How well do you know your cheeses?

1. Queen Victoria was given a giant wheel of this variety of cheese, weighing more than 1,000 lbs, as a wedding present. What kind of cheese is it?

a. Cheshire
b. Wensleydale
c. Cheddar

2. There is a legend in the village of Camembert that a woman called Marie Harel invented the cheese that bears the place's name. Who supposedly gave her the secret of its manufacture?

a. A priest
b. The Virgin Mary came to her in a vision
c. A talking cat

3. This Italian cheese is made with whole buffalo milk. But how do you spell it?

a. Mozzarella
b. Mozarella
c. Mozarrella

4. This cheese, pictured with added cranberry, is the official cheese of Wallace and Gromit. What is it called?

a. Wensleydale
b. Double gloucester
c. Red leicester

5. This cheese is known in Italy as "the king of cheeses". What is it called?

a, Provolone
b. Dolcelatte
c. Parmigiano-Reggiano

6. This grilled cheese sandwich was sold on eBay for $28,000. Why?

a. It was the last thing Elvis Presley ate for breakfast before he died
b. Its seller claims it bears the image of the Virgin Mary
c. It has been blessed by the Pope

7. It is believed that the French emperor, Charlemagne, first tasted this cheese at a monastery in its town of origin in the eighth century. But which of the following cheeses is it?

a. Brie
b. Coulommiers
c. Charolais

8. By law, Stilton cheese can only be made in which three counties?

a. Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire
b. Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Leicestershire
c. Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire

ANSWERS:

1. c
2. a
3. a
4. a
5. c
6. c
7. a
8. a