Cheese Quiz Questions

1. Vieux Boulogne is?
   (a) A soft cheese from the northern French port of the same name (b) A hard cheese from a town of that name just outside of Ontario in Canada (c) It’s a variety of boules played in Corsica
2. Dragon's Breath Blue is?
   (a) A cow's milk cheese of Yunnan, China coated in blue die. It is traditionally made by the Bai people who call it ‘yenx seinp’ which roughly translates as dragon’s breath. (b) The name of the only two Michelin rosette restaurant in Hong Kong. (c) Made from heat treated milk, it is a soft, blue cheese encased in a small outer layer of black wax, made in the USA.
3. How many pounds of milk are needed to make 1 pound of cheese?
   (a) 5 pounds of milk (b) 10 pounds of milk (c) 8 pounds of milk
4. There is a famous Cornish nettle wrapped cheese, 'Cornish Yarg', it is named after its creator, what is his name?
   (a) Alan Gray (b) Alan Brown (c) Alan Black
5. Where does the UK annual Cheese Rolling Festival take place?
   (a) Solsbury Hill (b) Pendle Hill (c) Cooper's Hill
6. How many different cheeses varieties are available today?
   (a) 800 (b) 1000 (c) 2000
7. This cheese is best known for its use in French onion soup and croque-monsieur.
   (a) Gruyere (b) Conte (c) Fromage blanc
8. Which country eats the most cheese per head?
   (a) Denmark (b) Iceland (c) Finland
9. The thin, dark line in French Morbier is due to?
   (a) Volcanic ash (b) Gauloise ash (c) Blue mould
10. Legend has it that a young French shepherd saw a beautiful girl on the horizon. Leaving his lunch box in a nearby cave, he went out to meet her. Returning months later a mould had transformed his plain cheese into this cheese.
    (a) Gorgonzola (b) Jeune mâle (c) Roquefort
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