Cheese

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1.Which cheese is the stretchy white cheese of pizza?
- A. Manchego
- B. Red Leicester
- C. burrata
- D. mozzarella
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mozzarella
Did you know? Traditional mozzarella is made from buffalo milk.
2.Which cheese is the Italian alpine cheese of the Veneto?
- A. asiago
- B. mozzarella
- C. Wensleydale
- D. brunost
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asiago
Did you know? Asiago ranges from fresh to aged styles.
3.Which cheese is the deep orange English cheese of ploughman's lunches?
- A. Red Leicester
- B. brie
- C. taleggio
- D. Swiss cheese
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Red Leicester
Did you know? Red Leicester is colored with annatto.
4.Which cheese is the spreadable white cheese of bagels?
- A. cream cheese
- B. paneer
- C. taleggio
- D. raclette
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cream cheese
Did you know? Philadelphia cream cheese launched in 1872.
5.Which cheese is the French blue cheese aged in limestone caves?
- A. Roquefort
- B. Stilton
- C. provolone
- D. brie
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Roquefort
Did you know? Roquefort's blue veins are Penicillium roqueforti mold.
6.Which cheese is the Burgundian cheese washed in brandy?
- A. paneer
- B. Swiss cheese
- C. Époisses
- D. provolone
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Époisses
Did you know? Époisses was reportedly a favorite of Napoleon.
7.Which cheese is the Dutch semi-hard cheese of wax rinds?
- A. provolone
- B. gouda
- C. cream cheese
- D. asiago
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gouda
Did you know? Gouda is named after a Dutch town, not a cheese origin claim.
8.Which cheese is the sharp sheep's milk cheese of cacio e pepe?
- A. brie
- B. mimolette
- C. cream cheese
- D. pecorino romano
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pecorino romano
Did you know? Pecorino is made from sheep's milk, unlike parmesan.
9.Which cheese is the orange French cheese of Lille?
- A. pecorino romano
- B. burrata
- C. mimolette
- D. Manchego
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mimolette
Did you know? Mimolette is colored with annatto seed.
10.Which cheese is the soft white-rind French cheese of picnics?
- A. brie
- B. paneer
- C. Gruyère
- D. ricotta
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brie
Did you know? Brie is nicknamed the queen of cheeses.
11.Which cheese is the crumbly Latin American topping cheese?
- A. Roquefort
- B. edam
- C. queso fresco
- D. Wensleydale
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queso fresco
Did you know? Queso fresco does not melt when heated.
12.Which cheese is the salty Mexican grating cheese of elotes?
- A. Roquefort
- B. gouda
- C. cotija
- D. Époisses
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cotija
Did you know? Cotija is named after a town in Michoacán.
13.Which cheese is the soft whey cheese of lasagna fillings?
- A. ricotta
- B. havarti
- C. queso fresco
- D. edam
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ricotta
Did you know? Ricotta means recooked in Italian.
14.Which cheese is the Danish semi-soft table cheese?
- A. Camembert
- B. cream cheese
- C. havarti
- D. Roquefort
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havarti
Did you know? Havarti was created by a Danish farmer's wife.
15.Which cheese is the Yorkshire cheese loved by Wallace and Gromit?
- A. mascarpone
- B. Limburger
- C. asiago
- D. Wensleydale
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Wensleydale
Did you know? Wensleydale sales jumped after the animated films.
16.Which cheese is the small round Normandy soft cheese?
- A. Camembert
- B. Gruyère
- C. goat cheese
- D. raclette
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Camembert
Did you know? Camembert was reportedly served to Napoleon III.
17.Which cheese is the Cypriot cheese that squeaks and grills without melting?
- A. ricotta
- B. havarti
- C. Limburger
- D. halloumi
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halloumi
Did you know? Halloumi holds its shape on the grill.
18.Which cheese is the Swiss cheese shaved into rosettes?
- A. parmesan
- B. cotija
- C. cream cheese
- D. Tête de Moine
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Tête de Moine
Did you know? Tête de Moine is shaved with a special girolle tool.
19.Which cheese is the crumbly Greek sheep's milk cheese?
- A. Roquefort
- B. brunost
- C. queso fresco
- D. feta
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feta
Did you know? Protected feta must come from specific Greek regions.
20.Which cheese is the mozzarella pouch filled with creamy stracciatella?
