North American Flag Quiz
Which country's flag is this?
- The coat of arms of Mexico, depicted on the flag, is based on an Aztec legend. When searching for a site to build their capital, Tenochtitlan, the legend claims they would build where they saw an eagle eating a snake atop a lake.
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- Despite being a communist country, Cuba has no communist symbolism in its flag, which makes it pretty unique among communist/socialist nations.
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- The blue bands on the Honduran flag represents the oceans surrounding Central America; the five stars and white bar represent the countries between the oceans that used to be unified.
Which country's flag is this?
- The coat of arms on the flag is packed with symbolism. The parchment has the date of Central American independence. The rifles represent their self-defense, the swords their martial honor, and the laurel represents victory.
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- The coat of arms of Costa Rica, featured on the flag, depicts the isthmus between the Atlantic and Pacific.
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- The Haitian Flag began by taking the French Tricolour and removing the white from it. At one time it substituted the blue for black, to represent the two major groups of people in Haiti ("red" and black).
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- The coat of arms of Belize depicts workers in the logging industry, which drove the creation of the original colonies. The two colors are the colors of Belize's two major political parties.
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- The bible depicted on the flag is allegedly opened to the Gospel of John, chapter 8, verse 32: "And the truth shall make you free"
Which country's flag is this?
- The three green diamonds on the flag represent the letter V for "Vincent," and the diamonds themselves represent St. Vincent and the Grenadines as "the Gems of the Antilles"
Which country's flag is this?
- The six stars on the border represent the six counties on the main island of Grenada. The isolated star represents the other islands. The little symbol on the left side represents a clove of nutmeg, from which Grenada gets its nickname "the Isle of Spice"
