Daily no. 1
Ten flags.Four choices.Learn the ones you missed.
A calm flags quiz for curious adults and the children they help. No timer, one answer per flag, and a short note after each one on how to recognise it.
Six packs of ten
Practise one region at a time. Each round shows all ten flags of the pack in a new order, with look-alikes from the same pack as choices.
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.
Packs are teaching groups of ten, chosen for a beginner mix of well-known and look-alike flags. How the countries were chosen
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: 60 flags so far, each checked one by one, with every source listed.
Is Atlas Play free?
Yes. The daily round and all six packs 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?
60 countries in six teaching packs of ten: Europe, Africa, Asia, North America and the Caribbean, South America and Oceania. All are UN member states. It is a beginner selection, not every country, and the packs are learning groups rather than official regions. The full list and how it was chosen are on the sources page.
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. 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.