12 South America Flags Quiz (10s)

[D] Guyana | A golden arrowhead thrusts from hoist to fly, bordered in white and then jagged red, all on a green field; the arrowhead is the nation’s forward drive, green its forests and agriculture, white the rivers, and gold and red the mineral wealth and zeal of its people.

[A] Suriname | Five horizontal bands—green at top and bottom, white stripes, and a broad red center—are pierced by a yellow star; green is fertility and hope, white justice and peace, red progress, and the star unity of all ethnic groups.

[D] Venezuela | Seven horizontal yellow-blue-red stripes frame an arc of eight white stars and the national arms; the yellow is continental riches, blue the Caribbean that separates and unites, red spilled for independence, and the stars the eight original provinces.

[B] Chile | A lone white star on a blue square rides above a single white stripe and a broad red field; the star guides, the blue sky and Pacific, the white the Andean snow, and the red the blood that won the republic.

[C] Peru | Two vertical bands of red flank a white center bearing the national coat of arms; red is the valor of its liberators, white peace and purity, and the central escutcheon proclaims the nation’s mineral and animal bounty.

[D] Ecuador | Three horizontal stripes of yellow, blue, and red carry the elaborate coat of arms at center; yellow is the equatorial sun and wealth, blue the ocean and sky, and red the fallen heroes whose blood sealed sovereignty.

[C] Bolivia | Three horizontal stripes of red, yellow, and green are crowned by the Bolivian coat of arms; red is valor, yellow mineral riches, green fertility and hope, and the central arms honor the mountain Cerro Rico and the nation’s Andean heart.

[A] Colombia | Three horizontal stripes of yellow, blue, and red; the broad yellow is the land’s gold and sun, blue the surrounding seas and rivers, and red the blood of those who fought for freedom.

[B] Brazil | A green field with a yellow rhombus cradles a blue celestial globe bearing the motto “Ordem e Progresso”; green forests, yellow gold, blue sky, and the white stars map the night sky over Rio on the day the republic was proclaimed.

[A] Argentina | Three horizontal stripes of light blue, white, and light blue with the golden “Sun of May” at center; the blue sky and white clouds recall the Virgin’s mantle, while the radiant sun heralds the May Revolution of 1810.

[D] Paraguay | Three horizontal stripes of red, white, and blue, each side of the flag bearing a different emblem; red justice, white peace, and blue liberty, while the obverse shows the national arms and the reverse the treasury seal, unique in the Americas.

[C] Uruguay | Nine horizontal stripes of white and blue alternate beneath a white canton carrying the golden “Sun of May”; the stripes are the original departments, the sun independence, and the design the enduring promise of a new dawn.