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Cheese Quiz Questions

  1. What is a cheese lover called?
    (a) Caseiphile (b) Briophile (c) Turophile
  2. Which country does Halloumi come from?
    (a) Cyprus (b) Greece (c) Italy
  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. 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
  5. Which Cheese is named after the capital of Italy?
    (a) Mascarpone (b) Romano (c) Pecorino (d) Fontina
  6. What's the name of this English camembert-style cheese?
    (a) Tunworth (b) Tamworth (c) Tinworm
  7. The rind of which AOC-protected French cheese is washed in annatto?
    (a) Epoisses de Bourgogne (b) Langres (c) Figuette
  8. Huntsman cheese, also known as Stilchester, is made with alternating layers of which two English cheeses?
    (a) Caerphilly and Perl Las (b) Cheddar and Wensleydale (c) Double Gloucester and Stilton
  9. The shape of which cheese does not resemble a teardrop?
    (a) Caciocavallo (b) Clochette (c) Tetilla
  10. Your nose should be one guide to optimal cheese ripeness. It takes a very long time for cheese to actually go bad. What odour is a sign that cheese is probably well past its best?
    (a) Ammonia (b) Penicillin (c) Yeast

Answers

  1. (c) Turophile
  2. (a) Cyprus
  3. (b) 10 pounds of milk
  4. (c) Maggots!
  5. (b) Romano
  6. (a) Tunworth
  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. (c) Double Gloucester and Stilton
  9. (b) Clochette
  10. (a) Ammonia – This smell is a result of the aging process. A cheese with a really strong aroma of ammonia that doesn’t dissipate within a minute or so is past its best.

 

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