Puzzling Stack Exchange Advent Calendar 2023. The accepted answer to this question will be awarded a bounty worth 50 reputation.< Previous Door Next Door >
It was ...
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"I claim this corner of the world for Britain!" - What game are Alex and Brooke playing?
An entry in Fortnightly Topic Challenge #45: Flags
Alex and Brooke are playing a game. I've transcribed their conversation below. Can you make sense of it?
Alex: I claim this corner of the world for ...
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Which country did my sister visit?
My sister is always talking about pilots. And her passengers. And planes in general. She's a flight attendant, see, and she is OBSESSED with all things aeronautical (always has been). On the rare ...
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The mystery flag
Part two - The mystery flag - twisted
Based on these flags:
(Count the sun in the Argentina flag as yellow)
Which country does this flag belong to?
Please explain why
EDIT: I added a black ...
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Orange on Turquoise
This is part 50 of the puzzle series Around the World in Many Days. Each part is solvable on its own.
Dear Puzzling,
This is a Beaches puzzle (or tricolour Aquariums, if you prefer). Shade some cells ...
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4 sums of flags
The previous 'Sum of' puzzle can be found here
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+ =
+ =
+ = ?
Which flag should replace the question mark?
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Can you solve this Country puzzle?
Given this sequence of flags, which flag should replace the question mark? Explain.
Note: I added 'knowledge'-tag, but it's nothing complicated.
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A Trivial Pursuit #19 (Geography 4/4): Glass
This is part 19 of A Trivial Pursuit, a 25-part puzzle hunt. Each part is solvable on its own, with the exception of the meta-puzzle at the end.
Front of menu card:
STIV'S SPEAKEASY
COCKTAILS
BOUR....
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4 sums of flags (Part 2)
The previous 'Sum of' puzzles can be found here and here
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Which flag should replace the question mark?
Hint:
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The mystery flag - twisted
The original Mystery flag
And now a twisted version...
Based on these flags:
(All the reds should be taken as the same colour)
Which country does this flag belong to?
Hint:
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Maximize my flags
You are given the next list of 48 flags.
For each pair of flags that are side by side, you score 1 point per color they share as a frontier. For instance France and Finland score 1 point thanks to ...
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