# Weekend Feud: Fly Your Flag! by ivan astikov \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 25, 2008, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520 "2008-10-25T16:25:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/61 "2008-10-26T13:33:30Z")
1. USA 2. France 3. USA 4. USA 5. Canada 6. Turkey 7. United Kingdom 8. Vatican 9. Japan 10. United Nations ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/62 "2008-10-26T14:27:02Z")
1. USA 2. France 3. Germany 4. Alaska 5. South Carolina 6. Turkey 7. Switzerland 8. Vatican 9. Libya 10. United Nations ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/63 "2008-10-26T14:56:08Z")
> [@](#): > > We need one more. Somebody posted twice. Actually, they posted a second set of answers to say what their worst scores would be. > > Let’s not do that again, ok? > > :stares at Little Nemo:: You know, technically, you don’t have any rule that says people can’t post twice. But I have no problem with you considering my second post as “joke answers” and not counting them in the official score - I didn’t expect to have both posts count. I just wanted to see if I could score a perfect zero with answers that were true but didn’t match anyone else’s. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/64 "2008-10-26T17:03:54Z")
I’d like to submit; is there room for one more? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/65 "2008-10-26T18:21:37Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > You know, technically, you don’t have any rule that says people can’t post twice. But I have no problem with you considering my second post as “joke answers” and not counting them in the official score - I didn’t expect to have both posts count. I just wanted to see if I could score a perfect zero with answers that were true but didn’t match anyone else’s. It’s not that you can’t post twice, which you can’t, it’s when somebody counts up all the answer posts to get to 50 that it’s annoying. I was snarky, and I’m sorry. Normally I would have just ignored your second post. I don’t think I need to add a rule that you can only post one set of answers. Nobody reads the rules anyway! 😉 **Priceguy** is #50. Back in a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/66 "2008-10-26T18:36:17Z")
1. Name a flag with red, white and blue in it. **1. USA 47** 2. France 2 3. Germany 1 4. Name a flag with vertical stripes. **2. France 38** 5. Italy 5 6. Canada 2 7. Ireland 2 8. Belgium 1 9. Germany 1 10. USA 1 11. Now horizontal ones. **3. USA 29** 12. Germany 10 13. Argentina 2 14. France 2 15. Greece 2 16. Israel 2 17. Austria 1 18. Italy 1 19. Spain 1 20. Name a flag with at least one star on it. **4. USA 37** 21. Australia 5 22. China 3 23. Texas 2 24. Israel 1 25. Somalia 1 26. Thailand 1 27. Name a flag with a botanical feature. **5. Canada 29** 28. Lebanon 13 29. South Carolina 5 30. Gondor 1 31. Hong Kong 1 32. Mexico 1 33. Name a flag with the moon on it. **6. Turkey 34** 34. Pakistan 6 35. South Carolina 3 36. Egypt 1 37. Laos 1 38. Malaysia 1 39. Morocco 1 40. Nepal 1 41. Pass 1 42. Red Crescent 1 43. Name a flag with a cross on it. **7. Switzerland 24** 44. UK 15 45. Sweden 3 46. Greece 2 47. Vatican City 2 48. Australia 1 49. Denmark 1 50. Jolly Roger 1 51. Norway 1 52. Name a flag with a coat of arms. **8. Spain 17** 53. Vatican City 9 54. Mexico 5 55. Portugal 4 56. Croatia 2 57. Fiji 2 58. Germany 2 59. Maryland 2 60. Albania 1 61. Bermuda 1 62. Costa Rica 1 63. Kenya 1 64. Monaco 1 65. Pennsylvania 1 66. Wales 1 67. Name a flag with mainly one colour. **9. Libya 21** 68. China 18 69. Saudi Arabia 3 70. Japan 2 71. Morocco 2 72. Lebanon 1 73. Turkey 3 74. Name an international organisation with a flag. **10. United Nations 30** 75. Red Cross 18 76. Olympics 1 77. The European Union 1 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/67 "2008-10-26T18:47:55Z")
