Cheese Quiz Questions

1. What is a cheese lover called?
   (a) Caseiphile (b) Briophile (c) Turophile
2. 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
3. Pule cheese, the most expensive cheese in the world, is made from the milk of what two animals?
   (a) Cows & Goats (b) Sheep & Cows (c) Goats & Donkey
4. What is the secret ingredient of famous Norwegian cheese Brunost?
   (a) Cacao (b) Brown sugar (c) Whey
5. Since 1953, the regional bank Credito Emiliano has accepted which cheese as collateral for small-business loans: giant wheels of cheese?
   (a) Parmigiano-Reggiano (b) Mahón (c) Comté
6. How many different cheeses varieties are available today?
   (a) 800 (b) 1000 (c) 2000
7. Which writer and comedian had the surname Cheese, but his father changed it in 1915?
   (a) Elton John (b) John Cleese (c) Michael Caine
8. Which country eats the least cheese per head?
   (a) Japan (b) Ukraine (c) China
9. Which of these cheeses is not Swiss?
   (a) Sbrinz - considered to be the oldest European cheese, an ancestor of Parmigiano Reggiano (b) Vacherin Fribourgeois - enjoyed with a white Burgundy to bring out savoury custard notes. (c) Neufchâtel - similar to Camembert, with a dry, white, edible rind
10. A cheese used in numerous Italian desserts whose name literally means 'recooked'.
    (a) Ricotta (b) Reggiano (c) Asiago
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