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CHEESED OFF? You won't be, if you take this Cheese Quiz!

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Cheese has its origins in the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and Europe, but its popularity has spread worldwide in the last centuries and decades. Whether you like a smooth quark or a stinky Limburger, a mild Edam or a Sardinian casu modde, served crawling with maggots ? there is surely a cheese to suit every taste. How much do you know about this ubiquitous favourite? Take this quiz and find out!

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  • Question of

    Cheese is made from animals’…

    • Blood
    • Sweat
    • Tears
    • Milk
  • Question of

    A specialist seller of cheese is known as a…

    • Cheeseflogger
    • Cheesemonger
    • Cheddarwala
  • Question of

    The first factory for the industrial production of cheese opened in 1815. Where?

    • Switzerland
    • Netherlands
    • Denmark
  • Question of

    In 2015, the country with the highest per capita consumption of cheese recorded 26.8 Kg (59 lbs) per person per year. Which country was this?

    • China
    • USA
    • France
  • Question of

    The word ‘cheese’ is similar in many European languages: Spanish queso, Portuguese queijo, Dutch kaas, German Käse. Remind me how you say it in French…

    • Chaise
    • Chasseur
    • Fondue
    • Fromage
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    The first step in making cheese is to curdle the milk, usually with rennet. Where is this rennet traditionally got from?

    • Cave walls
    • Calves’ stomachs
    • Wild mushrooms
  • Question of

    Feta cheese is made from sheep’s milk. Where does it originate?

    • Greece
    • Belarus
    • Portugal
  • Question of

    What does the blue in cheeses such as Roquefort, Gorgonzola and Stilton come from?

    • Shellfish
    • Fungus
    • Food colouring
  • Question of

    In terms of cheese-making, a mould (or mold) means…

    • A fungus growing in or on the cheese
    • A form or shape into which the new cheese is placed
    • Both of the above
  • Question of

    What is the name of the white cheese common in the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent?

    • White Cheddar
    • Paneer
    • Halloumi
  • Question of

    A tyrosemiophiliac is someone who…

    • has an intolerance for most cheeses
    • plays a chess variant, where the pieces are represented by different types of cheese
    • collects cheese labels

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  6. You got 11 out of 11 right!

    Perfect. You are the BIG CHEESE!

    Oh Wow! I surprised myself. A couple were wild guesses but I guess i know my chalk from cheese 🙂 🙂

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    • Well done, Gina! M y preference is for stronger cheeses, like mature cheddar, Frisian nagelkaas (clove cheese!) and of course those glorious blue cheeses like Stilton, Gorgonzola and the king of all cheeses, Roquefort 😀