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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:
    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.
    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.


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?
    Corn meal mixed with mashed peas
    Oatmeal flakes mixed with butter
    Oatmeal flakes mixed with cream cheese
    Graham cracker crumbs mixed with butter


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


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?
    Mozzarella cheese
    Ricotta cheese
    Prosciutto 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?
    Quark
    Zenith
    Quasar
    Acme


8. Which of these is often spread on the top surface of cheesecakes?
    Lightly sweetened sour cream
    Grape jelly
    Stewed plums
    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?
    780, about the same as seven boiled potatoes
    970, about the same as a dozen apples
    300, about the same as a pint or half-liter of milk
    1600, about the same as one pound (480 grams) of cream cheese


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Compiled Jun 28 12