About Sunday Expert

Every Sunday: ten hard ones, from regional flags to capitals most people have never heard of. One attempt.

A weekly event every Sunday: ten hard questions, from regional flags to capitals most people have never heard of. Everyone plays the same set, and there's one attempt.

How it works

1. 1The set opens with country questions (a flag, an outline or a capital) and closes on regional flags. Type a name and press Enter, or Skip it.
2. 2Every right answer earns 100 points, and a faster finish breaks a tie.
3. 3Each Sunday's set can be played once. Earlier Sundays stay open in the archive.

Tips

• Think small. The country questions are never about the big, familiar countries, so if an answer comes too easily, check it again.
• Learn the regional flag families. Many state and provincial flags borrow their country's colours or coat of arms, which tells you where to start.
• Use the time. With ten questions in five minutes, there's room to think each one through.

Questions

How is it scored?

100 points for each right answer, up to 1,000. Ties go to whoever finished faster.

Can I play it later?

Each edition is live on its Sunday. Past editions are in the archive afterwards, and only your first attempt counts for the leaderboard.

What makes it expert

Sunday Expert has run every Sunday since 4 October 2026. It eases in with flags, outlines and capitals of smaller countries, the ones the other games rarely ask about, then ends on regional flags drawn from the Expert Flags sets: states, provinces and territories.

With ten questions in five minutes, there are about 30 seconds for each, so there's time to think. Expert Flags and the continent quizzes are the best practice for it.

The country questions come from every country with fewer than 12 million people, each with the same chance, so a Pacific island is as likely as a Balkan republic. The regional flags come from the same places as the Expert Flags daily: states, provinces, regions and territories, never former countries or international organisations.

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