Flag of Kuwait

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/flag-of-kuwait

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of official adoption?September 7, 1961
2. What is the unique design element?The flag is the world's only national flag featuring an acute trapezium
3. What does the flag of Kuwait look like?The flag has three vertical stripes of green, white, and red, and a special shape on the left side that looks like a tilted rectangle.
4. Why does the flag have a special shape on the left side?The shape is an acute trapezium, a kind of tilted rectangle, and it is said to look like the top of a room, showing Kuwait’s unique identity.

Vexillology: The academic study of flags, including their design, history, and symbolism.
Acute Trapezium: A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides and at least two non-right angles, forming a distinctive slanted shape.
Pan-Arab Colors: A palette of colors (red, white, green, black) historically used in flags of Arab nations to represent shared cultural and political ideals.
Hoist Side: The side of a flag that is attached to the flagpole or halyard.