There is only one non-rectangular (as in, not having four sides) national flag....
1. The most common colour used on national flags in green.
2. Brown is the most rare colour in flags.
3. Jamaica has the only national flag that does not contain either red, white, or blue.
4. Only the U.S. flag has ever been planted on the moon.
5. Denmark has the world’s oldest flag.
6. Philippines has a different flag in peace and in war time.
7. There is only one non-rectangular (as in, not having four sides) national flag.
8. Switzerland is the only country that has a square flag.
9. The U.S. flag was designed by a high school student who got a
B- grade for the project.
10. Pakistan holds the record for the world’s largest mosaic flag.
1. False. It is red. Red appears on almost 75% of all national flags.
2. False. Purple is.
3. True.
4. False. The Chang’e 5 mission affixed the Chinese flag to the moon, making China the second country to plant a flag on Earth’s satellite, after U.S.A. Countries including the Soviet Union, India, and Israel have also sent their flags to the Moon on probes.
5. True. The Danish flag first appeared in 1219, and has been used continuously since 1625.
6. True. Or technically it’s the same flag, but the flag of the Philippines is flown with the blue side up during times of peace and red side up in times of war.
7. True. Nepal has a flag shaped like two stacked triangles.
8. False. The flag of Vatican City is also square.
9. Fake news. The story, believed to be true for decades, was debunked in 2022.
10. True. The flag was made by the Pakistan Hindu Council using more than 60,000 green and white balloons.
