Anne’s Quiz #46

Cheese

1. For how long have people known how to make cheese?: a) 200 years; b) 500 years; c) 2000 years; d) more than 6000 years

2. What causes the holes in Swiss Cheese?: a) The expansion of gas in the curds during the maturation process.; b) They are mechanically drilled after the cheese has matured.; c) Oxygen is bubbled into the curds before pressing.; d) Water added during the initial coagulation gathers in lumps; holes are left behind when it drains out.

3. Why does Blue Cheese have blue veins?: a) Dye is added as the cheese is ripening.; b) The mineral content of the cheese is high.; c) Penicillium spores are added to cause the cheese to mold.; d) Some whey is left in for flavor and turns blue with aging.

4. What is rennet?: a) A coagulating agent used to make curds form faster in milk.; b) A yellow-orange dye used to color cheddars.; c) An antibiotic used to keep the cheese from molding.; d) A brine mixture used to wash cheeses while maturing.

5. What animal's milk was first used to make mozzarella cheese?: a) cow; b) sheep; c) goat; d) water buffalo

6. What is Limburger Cheese best known for?: a) strong smell; b) greenish color; c) hard crumbly texture; d) use on pizzas

7. How did Cheddar Cheese get its name?: a) The Cheddar Family, while not actually inventing it, popularized it by marketing it all over Europe in the 1800s.; b) It takes its name from a vital part of processing, the shedding, or straining, of the curds.; c) It was first produced in the town of Cheddar in Somerset, England.; d) No one knows.

8. Which of these cheeses is the softest?: a) Havarti; b) Caciotta; c) Provolone; d) Romano

9. Which of these foods does NOT contain cheese?: a) quesadilla; b) quiche; c) cheesecake; d) eggnog

10. Which state is known as the Cheese State?: a) California; b) Vermont; c) Wisconsin; d) Virginia

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quiz 46 created 9-14-02