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Mmmmm... Cheesecake!

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Mmmmm Cheesecake game quiz
"One of the tastiest desserts!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Cheesecake may have been served as early as:
    1605, at a celebratory dinner in Paris honoring the popular King Henry IV.
    1897, during a New Year's gala at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.
    1880, when Philadelphia Brand cream cheese was first marketed, and its inventor needed to develop a use for this new form of cheese.
    776 B.C., when cheesecakes were fed to athletes at the first Olympics in Greece.


2. What is usually the main ingredient of a cheesecake?
    Limburger cheese
    Fresh cream
    Cake mix
    Cream cheese


3. Which ingredients are often used to make a cheesecake's crust?
    Graham cracker crumbs mixed with butter
    Oatmeal flakes mixed with cream cheese
    Corn meal mixed with mashed peas
    Oatmeal flakes mixed with butter


4. Some cheesecakes are baked in an oven, while others are served unbaked. What is often missing in an unbaked cheesecake?
    Cheese
    Flavor
    Eggs
    Crust


5. What characterizes New York style cheesecakes?
    They are never available outside of New York City
    They have a thin layer of chocolate mousse in the middle
    They are rich, dense, thick, creamy and unadorned
    They always have a caramel topping


6. What helps make Italian cheesecakes special?
    They have a much higher ratio of sugar to cheese than other cheesecake varieties
    Mozzarella cheese
    Ricotta cheese
    Prosciutto cheese


7. What kind of cheese is used in German cheesecakes?
    Quasar
    Acme
    Zenith
    Quark


8. Which of these is often spread on the top surface of cheesecakes?
    Stewed plums
    Lightly sweetened sour cream
    Grape jelly
    Marshmallow Fluff


9. Why do restaurateurs like to have cheesecake on the menu?
    Cheesecake has a longer shelf life than most other desserts.
    It's relatively inexpensive and simple to make, and can be sold at a good profit.
    All of these
    Most varieties don't lose flavor or texture if frozen, so they can be prepared and stored in advance of need.


10. You're at a dinner party and there's a luscious chocolate mousse cheesecake among the dessert selections. The ten-inch diameter cheesecake has a layer of chocolate cheesecake slathered with a layer of chocolate mousse, all within a chocolatey crust. It's been cut into 12 servings, and there's even a little glob of whipped cream on each slice. Mmmmm! Approximately how many calories are in one enticing serving of this chocolate mousse cheesecake?
    1600, about the same as one pound (480 grams) of cream cheese
    300, about the same as a pint or half-liter of milk
    780, about the same as seven boiled potatoes
    970, about the same as a dozen apples


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Compiled May 21 13