Test yourself on all 45 flags of Europe. Every question shows a flag and four Europe countries to choose from, so the answers are always close neighbors, just like a real test. This flags of Europe quiz also has the flags in a printable form, and tables that sort the 45 flags by level, first letter and name length.
Flags of Europe quiz to print (PDF)
The four printable pages below are a multiple-choice sheet, a write-in sheet, the answer key and a black-and-white version. Click a picture for the PDF.
How to play the flags of Europe quiz
Set the level, the number of questions and the timer above the quiz. This quiz has 45 questions in three levels: 20 easy, 19 medium and 6 hard. A wrong answer shows the right one, and the result ends with a list of answers to learn.
Flags that are easy to mix up
- Ireland and Italy: both green, white and orange/red stripes; Ireland has orange on the right, Italy has red.
- Romania, Andorra and Moldova: blue, yellow and red stripes; Andorra and Moldova add a coat of arms in the middle.
- Netherlands and Luxembourg: red, white and blue stripes; Luxembourg’s blue is lighter and the flag is a little longer.
- Monaco and Poland: Monaco is red over white, Poland is white over red.
- The Nordic crosses: Denmark (white on red), Sweden (yellow on blue), Norway (blue and white on red), Finland (blue on white), Iceland (red and white on blue).
- Slovakia, Slovenia and Russia: white, blue and red stripes; Slovakia and Slovenia add a coat of arms, Russia has none.
Countries in this quiz
- Albania
- Andorra
- Austria
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Vatican City
Flags of Europe quiz: 45 flags by level
The flags of Europe quiz puts 45 flags of Europe into three levels, so that every player can start at the right place. Easy has 20 flags, medium has 19 and hard has 6. The easy level has the flags that people see most often, and the hard level is mostly small countries:
| Level | Flags | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Easy | 20 | Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, … |
| Medium | 19 | Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, … |
| Hard | 6 | Andorra, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, San Marino |
Europe flags quiz: countries by first letter
For the Europe flags quiz, it helps to know the shape of the list. The letter S starts the most country names (7 of 45), then B (4). The counts for every letter are:
| First letter | Flags |
|---|---|
| A | 3 |
| B | 4 |
| C | 3 |
| D | 1 |
| E | 1 |
| F | 2 |
| G | 2 |
| H | 1 |
| I | 3 |
| L | 4 |
| M | 4 |
| N | 3 |
| P | 2 |
| R | 2 |
| S | 7 |
| U | 2 |
| V | 1 |
Names with fewer letters are quicker to write on the printed sheet. Counting only letters, the shortest and longest names in the quiz are:
| Letters in the name | Countries | |
|---|---|---|
| Shortest | 5 | Italy, Malta, Spain |
| Longest | 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe flag quiz: design features to look for
Every question in an Europe flag quiz comes down to a few design clues: the colors, the number of stripes and the symbols. These are the clues that matter most in Europe:
- Switzerland and Vatican City have the only square national flags in the world.
- The Nordic cross is an off-center cross, and it is on the flags of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. The flag of Denmark is said to be the oldest national flag still in use.
- Romania, Andorra and Moldova all have blue, yellow and red stripes, and Moldova and Andorra add a coat of arms.
- Russia, Slovakia and Slovenia have white, blue and red stripes. Slovakia and Slovenia have a coat of arms on the left.
- The United Kingdom’s Union Jack joins the crosses of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick, and Malta’s flag carries the George Cross in the corner.
- Luxembourg and the Netherlands have red, white and blue stripes, and the blue of Luxembourg is lighter.
- Cyprus shows the shape of the island on its flag, with two olive branches below.
Guess the Europe flags: a five-day study plan
To guess the Europe flags with confidence, work through the levels in order. This plan uses the 20 easy, 19 medium and 6 hard flags in the quiz, plus a printed test to check what you remember:
| Day | What to do | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Play the easy level only (20 flags) until you score 100% | 20 |
| Day 2 | Play the medium level (19 flags) with the timer off | 19 |
| Day 3 | Play the hard level (6 flags) and say each country aloud | 6 |
| Day 4 | Print the write-in sheet and name every flag from memory | 14 |
| Day 5 | Play all 45 flags with the timer on and use “Practice the ones I missed” | 45 |
Playing all 45 flags takes 9 minutes at 12 seconds each. Wikipedia’s list of national flags of sovereign states shows every flag with a short description, and the study of flags has its own name, vexillology.
Flags of Europe quiz and the capitals quiz: study both
Link each flag with its capital: the capitals of Europe quiz asks for the capital of the same countries.
Print this flags of Europe quiz
Make a printable version with an answer key: 10 to 30 questions, as multiple choice or write-in answers.
Frequently asked questions
4 quick answers
How many countries are in Europe?
This quiz has 45: the United Nations member states in Europe plus Vatican City.
Where do the flag pictures come from?
Twemoji flag images by Twitter, Inc. and contributors, used under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Which flags are the hardest in the flags of Europe quiz?
The hard level has 6 flags, for example Andorra, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro. They belong to small countries, or to flags that look like many others.
How long does the flags of Europe quiz take?
Ten questions take about 2 minutes, and all 45 flags take 9 minutes at 12 seconds each. The timer is optional.