Show HN: Learn Flags Quiz

(flagquizzes.com)

52 points | by artiomyak 22 hours ago

29 comments

  • byra 1 hour ago
    This is so cool. We used to play a paper version of this game back home and this really brings back feelings.

    Btw, really smooth. It works really well!

  • cbfrench 17 hours ago
    Once I got to 37% total countries identified (seen?), it basically stopped showing me new countries. I went through five or so rounds without seeing anything that I hadn’t seen before. Which was gratifying, since I was getting 20/20 every time, but you might tweak it a little to add in new countries more frequently.
  • a_c 19 hours ago
    Nicely made! I thought I'm good with flags, and then there come a question of jordan, palestine and two more similar flags.

    I made a similar but uglier little party game https://geo-dude.com for my kids. Supports up to 4 players

    • solarized 25 minutes ago
      already played it with my kids. its fun !. need to improve the country randomization. south america keep pointing into peru.
      • a_c 8 minutes ago
        Thanks for the feedback, will look into it!
  • ReluctantLaser 10 hours ago
    stream of thoughts:

    "all countries" doesn't really show all countries. It seems all countries might be in the pool, but there is no weighted randomness, so you end up getting the same flags, and only a few new ones.

    Forcing all flags to be in the same aspect ratio really makes the flags look strange, or rather, not how they really are. This also makes things like Monaco/Indonesia identification more difficult, and flags with horizontal stripes to look strange (Sudan, Cuba, etc).

    Some flags seem to look odd or broken? Such as Ecuador which looks like a kid drew it and is pretty broken. Some flags have a weird border around them too, as if they haven't been placed or rendered correctly.

    I'm not sure if having a list of flags just below the quiz helps the integrity of it. I'm also not sure of all the AI generated stuff. Are people really mixing up Morroco and Veitnam? Getting to that page again is difficult and unclear, you need to click the flag from the country page, or get it wrong in a quiz. I feel it's a little confusing to have separate pages describing the country and flag. Especially considering its a website about flags.

  • SamBam 18 hours ago
    Is there a mode to run through all the countries, instead of just 20?

    A while ago I practiced every day on an android app, and the pleasure I got when I finally got 196/196 was extremely satisfying.

    I'd also like to recommend that flags of different aspect ratios be shown correctly.

  • gonnagetapower 3 hours ago
    It’s very obvious that the layout is ai, refine it a bit.
  • codingbbq 5 hours ago
    The app is designed very well and it is very addictive.
  • jihadjihad 18 hours ago
    Sinister mode: Romania versus Chad, Monaco versus Indonesia, Senegal versus Mali, Egypt/Syria/Iraq/Yemen, etc.
  • netsharc 18 hours ago
    Huh, it has grouping for the multiple choice, so for a red and white flag (2 horizontal stripes) with some stars the options are Monaco, Indonesia, Singapore, Poland. All of which are horizontally striped and have those 2 colors.

    Same with the Nordic flags, which have similar geometry but different colors.

    Nicely curated.

  • zetanor 16 hours ago
    Thought this was going to be Wordle for how to download something correctly using wget.
  • svl7 16 hours ago
    It would be nice if the proportions of the flags were respected. For example Vatican and Switzerland have a 1:1 ratio (square).

    Nepal with it's extraordinary format seems to be represented ok.

  • coinfused 19 hours ago
    Nice website! Could you tell use a bit more about this project? What prompted you to make it? I've been looking for a good ad-free, account-free minimal flag learning website and this looks like a good fit.
  • ryanchants 16 hours ago
    This is cool, but is testing recognition, not recall. It needs an extra challenging mode where you have to provide the country, not multiple choice.
    • Triesault 14 hours ago
      There is an option on the top view plane where you can switch from "Multiple choice" to "Type the answer".
      • ryanchants 14 hours ago
        hah, knew I should have dug around more
  • S_Bear 18 hours ago
    This is a lot of fun. My 'biggest' gripe is that in the shapes quiz Tuvalu and the Seychelles are so tiny that no image displayed for me that I could see.
  • jsturgill 12 hours ago
    Cool app. I enjoy the variety of game options, not just guessing the flag.
  • joshdavham 20 hours ago
    Awesome app! I got 14/20.
  • boxed 20 hours ago
    The flag of Paraguy says "Paraguy" on it, you might want to blur that.
  • lackoftactics 18 hours ago
    It reminds of Fun with Flags segments in Big Bang Theory
  • codst 19 hours ago
    It’s really a great place to cure boredom
  • oscarallombert 5 hours ago
    really cool app ! so addictive haha
  • Th3Gold3nRainbo 19 hours ago
    Fun, clean, and dangerously addictive got 15/20
  • molybd3num 12 hours ago
    anybody remember sporcle?
  • frizlab 16 hours ago
    Sheldon?
  • lern_too_spel 18 hours ago
    It should show the meaning of the colors and symbols of the flag after the user answers.
  • jimbob45 19 hours ago
    Probably a useful bookmark if you’re going on The Amazing Race. They always throw in a flag quiz toward the end.
  • boxed 20 hours ago
    18/20 on hard, some misclicks :P Anki training works!
  • villdyr 15 hours ago
    did we crash it? :(
  • movidle_fun 18 hours ago
    [dead]