Cheese Quiz

Quiz de Fromage

1One of Queen Victoria’s wedding presents was a 1000 lb (in weight) piece of which type of cheese ?

2 Which cheese do you associate with this pair ?

3By law, Stilton can only be made in 3 counties of England – which 3 counties ?

4Which cheese ?

From Cyprus – made from mixture of goat and sheep’s milk. White, salty flavour, and often garnished with mint.

5To within $4000, how much did this toasted cheese sandwich with a likeness of the Virgin Mary sell for on eBay ?

6From which country do the cheeses called Durrus, Gubbeen, Mizen and Corleggy come ?

7This is Red Windsor cheese – what is used to produce the red marbling ?

8What sporting event will take place at Cooper’s Hill in Gloucester on the 26th May this year ?

9Which cheese is being used in this sandwich ?

Hint: its name starts with a P… and it comes from Northern Italy

10Watch this video, which is a time lapse of a webcam which sat watching a cheddar cheese for 9 months last year, and clocked up 1.5 million visitors (almost as many as GeographyPages…) He was sold at auction to a winery in Marlborough, in which country ?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXMYF7xPD7A

11Which cheese did Samuel Pepys bury in his garden as the flames of the Great Fire of London advanced on his house…

ANSWERS

1. Cheddar2. Wensleydale3. Derbyshire, Leicestershire and

Nottinghamshire4. Haloumi5. $28000 (accept 24000 to 32000)6. Ireland7. Red Wine (Bordeaux) or Port wine

ANSWERS

8. Cheese Rolling

9. Provolone

10. New Zealand

11. Parmesan