Knowing a flag's name is only half of it. In the Flags level of Sky Atlas, a flag appears at the top of the screen and your kid flies a little plane across the world map to the country it belongs to. So every round practices two things at once: what the flag looks like, and where the country is.

A wrong landing costs a heart and an arrow points to the right country, so mistakes turn straight into learning. Find enough flags and the level is cleared.

Which flags are in the quiz?

The level uses 20 flags made of simple stripes, discs and crosses, so each one can be drawn accurately from its official description:

  • Vertical stripes: France, Italy, Ireland, Belgium, Nigeria
  • Horizontal stripes: Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Indonesia, Ukraine, Colombia, Thailand
  • Discs: Japan and Bangladesh
  • Crosses: Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Switzerland
  • Plus Madagascar, which mixes a vertical band with two horizontal ones

Tips for learning flags at home

Sort flags into families before memorizing them one by one. Denmark, Sweden and Finland share the Nordic cross, an off-center cross shifted toward the flagpole. Japan's flag is a red disc on white; Bangladesh's is a red disc on green, set slightly toward the pole.

Then hunt for the look-alikes. Poland is white over red, while Indonesia is red over white. Italy and Ireland both have three vertical stripes with white in the middle, but Italy's outer stripes are green and red and Ireland's are green and orange.

Our suggestion: short, regular rounds of a few minutes rather than one long session.

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Questions parents ask

Is the flag quiz free?

Yes. Anyone can play Sky Atlas, including the Flags level, in a web browser with no account, no download and no ads.

What ages is it for?

The Flags level is aimed at grades 4 to 9 (about ages 9 to 15). Younger players can start with the Continents and oceans level.

How many flags are there?

20 flags from Europe, Africa, Asia and South America, chosen because each one is made only of stripes, discs or crosses.

Does it work on a tablet or a classroom projector?

Yes. It plays with a keyboard, a touch screen or on-screen buttons, and teachers can run it on a projector for the whole class.

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