Answers to Thursday's Questions

Q.  What is the name of the bird in the middle of the Ugandan flag?
A.   The "Grey Crowned Crane" (see photo below)

Q.  What do the three colours of the flag's stripes represent?
A.  The three colours are representative of African peoples (black), Africa's sunshine (yellow), and African brotherhood (red being the colour of blood, through which all African's are connected).

Q.  When was the flag adopted?
A.  October 9th, 1962.

The Grey Crowned Crane is the national bird of Uganda and features in the country's flag and coat of arms.