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

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.

Browse, print, and quiz away — no logins, no fuss, just good questions and great company.

General Knowledge Quiz

  1. Where did Wallace and Gromit go when they ran out of cheese?
    (a) Australia (b) Lancashire (c) The Moon
  2. Which famous soft cheese is made just 30 miles outside Paris?
    (a) Brie de Meaux (b) Brillat-Savarin (c) Coulommiers
  3. What type of cheeses are native American products such as Colby, Monterey Jack and Tillamook?
    (a) Cheddar (b) Emmental (c) Brick
  4. Where can you eat matambre?
    (a) Uruguay (b) Mexico (c) Argentina
  5. How much of the worlds chocolate comes from small family run farms?
    (a) 10% (b) 50% (c) 80%
  6. Ferrum is the Latin word for which metal?
    (a) Iron (b) Francium (c) Fermium
  7. How is children’s author Mary Pollock better known?
    (a) A.M. Branard (b) Enid Blyton (c) Beatrix Potter
  8. Which country has the highest fertility rate in Europe?
    (a) Poland (b) Portugal (c) France
  9. Which of these prime ministers was the subject of an assignation attempt using an exploding chocolate bar?
    (a) Neville Chamberlain (b) Winston Churchill (c) Clement Attlee
  10. In what movie did the song "Moon River" make its debut?
    (a) Some Like it Hot (b) Breakfast at Tiffany's (c) Funny Face

Answers

  1. (c) The Moon
  2. (a) Brie de Meaux
  3. (a) Cheddar
  4. (c) Argentina (Stuffed thin cuts of flank steak also known as saudero in some Latin American countries)
  5. (c) 80%
  6. (a) Iron
  7. (b) Enid Blyton
  8. (c) France (1.9)
  9. (b) Winston Churchill (Plot found in Nazi papers after the war)
  10. (b) Breakfast at Tiffany's (performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 movie)

 

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