Flags of Africa Trivia Quiz

Mauritius' flag is made up of four bands that are red, blue, yellow, and green. Red represents the struggle for freedom and independence. Because Mauritius is located in the Indian Ocean, the blue represents the sea. The colour yellow is the sign of independence, while the green symbolises the growth in farming (agricultural industry).

Mauritius is an island in the Indian Ocean. The capital city is Port Louis.

The Gambia has four colours on its flag: red, blue, and green, with two white lines in the middle separating the colours. The blue represents the Gambia River, which is a geographical feature of the
country. The red represents the sun rays, and the green symbolises the forests, farms, and agricultural trade. The two white strips are a symbol of unity and peace.

Another theory holds that the green stripe should symbolise woods and the red stripe should symbolise savannas.

The Gambia is located in the west of Africa and the capital is Banjul.

The national flag of Sierra Leone is made up of three horizontal bands of green, white, and blue. In 1961, Sierra Leone gained its independence; the flag was adopted to replace the British Blue Ensign, which had been defaced with the Crown Colony of Sierra Leone's arms. The colours of the flag depict the nation's natural resources, unity, and hopes for peace and advancement and are all symbolised by this tricolour pattern.

The green represents agriculture and hilly mountains, the blue is symbolic for the sea and waves, while the white stands for unity and justice.

Sierra Leone, is located on the southwest coast of West Africa. The capital city is Freetown.

The flag of Mali consists of green, gold, and red. On March 1, 1961, Mali's new flag was adopted, eliminating the Kanaga that had been on the old one. Red represents the blood lost for freedom from the French, gold represents purity and mineral wealth, and green represents the fertility of the land.

Mali is a landlocked country in western Africa and is also one of the largest in Africa. The capital city is Bamako.

The three colours on the flag from left to right are red, yellow, and green in a vertical strip. The red stands for the blood of anti-colonialist martyrs. The yellow represents the sun and the Guinean gold, while the green represents the country's natural resources and countryside.

Red, yellow, and green are frequently used to symbolise Pan-Africanism. Guinea is a coastal country in West Africa who's capital city is Conakry. The official language is French.

Gabon's flag has three colours that have cultural, political, and regional significance. The Sun and the Equator, which cross the nation, are represented by the colour yellow. Green is a symbol of Gabon's abundant forest cover and other natural riches. Lastly, the colour blue represents the sea, especially the South Atlantic Ocean.

Gabon is located along the Atlantic coast of Central Africa. The capital city is Libreville.

The flag of the Ivory Coast is a vertical tricolour of orange, white, and green. The orange represents
the beauty of the country's northern savannas. The green is a symbol of the future and the lush virgin forest of the Ivory Coast. And the white represents tranquillity and peace in purity.

The Ivory Coast is also known as Côte d'Ivoire; it is located on the southern coast of West Africa. The capital city is Yamoussoukro. It became the legal capital in 1983. The country is known for the trade in cocoa beans and is one of the world's largest exporters of the bean.

November 6, 1959, saw the adoption of Chad's national flag, and the country gained independence on August 11, 1960. Blue symbolises the sky. Red stands for development, wealth, and solidarity. It also represents the sacrifices made in the fight for independence, while golden yellow symbolises the sun and the desert.

Chad is officially called the Republic of Chad. The country is located between North and Central Africa. Being a landlocked country, it has borders with Libya, Sudan, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Nigeria (at Lake Chad), and Niger. The capital city is N'Djamena.

In 1897, Benin became part of the British Empire, where it stayed until 1960, when it became part of Nigeria, an independent country. The colours of the flag stand for democracy (green), the nation's treasures (yellow), and the courage of its forefathers (red).

For more than a century, the southern coast of Benin was known as the "Slave Coast," a point of departure from which an average of 10,000 slaves were transported annually to the Americas.

Benin is located in the Western part of Africa. The country's capital is Porto-Novo.

The design of the flag has three meanings. Because water is an important part of daily life in Botswana, the blue represents water, especially when it rains. The centre of the flag has two meanings. The black and white on the flag is the colour of the zebra, which is the national animal of Botswana. It also represents the ethnic diversity of Botswana's unity and collaboration among its people, which has several races.

Botswana is located in the southern part of Africa. The country is officially known as the Republic of Botswana. The country became independent in 1966. The capital is Gaborone. The official language of Botswana is English.