Cheese Quiz Questions

1. Which bacteria is responsible for the holes in Swiss cheese?
   a) Lactobacillus bulgaricus b) Penicillium roqueforti c) Propionibacterium freudenreichii
2. Timberdoodle is?
   (a) A cheese, alongside Weston Tomme, Cloud 9 and Summer Snow, made in the Green Mountain region of Vermont. (b) An analogue (synthetic) cheese, able to withstand heat favoured by lumberjacks, who are often reserve fire wardens, in Northern Canada. (c) An American family-owned company, that has been finding ‘crazy-smart supplies for homeschooling since 1985.’
3. What is the size of a serving of cheese?
   (a) 55g (b) 80g (c) 30g
4. During the Roman Empire large Roman houses had separate kitchens for manufacturing cheese only, what were they called
   (a) Careale (b) Triclinium (c) Fauces
5. In the old but much loved 'Tom and Gerry' cartoons, what cheese did Gerry the mouse like best?
   (a) Cheddar (b) Emmental (c) Brie
6. Perhaps the most famous Spanish cheese is ?
   (a) Castellano (b) Ibérico (c) Manchego
7. How many different cheeses varieties are available today?
   (a) 800 (b) 1000 (c) 2000
8. Which type of cheese was used a cannonball during a battle in 1841?
   (a) Edam (b) Parmesan (c) Cheddar
9. Dolcelatte literally translated name means?
   (a) Sweet milk (b) Soft blue (c) The town of the same name in Lombardy
10. Roquefort and Stilton are examples of 'blue cheeses.' Which of these cheeses are also blue?
    (a) Maytag (b) Coloumiers (c) Taleggio
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