Statistics for British Cheeses Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
This classic strong blue cheese can only be made in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire (even though the village it's named after is in a different county altogether).	Stilton	93%
This bright orange hard cheese gets its colour today from anatto, but carrots used to be used.	Red Leicester	65%
Cheddar cheese is made and eaten all round the world. But which county does it come from originally?	Somerset	65%
Gromit's friend Wallace pronounced this his favourite type of cheese.	Wensleydale	65%
A crumbly white cheese from South Wales. They say it's made very 'carefully'.	Caerphilly	59%
Another traditional cheese, Blue Vinney, comes from this county on the English south coast.	Dorset	58%
Invented in the 1980s by the Gray family, Cornish yarg is wrapped in what type of leaves?	Nettle	40%
This soft artisan cheese gets its strong smell not from a member of the clergy, but from washing its rind in pear cider every few weeks.	Stinking Bishop	40%
This traditional cheese from Derby is mottled green with which herb?	Sage	39%
This cheese is used for the annual cheese-rolling competition at Cooper's Hill, Gloucestershire	Double Gloucester	35%
This slightly lighter tasting (but closely related) cheese is said to have used cream from only the morning (not the morning and evening) milking	Single Gloucester	13%
This soft fresh Scottish cheese is sometimes found rolled in oats.	Crowdie	5%