1. How many pounds of milk does it take to make one pound of Cabot Cheddar?
1
10
21
2. A holstein is:
A breed of cow
A large German beer mug
The capital of Lithuania
3. Cheddar cheese was first invented in:
Vermont in the 1790s
The town of Cheddar Gorge, England 400 years ago
Wisconsin in 1917 when Swiss cheese could not be imported during World War I
4. The "sharpness" of cheddar cheese is determined by:
Where it is made
What kind of cow the milk comes from
How old the cheese is
5. Why is some cheddar orange (yellow) and some white?
Cows that produce orange cheese eat lots of carrots
New England and New York cows are bred to give whiter milk
A coloring called annatto is used which is from a South American plant, and does not affect the flavor or the texture of the cheese
6. How much milk does the average Holstein produce per day?
6 quarts
26 quarts
40 quarts
7. How big is the average Vermont dairy farm?
250 acres
401 acres
840 acres
8. How much milk is produced in Vermont each year?
850 million pounds
1.95 billion pounds
2.5 billion pounds
9. The main breeds of dairy cows are Guernsey, Holstein, Brown Swiss, Ayrshire and:
Florida
Jersey
Virginia
10. At least how many times each day are cows milked?
2
6
Whenever the farmer feels like it