The stars on Brazil's flag show what?

The sky over Rio de Janeiro on November 15, 1889

What is unusual about Paraguay's flag?

Its front and back are different

South American Flags Quiz: Can You Get 8 Out of 10?

This South American flags quiz covers Brazil's starry globe, Argentina's Sun of May, Paraguay's two-sided flag and the colors of Gran Colombia. Can you get 8 out of 10 on the continent's national flags?

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Brazil
What motto is written on Brazil's flag?
Brazil
The stars on Brazil's flag show what?
Paraguay
What is unusual about Paraguay's flag?
Argentina
What is the face on Argentina's flag called?
Gran Colombia
Which three countries share yellow, blue and red flags from Gran Colombia?
Chile
Chile's flag has one star on which color?
Uruguay
How many stripes are on Uruguay's flag?
Peru
Peru's flag has which colors?
Bolivia
Bolivia also uses which checkered flag representing Indigenous peoples?
Guyana
Guyana's flag is nicknamed what?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What motto is written on Brazil's flag?
Answer: Ordem e Progresso
The motto means order and progress and was inspired by the ideas of French philosopher Auguste Comte.
Q2: The stars on Brazil's flag show what?
Answer: The sky over Rio de Janeiro on November 15, 1889
Each of the 27 stars represents a state or the Federal District, arranged as the sky looked on the day the republic was declared.
Q3: What is unusual about Paraguay's flag?
Answer: Its front and back are different
The front shows the national coat of arms and the back shows the treasury seal with a lion.
Q4: What is the face on Argentina's flag called?
Answer: Sun of May
The Sun of May recalls the May Revolution of 1810 and the Inca sun god Inti.
Q5: Which three countries share yellow, blue and red flags from Gran Colombia?
Answer: Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela
Francisco de Miranda designed the original yellow, blue and red flag during the fight for independence.
Q6: Chile's flag has one star on which color?
Answer: Blue
The blue square stands for the sky and the Pacific, and the star represents a guide to progress and honor.
Q7: How many stripes are on Uruguay's flag?
Answer: Nine
The nine blue and white stripes stood for the original departments, and a Sun of May shines in the corner.
Q8: Peru's flag has which colors?
Answer: Red and white
Legend says José de San Martín chose red and white after seeing flamingos fly over the coast.
Q9: Bolivia also uses which checkered flag representing Indigenous peoples?
Answer: The Wiphala
The square, rainbow-colored Wiphala was made an official national symbol in Bolivia's 2009 constitution.
Q10: Guyana's flag is nicknamed what?
Answer: The Golden Arrowhead
The golden arrow points toward the country's future, and green stands for its forests and farms.

South American Flags Quiz – Colors of Independence

Most South American flags were created during the wars of independence from Spain and Portugal in the early 1800s. Leaders such as Simón Bolívar, José de San Martín and Francisco de Miranda helped design flags that expressed freedom and new national identities.

Shared history shows in shared colors. Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela use the yellow, blue and red of Gran Colombia, while Argentina and Uruguay both show the Sun of May. Brazil's flag stands apart with its green, yellow and starry blue globe.

Flags also carry unusual features. Paraguay's flag has two different sides, Bolivia recognizes the Wiphala alongside its tricolor and Brazil adds a star whenever a new state is created, making its flag one of the few designed to change.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz helps flag fans and students learn South America's flags and their meanings.

What Brazil's motto and stars mean
Why Paraguay's flag has two sides
What the Sun of May is
Which flags share Gran Colombia's colors
What the Wiphala represents

Did You Know?

Ecuador's flag shows a condor on its coat of arms.
Colombia's yellow stripe is twice as wide as the others.
Suriname's flag has one yellow star.
Venezuela's flag has eight stars.
Brazil's flag was last updated in 1992.