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FIELD NOTES / 01

Same colours.
Different countries.

Some flags are easy to confuse. Compare them side by side, notice a specific difference, then try a flag quiz to see what sticks.

THREE PAIRSVISUAL CLUESTHEN TEST YOURSELF

Ireland and Côte d’Ivoire: reverse the order

Ireland: green, white and orange vertical bands
Ireland
Côte d’Ivoire: orange, white and green vertical bands
Côte d’Ivoire

Read from the hoist—the edge attached to the flagpole, shown on the left here. Ireland starts with green; Côte d’Ivoire starts with orange. Both have a white band in the centre. Pay attention to the sequence, not just the palette.

Australia and New Zealand: look at the stars

Australia: blue field, Union Jack and white stars
Australia
New Zealand: blue field, Union Jack and four red stars with white borders
New Zealand

Both use a blue field and the Union Jack in the upper-left corner. Australia has white stars, including the large Commonwealth Star below the Union Jack. New Zealand has four red stars with white borders. Star colour is a useful first check.

Romania and Chad: a genuinely close pair

Romania: blue, yellow and red vertical bands
Romania
Chad: darker blue, yellow and red vertical bands
Chad

Both flags use vertical blue, yellow and red bands in the same order. The blue is typically shown darker for Chad, but reproductions and screens can make that distinction hard to judge. Treat this as a close comparison rather than relying on a tiny colour difference as a universal rule.

Look, recall, check

Cover the labels and describe one distinction aloud. Then start a flag round in Recall first mode, where you type the country before revealing help. Return to missed flags in Review mistakes.

Illustrations use the flag-icons collection included with Roam; source and licence. For Ireland see the national flag guide; for the star designs see Australia’s national flag and New Zealand’s flag guidance. Flag colours vary between digital representations.