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.

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Published May 10, 2021October 15, 2025

General Knowledge Quiz

Which English county has three cheese varieties that use its name?
(a) Cheshire (b) Lancashire (c) Gloucester
Which Country is Brie Cheese originally from?
(a) Switzerland (b) France (c) Austria
In which century did people begin to start dying cheese orange to fool people into thinking it was a better quality?
(a) 16th Century (b) 17th Century (c) 18th Century
From which country does the dish known as Caesar salad originate?
(a) USA (b) Italy (c) Mexico
Which type of fruit or vegetable is a Van?
(a) Gooseberry (b) Cherry (c) Apple
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
According to the United Nations how many countries are there in Africa?
(a) 54 (b) 44 (c) 34
The average cumulative losses in bear markets are?
(a) 41% (b) 82% (c) 200% plus
In what year did French novelist Jules Verne publish 'From the Earth to the Moon'?
(a) 1947 (b) 1842 (c) 1865

Answers

(b) Lancashire! Creamy Lancashire, Crumbly Lancashire and Tasty Lancashire are very different cheeses!
(b) France
(b) 17th Century (English cheesemakers realized that they could make more money if they skimmed off the cream — to sell it separately or make butter from it. But in doing so, most of the colour was lost, since the natural orange pigment is carried in the fatty cream. They began adding colouring from saffron, marigold and carrot juice to pass their products off as the full-fat, naturally yellowish-orange cheese that Londoners had come to expect.)
(c) Mexico
(b) Cherry
(a) Kleptomania
(c) Asgard
(a) 54
(a) 41%
(c) 1865

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