Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Quiz
  • 1. What flag was flown across Bosnia and Herzegovina during World War II?
A) The flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
B) A plain red flag with a golden star
C) The flag of the Federal State of Bosnia and Herzegovina
D) The flag of the Independent State of Croatia
  • 2. When did Bosnia and Herzegovina get its own flag status within Yugoslavia?
A) During the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
B) During the interwar period
C) After World War II
D) At the start of the 20th century
  • 3. What symbol was in the center of the flag used by Bosnian-Herzegovinian Partisans?
A) A golden eagle
B) A Yugoslav tricolor
C) The state coat of arms
D) A gold-bordered red star
  • 4. What did the red star on the Partisan flag symbolize?
A) Monarchy and tradition
B) The federal Yugoslav tricolor
C) Bosnian industrialism
D) Socialism and communism
  • 5. What flags were usually flown alongside the Partisan flag on official buildings?
A) The flags of neighboring republics only
B) The flags of the Axis powers
C) Only the Yugoslav federal flag
D) The flag of federal Yugoslavia and the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
  • 6. Why was the proposal for pan-Slavic tricolours rejected for the state flag?
A) They were seen as an import from a later stage of the war
B) They were too similar to the Yugoslav flag
C) The public preferred a blue background
D) They did not contain the red star
  • 7. What was the main feature of the first proposed flag from 15 November 1946?
A) Two golden stars with interchangeable rays
B) A Yugoslav tricolor in the canton
C) The coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina
D) A plain red flag with no symbols
  • 8. On what date was the red flag with the Yugoslav tricolor in the canton officially adopted?
A) 1 January 1947
B) 15 November 1946
C) 31 December 1947
D) 31 December 1946
  • 9. What did the Yugoslav tricolor in the canton of the 1946 flag symbolize?
A) The victory of the Partisans
B) Bosnian industrialism
C) The republic's affiliation to the Federation
D) The transition from monarchy to republic
  • 10. What feature did the never-adopted 1947 variant of the flag possess?
A) Two red stars
B) A larger canton bordered in white
C) A tricolor spanning the entire width
D) A golden wreath
  • 11. What did the coat of arms during the Yugoslav period symbolize?
A) Religious unity
B) Bosnian industrialism
C) Agricultural prosperity
D) The liberation movement
  • 12. What error appeared in a contemporary book regarding the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
A) It identified the flag as that of another republic
B) It incorrectly listed the date of adoption
C) A red flag with the coat of arms in the canton was wrongly claimed to be the state flag
D) It claimed the flag had no red color
  • 13. What shape is featured on the blue field of the Bosnian flag?
A) A yellow square
B) A white pentagon
C) A red circle
D) A yellow right triangle
  • 14. How many full white stars are on the flag?
A) Eight
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Six
  • 15. What do the stars on the flag represent?
A) The kings
B) The planets
C) Europe
D) The provinces
  • 16. How many fleur-de-lis were on the medieval Bosnian flag?
A) Eight
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Six
  • 17. What was the colour of the flag used by landlords in Herzegovina during the Ottoman period?
A) Yellow
B) Red
C) Green
D) Blue
  • 18. Who was the Bosnian noble whose coat of arms was used during Austro-Hungarian rule?
A) Stjepan II Kotromanić
B) Husein Gradaščević
C) Stjepan Vukčić Kosača
D) Tvrtko I
  • 19. What colour was the background of the medieval Kotromanić coat of arms?
A) Blue
B) Red
C) White
D) Green
  • 20. The stars on the flag are intended to represent what concept?
A) The number of provinces
B) The number of kings
C) The seven continents
D) Infinity
  • 21. When did Bosnia and Herzegovina declare its independence from Yugoslavia?
A) 20 May 1992
B) 14 December 1995
C) 3 March 1992
D) 1 March 1992
  • 22. Which dynasty's arms were featured on the 1992 Bosnian flag?
A) Nemanjić
B) Habsburg
C) Kotromanić
D) Karađorđević
  • 23. What flower is the golden lily on the 1992 flag based on?
A) Lilium bosniacum
B) Lilium martagon
C) Lilium candidum
D) Lilium bulbiferum
  • 24. Who introduced the current flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina?
A) Carlos Westendorp
B) The Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina
C) The European Union
D) The President of the Republic
  • 25. Which entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina rarely displays the state flag?
A) Republika Srpska
B) Brčko District
C) Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
D) Sarajevo Canton
  • 26. The 'Laurel branch' flag proposal was based on the color of which organization's flag?
A) Red Cross
B) United Nations
C) European Union
D) NATO
  • 27. How many stars were intended for the second design in the second set of flag proposals to represent the European Union?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 6
D) 9
  • 28. How many five-pointed stars were in the first Westendorp alternative flag?
A) 12
B) 10
C) 5
D) 9
  • 29. What design was the first proposed flag in the First Set of Proposals?
A) Tricolour
B) Czech Pattern
C) Laurel branch
D) Map proposal
  • 30. The 1992 flag design was used by the Bosnian government starting on what date?
A) 14 December 1995
B) 3 March 1992
C) 1 January 1998
D) 20 May 1992
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