Note to players: Description acceptable. Widespread approval during one of these events in Mauritania resulted in the addition of two red lines. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name or describe these events. Relief efforts for Tropical Cyclone Winston were cited as a reason to abandon plans for one of these events in Fiji, which would have replaced a modified Blue Ensign with one of several water-inspired submissions.
ANSWER: flag referendums [accept descriptions about changing a national flag; prompt on constitutional referendums or constitutional changes]
[10e] This country’s 2016 flag referendum pitted the current flag with a red Southern cross and a Union Jack against designs such as the silver fern, which had beaten out a satirical “Laser Kiwi” design.
ANSWER: New Zealand [or Aotearoa]
[10h] In 1995, Belarus held a referendum to change its flag to a red and green bicolor inspired by these intricately ornamented cloths. These cloths, which consist of embroidered patterns in red and white, are ubiquitous in Slavic religious ceremonies.
ANSWER: rushnyk [or rushnik]
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