Cheese (Plus More) Quiz Questions and Answers for Pub Quizzes and Social Nights

May 10, 2021October 15, 2025 by Charlotte Kitto

General Knowledge Quiz
(Plus Cheese)

What started as a light-hearted way to stay connected during COVID lockdowns quickly became one of our most popular traditions — and we’ve kept it going ever since.

We’ve put together a growing collection of themed quizzes, perfect for everything from Zoom socials and team-building events to after-work drinks and family gatherings. Naturally, there are plenty of cheese-themed questions (we couldn’t resist), but you’ll also find rounds on food and drink, geography, history, sport — and a few curveballs to keep things interesting.

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Published May 10, 2021October 15, 2025

General Knowledge Quiz

Where is the 'Cheese grater' building in London?
(a) 30 St Mary Axe (b) 20 Fenchurch Street (c) 122 Leadenhall Street
Dragon's Breath Blue is?
(a) A cow's milk cheese of Yunnan, China coated in blue die. It is traditionally made by the Bai people who call it ‘yenx seinp’ which roughly translates as dragon’s breath. (b) The name of the only two Michelin rosette restaurant in Hong Kong. (c) Made from heat treated milk, it is a soft, blue cheese encased in a small outer layer of black wax, made in the USA.
What country invented cheesecake?
(a) Ancient Greece (b) Modern Greece (c) post 1800 America
Where can you find the best moules-frites?
(a) France (b) Luxemburg (c) Belgium
What is traditionally eaten in Spain at midnight on new year's eve?
(a) 12 Olives (b) 12 dried figs (c) 12 Grapes
The psychological need to steal things often of little value is known as?
(a) Kleptomania (b) Egomania (c) Dipsomania
Where is Valhalla?
(a) midgard (b) alfheim (c) Asgard
Oakham is the county town of which English county?
(a) Rutland (b) East Yorkshire (c) Suffolk
The average cumulative losses in bear markets are?
(a) 41% (b) 82% (c) 200% plus
What direction does the moon move around the Earth?
(a) Clockwise (b) Anti-clockwise (c) It doesn't move around the earth

Answers

(c) 122 Leadenhall Street
(c) Made from heat treated milk, it is a soft, blue cheese encased in a small outer layer of black wax, made in the USA.
(c) post 1800 America - dairyman William Lawrence of Chester, New York, who accidentally stumbled on it in 1872
(c) Belgium (it's considered as almost the national dish)
(c) 12 Grapes
(a) Kleptomania
(c) Asgard
(a) Rutland
(a) 41%
(b) Anti-clockwise

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