Mmmmm... Cheesecake!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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