1. Flax has been around for : 2. Ancient Egyptians used flax to weave:
2,000 years baskets
3,000 years cotton fabric
4,000 years linen fabric
5,000 years silks
       
3. When flax seed is harvested it is : 4. Flax seed is:
round and dark brown high in polyunsaturated fatty acids
round and golden brown high in omega-3 fatty acids
oval and reddish brown high in lignans
none of the above all of the above
       
5. 85% of the world's flaxseed
occurs in :
6. Flax accounts for what percentage of all the grains grown in Canada?
The Former Soviet Union & China 5%
Canada & United States 7%
India 12%
all of the above 15%
       
7. Another name for flax is : 8. Flax contains up to 800 times more plant lignans than:
granola wheat bran
oats buckwheat
linseed soybeans
none of the above all of the above
       
9. Flax contains : 10. Canada accounts for what percentage of total world flax production :
soluble fibre 20%
insoluble fibre 30%
phytochemicals 40%
all of the above 50%
     

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