Draft:Flagpedia.net
Type of site | Real flags of the world |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Country of origin | Czech Republic |
| Founder(s) | David Krmela |
| Parent | Czech Vexillological Soceity |
| URL | flagpedia |
Flagpedia.net, better known as Flagpedia, is an online flag quiz website showing every flag in the world, including territories and the United Nations flag. Flagpedia was founded in 2009 by David Krmela, a member of the Czech Vexillological Society. Every month Flagpedia has a competition of who could do the fastest 20-question flag quiz. Flagpedia also has a suggestion for those who don’t know many flags, a 254-question quiz on about every flag of the world. Most of Flagpedia’s flags are from Wikipedia. Flagpedia is owned by the Czech Vexillological Society and is operated and maintained by David Krmela. Flagpedia allows anyone across the globe to use their website, from Hawaii to Japan.
History
[edit]15 years ago David Krmela founded Flagpedia in the Czech Republic. It was immediately part of the Czech Vexillological Society, since David Krmela was already a member. Upon going international, Flagpedia was eventually used by over one million people across the globe.
Fabiabi, which is his username, has the overall best record on Flagpedia. In December 2021, Fabiabi did a 20-question flag quiz in just 14 seconds. With an overall score of 5720, Fabiabi was ranked 1st in the entire world for Flagpedia. However, before that, Patryk Chorostowski of Poland had already taken that score in February 2016. In third is Owen Appleby of the Seychelles, who made his mark in July 2013 with 5700, and a time of 15 seconds.
Gustavo, also his username, is the best currently playing flag player, since Fabiabi hasn’t done a quiz since he beat Patryk Chorostowski in 2021. Gustavo has always came on the podium since February 2024. He has an average of 18-23 seconds on 20-question flag quizzes. In November 2024, Gustavo came in 2nd for the first time in a while, only being beaten by Karitz of Italy who led by 20 points. Gustavo also is 4th overall with 6580, which he set in June 2023. He is tied with Will Harris of the United Kingdom, Gabriel Fierro of Italy, Royal✝️ of the United States, and Alexa of Australia. His best quiz was in June 2023, when he did a 20-question flag quiz in 16 seconds, tying him in 4th overall.