Cheese Quiz Questions and Answers

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Cheese Quiz Questions

  1. in what year was the world famous mature cheese "Old Amsterdam" introduced on the Dutch market?
    (a) 1936 (b) 1985 (c) 2004
  2. Where does the UK annual Cheese Rolling Festival take place?
    (a) Solsbury Hill (b) Pendle Hill (c) Cooper's Hill
  3. Casu Marzu is a beautiful Sardinian sheep's cheese. What added ingredient makes it taste very unique?
    (a) Sardinian lemon liqueur (b) Garlic and herbs (c) Maggots
  4. How many different cheeses are made in France?
    (a) Approx 300 (b) Approx 50 (c) Approx 6000 (d) Approx 1000
  5. What are the holes in Swiss cheese called?
    (a) Bubbles (b) Löcher (c) Eyes
  6. In the 15th century this famous English cheese was made with ewe's milk, but it's now cow's milk cheese. What is it?
    (a) Cheshire (b) Double Gloucester (c) Lincolnshire Poacher
  7. The rind of which AOC-protected French cheese is washed in annatto?
    (a) Epoisses de Bourgogne (b) Langres (c) Figuette
  8. Which English cheese, factory-made as early as 1870, is better known in its sage-flavoured, green coloured version than its original form?
    (a) Derby (b) Cheshire (c) Gloucester
  9. St Helen's Farm, Capricorn, Pantysgawn and Gevrik are example of cheeses made from which animal's milk?
    (a) Cows (b) Sheep (c) Goats
  10. The shape of which cheese does not resemble a teardrop?
    (a) Caciocavallo (b) Clochette (c) Tetilla

Answers

  1. (b) 1985
  2. (c) Cooper's Hill
  3. (c) Maggots!
  4. (d) Approx 1000
  5. (c) Eyes - Swiss cheese without eyes is known as "blind".
  6. (b) Double Gloucester
  7. (b) Langres (an orange-red condiment and food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana) native to tropical regions from Mexico to Brazil.)
  8. (a) Derby
  9. (c) Goats
  10. (b) Clochette

 

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