GlobettoSame colors, different flags
Tell France, the Netherlands and Russia apart by checking stripe direction first, then color order.
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Practice these three flags →Direction first, order second
All three flags use red, white and blue. Start by looking at the stripes: France has vertical stripes; the Netherlands and Russia have horizontal stripes. Then check which color comes first.
Read a horizontal flag from top to bottom. Read this front-facing French flag from the pole on the left to the free edge on the right.
Sources: The French flag - French Presidency; Le drapeau francais - French Presidency; Dutch flag - Royal House of the Netherlands; National Flag Day - Russian Emergencies Ministry.
Your three-flag guide
| Country | Stripe direction | Color order |
|---|---|---|
| France | Vertical | Blue, white, red (pole to free edge) |
| Netherlands | Horizontal | Red, white, blue (top to bottom) |
| Russia | Horizontal | White, blue, red (top to bottom) |
Sources: The French flag - French Presidency; Dutch flag - Royal House of the Netherlands; National Flag Day - Russian Emergencies Ministry.
Try it without the guide
Cover the guide, answer the three questions, then open the separate answer key. Explain the visual clue as well as naming the country.
The online flag quiz includes more countries and territories unless you choose this three-flag practice set.
Practice questions
Practice
1. Which country has vertical blue, white and red stripes, with blue next to the pole?
2. Which country has horizontal stripes in red, white and blue order, from top to bottom?
3. Which country has horizontal stripes in white, blue and red order, from top to bottom?
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- GeoNames country information — Country names, capitals and coordinates; the app catalog is the pinned release snapshot. Checked 2026-10-20.
- The French flag - French Presidency — Vertical blue, white and red, with blue nearest the pole. Checked 2026-10-20.
- Le drapeau francais - French Presidency — French vertical stripes and the Dutch horizontal red, white and blue comparison. Checked 2026-10-20.
- Dutch flag - Royal House of the Netherlands — Dutch flag colors; orientation also cross-checked with the French Presidency comparison. Checked 2026-10-20.
- National Flag Day - Russian Emergencies Ministry — Only the national flag stripe description is used: horizontal white, blue, red. No territorial claims or event descriptions reused. Checked 2026-10-20.
Prepared and source-checked by Codex AI. No human classroom review or translated-language review is claimed. Revision 1; answer key 1. Updated 2026-10-20.
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