Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flags are more than colorful backdrops at sporting events. They're history lessons stitched into symbolic rectangles. Every design ...

Almost every flag in the extensive collection of world flags is recognizable as rectangular. But among all the nations, there are two exceptions—nations with perfect squares for their official flags.

You could probably guess some country names by their outlines, or name a few by their flags, but what if we blended it all together? Would you be up for the challenge? This visual geography test will ...

Stumping your friends and family with flag trivia is pretty fun. As in, which country’s flag isn’t rectangular? Or which U.S. state flag features (ahem!) female nudity? If you’re stuck, don’t ...