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Mmmmm... Cheesecake! Trivia Quiz

One of the tastiest desserts!

A multiple-choice quiz by kapuskasing. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
kapuskasing

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
242,111

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Cheesecake may have been served as early as: Hint

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.

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is usually the main ingredient of a cheesecake? Hint

Limburger cheese

Fresh cream

Cake mix

Cream cheese

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which ingredients are often used to make a cheesecake's crust? Hint

Corn meal mixed with mashed peas

Oatmeal flakes mixed with butter

Oatmeal flakes mixed with cream cheese

Graham cracker crumbs mixed with butter

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Question 4 of 10

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

Cheese

Flavor

Eggs

Crust

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Question 5 of 10

5. What characterizes New York style cheesecakes?
Hint

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

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Question 6 of 10

6. What helps make Italian cheesecakes special? Hint

Ricotta cheese

Prosciutto cheese

Mozzarella cheese

They have a much higher ratio of sugar to cheese than other cheesecake varieties

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Question 7 of 10

7. What kind of cheese is used in German cheesecakes? Hint

Quasar

Acme

Zenith

Quark

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these is often spread on the top surface of cheesecakes? Hint

Lightly sweetened sour cream

Grape jelly

Stewed plums

Marshmallow Fluff

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Question 9 of 10

9. Why do restaurateurs like to have cheesecake on the menu? Hint

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.

Cheesecake has a longer shelf life than most other desserts.

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? Hint

300, about the same as a pint or half-liter of milk

1600, about the same as one pound (480 grams) of cream cheese

970, about the same as a dozen apples

780, about the same as seven boiled potatoes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Cheesecake may have been served as early as:

Answer: 776 B.C., when cheesecakes were fed to athletes at the first Olympics in Greece.

The reference to 776 B.C. is repeated in numerous places around the internet, but I have yet to find a detailed, substantiated source.
The Roman consul Cato's written recipes included Libum, a cheesecake made from "well-crushed cheese", flour, and an egg, and served hot.

2. What is usually the main ingredient of a cheesecake?

Answer: Cream cheese

Many kinds of cheese, and combinations of cheeses, can be used, but cream cheese is the most common choice. Cake mix can be used to make a crust, and fresh cream is sometimes an ingredient in a cheesecake. If you make a cheesecake with Limburger cheese and take it to a party, you will never again be asked to bring a dessert.

3. Which ingredients are often used to make a cheesecake's crust?

Answer: Graham cracker crumbs mixed with butter

There are countless varieties of crusts; many use melted butter mixed with crushed cookies or cereal. These can be graham crackers, Oreos, sugar cookies, ginger snaps, or even Corn Flakes.

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

Answer: Eggs

No-bake cheesecakes can use gelatin to help them "set", rather than eggs. If eggs are used in a no-bake cheesecake, they are usually made into a cooked custard on the stovetop first. This is because consumption of raw eggs is discouraged these days, as they may contain illness-causing salmonella bacteria.

5. What characterizes New York style cheesecakes?

Answer: They are rich, dense, thick, creamy and unadorned

There is disagreement on whether a true New York cheesecake should or should not have a crust. If it has a crust, it is to be only a thin dusting of graham cracker crumbs.

6. What helps make Italian cheesecakes special?

Answer: Ricotta cheese

Prosciutto is a delicious Italian ham, not a cheese. Ricotta cheese produces a wonderful, light cheesecake.

7. What kind of cheese is used in German cheesecakes?

Answer: Quark

Quark cheese, or SAUERMILCHK�SE, has been produced for centuries in Germany. It is made with a lactic-acid starter instead of rennet. Quark is very creamy, contains less than 10% fat, and is high in protein.
Source: http://www.germanfoods.org/consumer/Cheese.cfm

8. Which of these is often spread on the top surface of cheesecakes?

Answer: Lightly sweetened sour cream

This layer is often unnecessary, but it is a good way to cover up the big cracks that sometimes form in the surface of a baked cheesecake. Vanilla yogurt works just as well, and is a little more nutritious than sour cream.

9. Why do restaurateurs like to have cheesecake on the menu?

Answer: All of these

They also have it on the menu because people love to order it!

Answer: 780, about the same as seven boiled potatoes

Alas, according to www.dietfacts.com, one serving of The Cheesecake Factory's Chocolate Mousse cheesecake holds a whopping 780 calories -- and 500 of them are from fat! This is based on a 10-inch, 12-serving, prepackaged Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake sold by the popular chain of restaurants started in the 1970s by Evelyn and Oscar Overton in California, USA. Wow... 780 x 12 slices = 9,360 calories!

Source: Author kapuskasing

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