Cheese Quiz Questions and Answers

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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. Where is the 'Cheese grater' building in London?
    (a) 30 St Mary Axe (b) 20 Fenchurch Street (c) 122 Leadenhall Street
  4. Shepherd’s Hope is?
    (a) A fresh sheep’s milk cheese made from pasteurized sheep’s milk. (b) An alternative to mozzarella or feta, made in the USA and ready to eat on the day of preparation. (c) A hard mountain cheese made in New Zealand, stored in caves where shepherds keep a stock in case they are cut off by bad weather. Australian slang for a desperate situation.
  5. What does Tête de Moine translate too?
    (a) Monk's Castle (b) Monk's Head (C) Monk's Purse
  6. What is the essential ingredient in a Mornay sauce?
    (a) Bechamel (b) Gruyere (c) Emmental
  7. 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
  8. This cheese is best known for its use in French onion soup and croque-monsieur.
    (a) Gruyere (b) Conte (c) Fromage blanc
  9. Philadelphia cream cheese was first introduced in what city?
    (a) Boston   (b) New York City (c) Philadelphia
  10. St Helen's Farm, Capricorn, Pantysgawn and Gevrik are example of cheeses made from which animal's milk?
    (a) Cows (b) Sheep (c) Goats

Answers

  1. c) Propionibacterium freudenreichii
  2. (a) and (c) - (a) A cheese, alongside Weston Tomme, Cloud 9 and Summer Snow, made in the Green Mountain region of Vermont. (c) An American family-owned company, that has been finding ‘crazy-smart supplies for homeschooling since 1985.’
  3. (c) 122 Leadenhall Street
  4. (a) A fresh sheep’s milk cheese made from pasteurized sheep’s milk.
  5. (b) Monk's Head
  6. (b) Gruyere
  7. (b) Double Gloucester
  8. (a) Gruyere (Actually a Swiss cheese)
  9. (b) New York City
  10. (c) Goats

 

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