Prototype Cards: Number 170

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Card 170

Selection of flags from around the world. Turning the card on its side so that the flags are the right way around, the flags are in the following order (left to right, top to bottom):


Wales, Oman, Estonia, Israel, Djibouti,

Hong Kong, Ukraine, Spain, Sweeden, Greece,

Iceland, Nigeria, France, Sark, Rwanda,

Costa Rica, Turkey, Liberia, Olympics, Ecuador,

Honduras, Romania, Antarctica, Lebanon, Ethiopia,

Canada, Italy, Greenland, Ireland, Norway


The first letter from the name of each of these countries spells out a question. The simplest way to read this question is to create a grid based on the flags as ordered above and read from top to bottom, left to right:

W O E I D
H U S S G
I N F S R
C T L O E
H R A L E
C I G I N

The card ultimately asks: "Which countries flag is solid green?"

The answer is Libya.


The text on the bottom of the card reads:

"The scribe that wrote this puzzle needs to see Anna Heath for grammar 
lessons immediately. S."

It appears to refer to the textual mistake of using "countries" rather than "country's".


Also, the category "Vexillogy" is a play on the word "Vexillology", the scientific study of flags.