And the winners are ~~~drumroll~~~ \*\*bibliophage \*\* and \*\*twickster \*\*!!! ::flings confetti:: They both got all of them right! Excellent! Thanks for playing everybody, and thank you, **ivan** , for a fun one! I’ll have another Feud up this afternoon. \*\*1. bibliophage 612.00 1. twickster 612.00 \*\* 2. Little Nemo 596.00 3. Boozahol Squid, P.I. 590.00 4. fachverwirrt 588.00 5. Dolores Reborn 582.00 6. swampbear 582.00 7. cmkeller 582.00 8. astorian 564.00 9. Petrobey Mavromihalis 558.00 10. 3acresandatruck 546.00 11. notfrommensa 544.00 12. Queen Tonya 544.00 13. Priceguy 540.00 14. 42fish 532.00 15. Monstera deliciosa 520.00 16. flodnak 516.00 17. Fretful Porpentine 504.00 18. robardin 500.00 19. IvoryTowerDenizen 490.00 20. Sternvogel 486.00 21. Terminus Est 484.00 22. Scuba\_Ben 484.00 23. Tengu 484.00 24. anyrose 474.00 25. criminey.jicket 470.00 26. bmoak 460.00 27. 5 time champ 458.00 28. Elendil’s Heir 450.00 29. DfrntBreign 444.00 30. Schnitte 438.00 31. Baker 438.00 32. brownie55 434.00 33. Pushkin 432.00 34. jali 430.00 35. ivan astikov 424.00 36. Gala Matrix Fire 420.00 37. WormTheRed 404.00 38. kenner116 404.00 39. garygnu 378.00 40. tarragon918 368.00 41. Gangster Octopus 364.00 42. OtakuLoki 362.00 43. MsWhatsit 334.00 44. gonzomax 332.00 45. This’ll Do 302.00 46. mobo85 294.00 47. rockle 278.00 48. Cunctator 248.00 49. ShibbOleth 220.00 ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/68 "2008-10-26T19:00:53Z")
Hey, **Gala Matrix Fire** , I don’t know about ‘great minds think alike’, but our scores were eerily close! ( And typically average, in my case. )😉 p.s. I couldn’t help giggling at the Gondor reply. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/69 "2008-10-26T20:39:04Z")
> [@ivan\_astikov](#): > > …p.s. I couldn’t help giggling at the Gondor reply. 🙂 Thank you, thank you! :: bowing :: [![](http://www.funbumperstickers.com/images/LOR-Gondor.gif) ](http://www.funbumperstickers.com/images/LOR-Gondor.gif) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/70 "2008-10-26T21:00:31Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > And the winners are ~~~drumroll~~~ \*\*bibliophage \*\* and \*\*twickster \*\*!!! ::flings confetti:: They both got all of them right! Excellent! > > Thanks for playing everybody, and thank you, **ivan** , for a fun one! > > I’ll have another Feud up this afternoon. > \*\*1. bibliophage 612.00 > > 1. twickster 612.00 \*\* Day-um. I thought I’d do well, but didn’t expect to do quite _that_ well. I’m glad I switched from Pakistan to Turkey on the “moon” question. FTR: My research didn’t take place online – the almanac has a full-color insert of national flags, so I was looking at that. Trust that was legal. Hell, even if it isn’t, try to pry that trophy out of my hands! ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/71 "2008-10-26T21:05:03Z")
Turns out Google is worth about 10 places (with my glaring mistakes included). Which makes it not worth the hassle 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/72 "2008-10-26T21:16:02Z")
Worm and Otakaluki beat me this time. That is wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/73 "2008-10-26T22:13:34Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > FTR: My research didn’t take place online – the almanac has a full-color insert of national flags, so I was looking at that. Heh, I grabbed the World Almanac. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/74 "2008-10-26T22:22:56Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Worm and Otakaluki beat me this time. That is wrong. 😃 Your turn to bake the pie 😉 ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/75 "2008-10-27T00:56:06Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > Worm and Otakaluki beat me this time. That is wrong. Muah-ha-ha! This is what you get for gloating for having totally crushed two other posters last time. 😃 What kind of pie do you like? Thanks again, **Dolores** , and **ivan astikov**! ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/76 "2008-10-27T01:37:27Z")
Humble? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/77 "2008-10-27T02:12:16Z")
Laos - zero Chad - zero Latvia - zero Federated States of Micronesia - zero Eritrea - zero Maldives - zero Slovakia - zero Moldova - zero Somalia - zero The Organization of American States - zero Yes. A perfect zero. Now if only had picked Spain instead of the Vatican City, I could have had the hi-lo combo. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/78 "2008-10-27T12:37:10Z")
I have no idea how I got horizontal and vertical confused. ---
**Author:** ![Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrobey_Mavromihalis)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520/79 "2008-10-27T12:54:49Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > I have no idea how I got horizontal and vertical confused. I think you mean vertical and horizontal. Nincompoop. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weekend-feud-fly-your-flag-by-ivan-astikov-game-over/469520.md?page=3)