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Extra Cheese, Please! Trivia Quiz

Cheese, fromage, queso, käse, cáis - what's for dessert?

A multiple-choice quiz by Oker. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Oker

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
321,285

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
681

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 206 (3/10), Guest 46 (1/10), Guest 73 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. It's not true that cheese gives you nightmares. What amino acid contained in cheese helps promote a good night's sleep? Hint

serine

leucine

tryptophan

phenylalanine

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Question 2 of 10

2. What country is Vare cheese from? Hint

France

Spain

Austria

United Kingdom

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Question 3 of 10

3. Bee! What kind of milk is used to make Vare cheese? Hint

goat's

cow's

buffalo's

sheep's

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who said, "A country producing almost 360 different types of cheese cannot die"? Hint

Charles de Gaulle

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Napoleon

Winston Churchill

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Question 5 of 10

5. What Irish county is Cashel Blue from? Hint

Westmeath

Meath

Tipperary

Kildare

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Question 6 of 10

6. What percentage of French cheese is exported? Hint

55%

95%

30%

15%

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Question 7 of 10

7. The national dish of Bhutan is made of yak's cheese and what other main ingredient? Hint

rice

bok choy

chicken skin

hot peppers

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Question 8 of 10

8. What kind of beer is Cahill Farm Cheddar flavored with? Hint

Stout

Pilsner

Ale

Porter

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Question 9 of 10

9. What country was Julius Caesar referring to when he said, "This country has no agriculture, but feeds on milk, cheese and meat"? Hint

Gaul

Holland

England

Syria

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who eat the most cheese? Hint

The Chinese

The Americans

The Greeks

The French

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. It's not true that cheese gives you nightmares. What amino acid contained in cheese helps promote a good night's sleep?

Answer: tryptophan

In 2005 the British Cheese Board carried out a study which found that eating cheese for supper did not induce nightmares. But obviously they are an interested party.

2. What country is Vare cheese from?

Answer: Spain

Spain produces at least 100 different cheeses, made of sheep's, cow's and goat's milk.

3. Bee! What kind of milk is used to make Vare cheese?

Answer: goat's

"Bee", pronounced "bay", is the Spanish onomatopoeia for the sound made by a goat.

4. Who said, "A country producing almost 360 different types of cheese cannot die"?

Answer: Winston Churchill

French law classifies, protects and regulates 56 cheeses. But there are many more, possibly up to 500.

5. What Irish county is Cashel Blue from?

Answer: Tipperary

Cashel was the first blue cheese to be produced in Ireland. It is often used in cooking, as it is not as salty as other blue cheeses. Cashel was the seat of the Kings of Munster.

6. What percentage of French cheese is exported?

Answer: 30%

France is the world's main exporter of cheese by monetary value.

7. The national dish of Bhutan is made of yak's cheese and what other main ingredient?

Answer: hot peppers

Ema Datshi is a fiery dish eaten by the Bhutanese almost daily. Maybe this is why Bhutan is also called the Land of the Thunder Dragon.

8. What kind of beer is Cahill Farm Cheddar flavored with?

Answer: Porter

Also available flavored with Elderberry or Irish Whiskey. Delicious!

9. What country was Julius Caesar referring to when he said, "This country has no agriculture, but feeds on milk, cheese and meat"?

Answer: Holland

The three main Dutch cheeses are Edam, Gouda and Maasdam, but the Netherlands have been producing cheese since at least 800 BC.

10. Who eat the most cheese?

Answer: The Greeks

The average Greek eats over 27 kg. every year - mostly Feta. An American only consumes about half that amount.

Source: Author Oker

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