Cheese Quiz Questions and Answers

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Cheese Quiz Questions

  1. What is the minimum aging period for Parmigiano-Reggiano to be legally classified as such?
    a) 12 months b) 24 months c) 36 months
  2. Where is the 'Cheese grater' building in London?
    (a) 30 St Mary Axe (b) 20 Fenchurch Street (c) 122 Leadenhall Street
  3. In which three British counties can Stilton be produced?
    (a) Devon, Cornwall and Somerset (b) Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire (c) Durham, Northumberland and Cumberland
  4. Which English county has three cheese varieties that use its name?
    (a) Cheshire (b) Lancashire (c) Gloucester
  5. Who was dubbed “the father of Cheddar cheese”?
    (a) Joseph Harding (b) Joseph Heeler (c) Joseph Cheddar
  6. Where does the UK annual Cheese Rolling Festival take place?
    (a) Solsbury Hill (b) Pendle Hill (c) Cooper's Hill
  7. When making artisan Halloumi, which herb carefully placed and then is folded in the middle of the cheese?
    (a) Mint (b) Basil (c) Oregano
  8. Perhaps the most famous grating cheese, it is named for an Italian province. Best known for its use for Fettucine Alfredo.
    (a) Parmesan (b) Gorgonzola (c) Fetta
  9. 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
  10. A cheese described as "Rich" is?
    (a) Expensive (b) Super creamy (c) Full flavoured

Answers

  1. b) 24 months
  2. (c) 122 Leadenhall Street
  3. (b) Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire
  4. (b) Lancashire! Creamy Lancashire, Crumbly Lancashire and Tasty Lancashire are very different cheeses!
  5. (a) Joseph Harding
  6. (c) Cooper's Hill
  7. (a) Mint
  8. (a) Parmesan
  9. (b) Double Gloucester
  10. (b) Super creamy

 

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