Flax by ChiltonC2

Flax fibers are used to make what common textile fabric? Notably, ancient Egyptians used it for mummification and burial shrouds, but its uses today are too many to enumerate.

Flax is a member of what group of plants, distinguished by the production of flowers and fruits which contain its seeds?

What actress portrayed HR director Holly Flax on the American version of The Office?

In the Italian fairytale “Sun, Moon and Talia,” Talia’s finger is pricked by a splinter of flax, causing her to fall down as if dead. What pricks the protagonist’s finger in subsequent adaptations of the fairytale, including those by Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and the Disney film Sleeping Beauty?

The utilization of flax requires that the fiber be separated from the stem. This is usually accomplished through a process of submerging the stalk in water so that it rots away. What word, similar to “rotting,” is given to this process?

In horses, “flaxen” refers to the blondish color of a horse’s mane. This genetic trait is produced in horses with coats of what color, which refers to a reddish brown, like the horse seen here?

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In these lines, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow rewrites the epitaph of what poet who died of tuberculosis at the age of 25? Lo! in the moonlight gleams a marble white, On which I read: "Here lieth one whose name Was writ in water." And was this the meed Of his sweet singing? Rather let me write: "The smoking flax before it burst to flame Was quenched by death, and broken the bruised reed."

What constituent country of the United Kingdom is represented by this 2014 coin featuring the flax flower?

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The Canadian flax industry was thrown into turmoil in 2010 when the EU discovered traces of a genetically modified flax seed in shipments imported to Canada. What name, derived from a 1951 science fiction novel about walking, murderous plants, was given to this variety of flax?

Who composed the impressionistic 1910 prelude “The Girl With the Flaxen Hair,” which remains one of his most frequently recorded pieces?

Identify the nation whose emblem, seen here, sports blue flax flowers on its right side.

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Identify the tool depicted in this painting, used to keep unspun fibers from being tangled. As an adjective, it has come to refer to traditionally female pursuits, or the female branch of a family.

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