- A. burrata
- B. casu marzu
- C. Camembert
- D. cream cheese
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burrata
Did you know? Burrata means buttered in Italian.
21.Which cheese is the Sardinian cheese fermented with live larvae?
- A. Tête de Moine
- B. casu marzu
- C. mascarpone
- D. brunost
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casu marzu
Did you know? Casu marzu is legally sold only on the black market.
22.Which cheese is the Spanish sheep's milk cheese with a basket weave rind?
- A. gouda
- B. Tête de Moine
- C. Manchego
- D. queso fresco
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Manchego
Did you know? Manchego comes from the La Mancha region.
23.Which cheese is the fresh non-melting Indian cheese?
- A. Red Leicester
- B. mimolette
- C. Wensleydale
- D. paneer
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paneer
Did you know? Paneer is made by curdling milk with lemon juice.
24.Which cheese is the caramelized Norwegian brown whey cheese?
- A. mozzarella
- B. brunost
- C. goat cheese
- D. Swiss cheese
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brunost
Did you know? Brunost is made by boiling whey until it browns.
25.Which cheese is the rich cream cheese of tiramisu?
- A. cream cheese
- B. Roquefort
- C. mascarpone
- D. paneer
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mascarpone
Did you know? Mascarpone is made by acid-setting cream.
26.Which cheese is the Swiss cheese scraped molten over potatoes?
- A. cream cheese
- B. ricotta
- C. raclette
- D. comté
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raclette
Did you know? Raclette machines melt half wheels for scraping.
27.Which cheese is the Dutch cheese sold in red wax?
- A. Gruyère
- B. edam
- C. Camembert
- D. brunost
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edam
Did you know? Edam is named after a town in North Holland.
28.Which cheese is the famously pungent washed-rind cheese?
- A. Limburger
- B. mimolette
- C. Red Leicester
- D. Wensleydale
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Limburger
Did you know? Limburger's odor comes from bacteria on the rind.
29.Which cheese is the hard aged Italian cheese grated over pasta?
- A. parmesan
- B. burrata
- C. cheddar
- D. muenster
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parmesan
Did you know? Parmesan wheels are legally regulated in Italy.
30.Which cheese is the English blue cheese of Christmas tables?
- A. parmesan
- B. mimolette
- C. Swiss cheese
- D. Stilton
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Stilton
Did you know? Stilton may legally be made only in three English counties.
31.Which cheese is the Swiss melting cheese of fondue?
- A. Gruyère
- B. raclette
- C. ricotta
- D. casu marzu
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Gruyère
Did you know? Gruyère is a required cheese in classic fondue.
32.Which cheese is the French mountain cheese of the Jura?
- A. comté
- B. gouda
- C. Limburger
- D. asiago
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comté
Did you know? Comté wheels are graded and stamped by affineur guilds.
33.Which cheese is the sharp orange English cheese of burgers?
- A. asiago
- B. taleggio
- C. mozzarella
- D. cheddar
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cheddar
Did you know? Cheddar is named after a village in Somerset, England.
34.Which cheese is the stinky washed-rind square Italian cheese?
- A. pecorino romano
- B. taleggio
- C. raclette
- D. Camembert
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taleggio
Did you know? Taleggio's rind is washed with brine weekly.
35.Which cheese is the aged pulled-curd Italian cheese?
- A. parmesan
- B. paneer
- C. provolone
- D. asiago
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provolone
Did you know? Provolone is shaped into pears and salamis.
36.Which cheese is the smooth American orange-rind cheese?
- A. feta
- B. goat cheese
- C. ricotta
- D. muenster
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muenster
Did you know? American muenster differs from French Munster.
37.Which cheese is the tangy white cheese of chèvre logs?
- A. goat cheese
- B. comté
- C. muenster
- D. asiago
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goat cheese
Did you know? Goat cheese digests more easily for some lactose-sensitive people.
38.Which cheese is the Italian blue-veined cheese from Lombardy?
- A. paneer
- B. Tête de Moine
- C. Roquefort
- D. gorgonzola
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gorgonzola
Did you know? Gorgonzola is named after a Milanese town.
39.Which cheese is the pale cheese famous for its holes?
- A. provolone
- B. Swiss cheese
- C. cream cheese
- D. gorgonzola
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Swiss cheese
Did you know? The holes are bubbles from fermentation gases.

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