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Flags of the World Quiz #12: O, Canada!

May 20, 2021January 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Do you know your Canadian provincial and territorial flags? A lot of them look might similar so it’s easy to get confused. Test your knowledge

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Travel Quiz #3: No ants in your pants

May 7, 2021May 19, 2021 Mark Stachiew

Ready for our latest travel quiz?  Lots of weirdness in this week’s quiz, starting with something for the myrmecologists out there. And if you’re not

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Travel Quiz #2: Back for more

April 30, 2021May 19, 2021 Mark Stachiew

We’re back after a long hiatus with a new travel quiz.  You’ve had lots of time to study, so we’re not going to be so

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Travel Quiz #1: Test your travel knowledge

May 22, 2020January 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

How good are you at travel trivia? Here are 10 questions for you to try. There’s nothing too hard here that any experienced traveller wouldn’t

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Flags of the World Quiz #11: Know your United States

May 15, 2020January 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

The United States is made up of 50 states and each has its own flag. Many of them are easy to identify simply because the

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Flags of the World Quiz #10: Seeing circles

July 22, 2016June 3, 2021 Mark Stachiew

A common motif on national flags is the circle. Here is a selection of flags that feature this shape. How many can you identify? [mlw_quizmaster_leaderboard

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Flags of the World Quiz #9: The red, white and blue is not just the American flag

June 3, 2016January 22, 2025 Mark Stachiew

Three cheers for the red, white and the blue, which, in this case, is not the Stars and Stripes, but 10 flags from other nations

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Flags of the World Quiz #8: Unrecognized states

May 6, 2016June 3, 2021 Mark Stachiew

There are many contested parts of the world that want to be countries, but are not recognized by the rest of the world’s community of

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Mark Stachiew has been exploring the world and writing about it for more than 30 years. His travel stories have appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines and online publications in Canada, the United States and beyond.

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