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Flags and football: 32 countries have qualified for the World Cup Finals in June. Four puzzles based on their flags.
- Here are the flags of 11 of the teams. Which countries? The first letter of each spells out a slogan.
- Is it the right way up? Some flags are symmetrical, some are not.
Two sorts of symmetry are shown here:
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(L) The Italian flag has a LINE of symmetry through the middle (L) |
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(R) the Swiss flag can be ROTATED and still look the same. This flag can be rotated 4 times, not the usual 2, as it is the only square flag!(R) |
Which of these flags have (L), (R), both (LR) or no (O) symmetry? I’ve done the host for you!
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Australia |
S Korea |
Germany |
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- You probably have friends at school from most of these countries. The next ones are less likely, as they are all small countries and a long way away. Can you match the flag to the country?
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Paraguay
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Honduras
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N Korea
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Cameroon
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Ivory Coast
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Uruguay
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Chile
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- Can you name the capital cities of the countries we haven’t mentioned yet?
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Brazil
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B
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Ghana
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A
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Netherlands
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A
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Serbia
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B
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Slovenia
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L
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Slovakia
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B
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- Who will win the World Cup? Make your prediction, write it here and keep this until the finals!
I predict that the winning country:
- Will have a coastline (cross out all ‘landlocked’ states)
- Will be on the Atlantic, NOT the Pacific
- Will not have a flag on which you can count the stars.
Who does that leave?
- Sudoku. Medium
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