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Quiz about Flying Your Flags Around the World

Flying Your Flags Around the World Quiz

A brief quiz on the national airlines (or flag carriers) of various countries.

A multiple-choice quiz by omar7812. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
omar7812

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
385,390

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
378

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Question 1 of 10

1. The flag carrier of the United Kingdom was actually composed of two airlines. One was responsible for flying overseas. The other was responsible for flying within Europe; both merged in 1972. What is the name of that airline now? Hint

TUIfly

Ryanair

British Airways

British European Airways

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Question 2 of 10

2. Germany's flag carrier is actually a second incarnation of an airline that existed and had the same name; it was forcibly shut down as a result of World War II. What's the name of the former (and now current) airline? Hint

Air Berlin

Swiss International Airlines

KLM

Lufthansa

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Question 3 of 10

3. Guyana's flag carrier is surprisingly not based in Guyana at all, but is owned and has a hub in another country. What is the country? Hint

Panama

Trinidad and Tobago

Venezuela

Aruba

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Question 4 of 10

4. Sweden's flag carrier is Scandinavian Airlines. Surprisingly, it's a joint venture between Sweden, Denmark, and which other Nordic country? Hint

Finland

Iceland

The Netherlands

Norway

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Question 5 of 10

5. True or false: Austria's flag carrier is owned by another airline.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. While Hong Kong is (in a complicated way) part of the People's Republic of China, it has its own flag carrier. Name the airline. Hint

Air India

Air China

Cathay Pacific

All Nippon Airways

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Question 7 of 10

7. Kazakhstan's flag carrier is named after the capital of the former Soviet country. Name the capital. Hint

Astana

Beijing

Ulaanbaatar

Tashkent

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Question 8 of 10

8. Colombia's flag carrier was actually formed via an alliance between Colombia and Germany. This airline would be called the "Sociedad Colombo-Alemana de Transporte A�reo", later known as what airline? Hint

Avianca

TACA

Surinam Airways

TAME

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Question 9 of 10

9. Compared to direct travel to Europe, some travel via Reykjavik to European destinations, via the flag carrier of Iceland, which is what airline? Hint

Ryanair

Wizz Air

easyJet

Icelandair

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Question 10 of 10

10. Since North Korea and South Korea were separate countries, they have had two separate flag carriers. Which ones are they? Hint

Air Koryo and Air Japan

Air China and Aeroflot

Korean Air and Air Koryo

Korean Air and Aeroflot

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: British Airways

British Airways was initially composed of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (for the overseas routes) and British European Airways (for the European routes). BEA was originally a BOAC subsidiary formed during WWII, then became an independent company. In 1974, they merged to form British Airways.

Answer: Lufthansa

Deustche Lufthansa was Germany's flag carrier until 1945, when all of the company's planes were used for the war effort. After the Allies' victory in WWII, the company was liquidated. The new "Lufthansa" (originally Luftag), bought the old name of the airline.

3. Guyana's flag carrier is surprisingly not based in Guyana at all, but is owned and has a hub in another country. What is the country?

Answer: Trinidad and Tobago

Guyana originally had a national airline, named Guyana Airways since 1934, but the airline shut down in 2001. Its new flag carrier, Caribbean Airlines, is based in Trinidad & Tobago and is majority-owned by the Trinidadian government.

4. Sweden's flag carrier is Scandinavian Airlines. Surprisingly, it's a joint venture between Sweden, Denmark, and which other Nordic country?

Answer: Norway

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is partially owned by the governments of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. As a result, SAS acted as a flag carrier for all three of those countries.

5. True or false: Austria's flag carrier is owned by another airline.

Answer: True

Austrian Airlines was founded in the 1920s and was majority owned by the Austrian government. In 2008, following advice from Merrill Lynch, the government of Austria sold the company to the German airline Lufthansa.

6. While Hong Kong is (in a complicated way) part of the People's Republic of China, it has its own flag carrier. Name the airline.

Answer: Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong was made a British colony in the 1840s, and was given to China in the 1990s. The "special administrative region" of China has had the flag carrier since the 1940s.

7. Kazakhstan's flag carrier is named after the capital of the former Soviet country. Name the capital.

Answer: Astana

Originally, as part of the Soviet Union, Aeroflot was the de facto "flag carrier" of the "Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic". After the USSR's collapse in 1991, Aeroflot's Kazakh operation became Kazakhstan Airlines. This was followed by Air Kazakhstan after Kazakhstan Airlines went bankrupt. After Air Kazakhstan went bankrupt, the flag carrier soon became Air Astana.

Answer: Avianca

Because SCADTA was mostly owned by Germans, in the 1920s, the U.S. set up serious competition in Latin America with the rise of Pan American Airways. Regarding the airline, its shares were eventually sold to Pan Am to avoid ownership by the Nazis. The company was shut down during World War II and the Colombian government bought the assets.

9. Compared to direct travel to Europe, some travel via Reykjavik to European destinations, via the flag carrier of Iceland, which is what airline?

Answer: Icelandair

Icelandair began as a merger between Loftlei�ir (which specialized in overseas routes) and Flugf�lag (specializing in European routes). Combined, they formed Icelandair, a somewhat cheaper alternative to European travel via one-stop transatlantic flights.

10. Since North Korea and South Korea were separate countries, they have had two separate flag carriers. Which ones are they?

Answer: Korean Air and Air Koryo

Air Koryo was founded in the 50s as an airline intended to fly between North Korea and the Soviet Union. While the airline flies to multiple Asian destinations, it only flies charter flights between North and South Korea. Korean Air was initially the privately-owned Korean National Airlines; it was forcibly acquired by the South Korean government in 1962.

Source: Author omar7812

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