The Flags with Suns Quiz – Facts Worth Knowing

Take the flags with suns quiz to explore Argentina's Sun of May, the Philippines' eight-rayed sun, Kazakhstan's golden sun, Kyrgyzstan's 40 rays and Japan's red disc. Ten questions with facts worth knowing.

Start the Flags with Suns Quiz

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Argentina
What is the sun on Argentina's flag called?
Philippines
How many rays does the sun on the Philippines' flag have?
Kyrgyzstan
How many rays does Kyrgyzstan's sun have?
Kazakhstan
How many rays does Kazakhstan's sun have?
Uruguay
Which other country's flag also has a Sun of May?
Japan
Japan's sun is what color?
Taiwan
Taiwan's flag has a sun of what color?
Nepal
Nepal's flag has a sun in which triangle?
Rwanda
Rwanda's sun is in which corner?
Malawi
Malawi's flag shows what kind of sun?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What is the sun on Argentina's flag called?
Answer: Sun of May
It recalls the May Revolution of 1810.
Q2: How many rays does the sun on the Philippines' flag have?
Answer: Eight
Each ray represents a province that revolted against Spain.
Q3: How many rays does Kyrgyzstan's sun have?
Answer: 40
They represent 40 tribes.
Q4: How many rays does Kazakhstan's sun have?
Answer: 32
A steppe eagle flies beneath it.
Q5: Which other country's flag also has a Sun of May?
Answer: Uruguay
Both recall independence movements.
Q6: Japan's sun is what color?
Answer: Red
It sits on a white field.
Q7: Taiwan's flag has a sun of what color?
Answer: White
It sits on a blue canton.
Q8: Nepal's flag has a sun in which triangle?
Answer: The lower triangle
The moon is in the upper triangle.
Q9: Rwanda's sun is in which corner?
Answer: Upper fly corner
It has 24 rays.
Q10: Malawi's flag shows what kind of sun?
Answer: A rising red sun
It represents hope for Africa.

The Flags With Suns Quiz – Suns on Flags

The sun is a powerful symbol of life, hope and new beginnings, so many flags include it. Argentina and Uruguay show the Sun of May, Japan and Bangladesh use red discs and the Philippines shows an eight-rayed sun.

Sun designs vary: some have faces, some have rays representing tribes or provinces, and some are simple circles. Each tells a story about independence or identity.

Rising suns often symbolize the start of a new nation, as on Malawi's and Kiribati's flags.

What This Quiz Teaches

This quiz is for flag fans exploring suns on flags.

What the Sun of May is
How many rays different suns have
Which flags have red suns
What a rising sun means
Where suns appear in corners

Did You Know?

Namibia's flag has a 12-rayed sun.
Antigua and Barbuda has a rising sun.
North Macedonia has a sun with eight rays.
Kiribati's sun rises over waves.
Bangladesh's red disc is a sun.