Daily no. 6
Ten flags.Four choices.Learn the ones you missed.
A calm daily flags quiz for grown-ups and young learners alike. No timer, one answer per flag, and a short note after each one on what to look for.
Practise by pack
Start with six starter packs of ten well-known flags, then explore the other 133 by region. Each round takes ten flags of the pack in a new order, with choices from the same pack.
Europe
Ten flags from western, northern and southern Europe, including four vertical tricolours that are easy to mix up.
Africa
Ten flags from across Africa, from Morocco and Tunisia in the north to South Africa.
Asia
Ten flags from East, South and South-East Asia, with several red-and-white designs to tell apart.
North America and the Caribbean
Ten flags from North and Central America and the Caribbean, including four island nations.
South America
Ten flags from South America, with two pairs that share colours or a golden sun.
Oceania
Ten Pacific flags, four of them ensigns with the Union Flag in the corner.
Explorer packs: every other country, by region
- Northern and Eastern Europe11 flags
- Central Europe and the small states13 flags
- South-Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean11 flags
- West Africa13 flags
- North and East Africa11 flags
- Central Africa10 flags
- Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean10 flags
- The Middle East14 flags
- Central and South Asia14 flags
- East and South-East Asia and the North Pacific12 flags
- The Caribbean and Central America14 flags
Look-alike packs: the hardest
- Look-alikes: upright tricolours12 flags
- Look-alikes: horizontal bands12 flags
- Look-alikes: red, white, black and green10 flags
- Look-alikes: Nordic crosses and Union Flags10 flags
Packs are teaching groups, chosen for a mix of well-known and look-alike flags. How the countries were chosen
More ways to play
Practice modes with their own packs and results, kept apart from your daily flags and streak.
Capitals
What is the capital of Bolivia? 192 countries, with sound-alikes, bigger cities and split capitals explained.
Outlines
Which country has this shape? 193 outlines, with a map of the neighbours after every answer.
Stamp Desk
A stamp from somewhere: which country? 177 public-domain stamps teach HELVETIA, SVERIGE, SUOMI and СССР.
How a round works
Pick one of four
Tap a name or press 1 to 4. Your first answer is the one that counts, so take your time: there is no clock.
See why
After each flag you see the right country and a note on what to look for, like the double-width band or the star in the corner.
Practise the misses
Flags you miss collect on My progress. Run a short review round of just those, as often as you like.
Questions
Atlas Play is a small, honest flags quiz: 193 flags, each checked one by one, with every source listed.
Is Atlas Play free?
Yes. The daily round and every pack are free, with no account and no sign-up.
How does a round work?
You see ten flags, one at a time, each with four country names to choose from. There is no timer. You get one answer per flag; then Atlas Play shows the right country and a short note on how to recognise it. Revealing the answer instead scores zero.
Which countries are included?
193 flags: 191 of the 193 UN member states plus the two UN observer states, each checked one by one. They start with six starter packs of the 60 best-known flags; 11 explorer packs hold the rest by region, and 4 look-alike packs mix the flags that are easiest to confuse. Afghanistan and Honduras are left out of the flag quiz on purpose (no single flag answer could be settled; the sources page says why) but are in Capitals and Outlines. The packs are learning groups, not official regions; the sources page lists every record.
Where do the flag pictures come from?
From flag-icons, an open-source flag collection under the MIT licence, served from this site. Each design was compared with a reference description. Flags are shown at the same 4:3 shape on a stamp-style card, so their proportions can differ from the official ones; a few countries have a civil and a state version, and the country page says which one is shown.
How does the daily round work?
Everyone gets the same ten flags each day, changing at midnight UTC. Monday is gentle and the week gets harder; Saturday is a look-alike round where the choices are flags that are easy to mix up. Finish it on its day to grow your streak; a round you start before midnight still counts if you finish within two hours after. Past days are in the archive and never change your streak.
Does my progress save?
Yes, in this browser only. Leave in the middle of a round and you continue at the same flag with the same choices. My progress shows your streak, calendar and the flags that need practice.
Does it work offline?
Yes. After your first visit the quiz, the daily schedule and every flag are kept on your device, and you can add Atlas Play to your home screen.