12/15 on the state flags, 9/12 on the hard flags, both completely by accident - didn't know most of them and did a lot of vaguely educated guessing.
Oddly, some of my favorite flags are from countries I'm not so fond of. I love the Libyan flag, just because I think it's so damned bold. And I love the Cuban flag too.But I think Bahrain is my favorite country flag.
I was 12/12 on the Hard Flag test, missed two (Michigan and Penn.) on the State Flags. I often have a hard time with those flags that are just blue with a crest.
I'm partial my own - when I was living outside of Canada and caught sight of the Maple Leaf, I thought it was the most beautiful thing I'd seen in a while.
Alaska, Indiana, and the European Union--I guess I have a thing for stars on blue fields. I also like the flags of Kazakhstan and Argentina and Bhutan's fantastic dragon.
I hadn't seen Seychelles in a while, but that's quite a dramatic flag. And, though Tokelau's is supposed to have a canoe, it looks more like Jaws to me -- way more menacing than Mozambique. As far as the states go, I also adore Maryland and have to give props to my home state for being so damned literal (We're WASHINGTON, the EVERGREEN state). I also love that Oregon gets to have a two-sided flag because they can't NOT have a beaver on it.
I'm partial to my home state - Colorado has a wonderful flag - but for sheer interest value, Maryland's flag kicks ass over all others. Other favorites: Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, Iowa, Hawaii. Incidentally, I hate the flags that are just the state seal on a bland (usually dark blue) background. Nondescript and don't really inspire pride in one's home state (that is, were I to live in a state with said type of flag).
Hee, my home state's flag is totally state-seal-on-a-dark-blue-background. BUT it not nondescript, it is script: sword, spear, a tumbled crown, and a dead guy felled by Amazonian Virtue, who is showing boob.
Maryland's flag looks to me like a migraine feels, but we Virginians and Marylanders are traditionally at odds.
Also, tey the Mental Floss flag quizzes.
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Hard flags (12/11 for me)
Greenland, Northern Territory (AUS), Mozambique (a modern bit of heraldry, that one, with the AK-47), and South Africa.
ReplyDeleteI like Nepal too -- also Antigua and Greenland. Of the state flags, I think Alaska and South Carolina are my favorites.
ReplyDelete12/15 on the state flags, 9/12 on the hard flags, both completely by accident - didn't know most of them and did a lot of vaguely educated guessing.
ReplyDeleteOddly, some of my favorite flags are from countries I'm not so fond of. I love the Libyan flag, just because I think it's so damned bold. And I love the Cuban flag too.But I think Bahrain is my favorite country flag.
I've always liked the flag for the Isle of Man: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_Isle_of_Man
ReplyDeleteI was 12/12 on the Hard Flag test, missed two (Michigan and Penn.) on the State Flags. I often have a hard time with those flags that are just blue with a crest.
ReplyDeleteNeo-nazi Potsie flag.
ReplyDeleteI really love New Mexico's flag and Libya's flag. Those are my favorites.
ReplyDeleteNow that is a <span>very</span> cool flag.
ReplyDeleteI'm partial my own - when I was living outside of Canada and caught sight of the Maple Leaf, I thought it was the most beautiful thing I'd seen in a while.
ReplyDeleteAlaska, Indiana, and the European Union--I guess I have a thing for stars on blue fields. I also like the flags of Kazakhstan and Argentina and Bhutan's fantastic dragon.
ReplyDeleteI hadn't seen Seychelles in a while, but that's quite a dramatic flag. And, though Tokelau's is supposed to have a canoe, it looks more like Jaws to me -- way more menacing than Mozambique. As far as the states go, I also adore Maryland and have to give props to my home state for being so damned literal (We're WASHINGTON, the EVERGREEN state). I also love that Oregon gets to have a two-sided flag because they can't NOT have a beaver on it.
ReplyDeleteI'm quite fond of the former yugoslav Republic of Macedonia flag.
ReplyDeleteUgh. Great flag. Terrible, awful, depraved position of the Department of State to insist that we call it the FYROM.
ReplyDeleteThe actual Freak Flag: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_LyGAS5wcFuM/SlevHT12S1I/AAAAAAAAAhw/ET4GnRvAlos/s400/Funkadelic+-+Uncle+Jam+Wants+You+-+1979.jpg
ReplyDeleteDon't get mad at me, but divorced from politics, the old Japanese rising-sun flag was quite graphically appealing.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely Cambodia. I've been told it's the only national flag with a piece of architecture on it.
ReplyDeleteI'm partial to my home state - Colorado has a wonderful flag - but for sheer interest value, Maryland's flag kicks ass over all others. Other favorites: Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, Iowa, Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, I hate the flags that are just the state seal on a bland (usually dark blue) background. Nondescript and don't really inspire pride in one's home state (that is, were I to live in a state with said type of flag).
I agree. It's still in use for both the Self-Defense Force and the Navy, although most prominently as the Naval Ensign.
ReplyDeleteHee, my home state's flag is totally state-seal-on-a-dark-blue-background. BUT it not nondescript, it is script: sword, spear, a tumbled crown, and a dead guy felled by Amazonian Virtue, who is showing boob.
ReplyDeleteMaryland's flag looks to me like a migraine feels, but we Virginians and Marylanders are traditionally at odds.
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