2016 JR Questions Submitted

Question 1

What nutty cheese from the Italian Alps comes in both fresh and mature forms?

Answer 1

Asiago

Question 2

What cheese was initially produced in caves?

Answer 2

Blue

Question 3

Which cheese’s texture becomes drier and more crumbly as it ages?

Answer 3

Cheddar

Question 4

Cheddar cheese is made from the milk of which animal?

Answer 4

cow

Question 5

A fresh cheese is a cheese that has not been what?

Answer 5

aged

Question 6

Which cheese is thought to be one of the oldest in the world?

Answer 6

feta

Question 7

Feta cheese is a product of which country?

Answer 7

Greece

Question 8

What cheese is especially common in the Middle East, Africa and some Mediterranean countries?

Answer 8

Feta

Question 9

What light colored cheese is famous for having large holes in it?

Answer 9

Swiss

Question 10

The large holes in Swiss cheese are produced by the release of what gas?

Answer 10

carbon dioxide

Question 11

Name a plant that is used to coagulate milk.

Answer 11

fig tree bark, thistle, mallow

Question 12

Reduced-fat milk contains what percent milkfat?

Answer 12

2%

Question 13

Whole milk contains 150 calories and 8 grams of fat in how many ounces?

Answer 13

8 fluid ounces

Question 14

What are the other two names used to describe fat-free milk?

Answer 14

skim, non-fat

Question 15

The letters IU after a vitamin represent what measurement?

Answer 15

international units

Question 16

Name one type of milk that must have vitamins A and D added to it, since it is removed during processing?

Answer 16

reduced-fat, low-fat, non-fat

Question 17

How many grams of fat is contained in skim milk?

Answer 17

0 grams

Question 18

Compared to plain milk, chocolate milk contains how many more calories per serving?

Answer 18

35 calories

Question 19

Real dairy milk that has had the sugar broken down, making it easier for some people to digest, is called what?

Answer 19

lactose-free milk

Question 20

Sweetened condensed milk is a canned milk concentrate of whole milk that has had what added to it?

Answer 20

sugar

Question 21

Half-and-half is a mixture of what two milk products?

Answer 21

milk and cream

Question 22

Heavy cream may also be known by what other name?

Answer 22

heavy whipping cream

Question 23

Which cream is not less than 36 percent milkfat?

Answer 23

heavy whipping cream

Question 24

Light cream cannot have less than 18 percent milkfat, and it cannot be more than what percent milkfat?

Answer 24

30%

Question 25

When lactic acid-producing bacteria is added to pasteurized cream which is at least 18 percent milkfat, what product is produced?

Answer 25

sour cream

Question 26

What percent of the water is removed from milk to produce evaporated milk?

Answer 26

60%

Question 27

By federal law, what is the minimum amount of milkfat that ice cream must contain?

Answer 27

10%

Question 28

When egg yolk solids are added to ice cream, what dairy product is created?

Answer 28

frozen custard

Question 29

What frozen dairy product has a lower milkfat content and flavored with fruit?

Answer 29

sherbert

Question 30

Name the dairy product that contains sweeteners, milk, cream, egg yolks and flavoring and is served in a semi-frozen state.

Answer 30

gelato

Question 31

Sorbets and water ices are similar to sherbets, except they contain no what?

Answer 31

dairy ingredients

Question 32

Name the primary protein found in milk.

Answer 32

casein

Question 33

Protein is needed in the body to help build and repair what component of the human body?

Answer 33

body tissue

Question 34

What nutrient found in milk helps the body absorb and use calcium?

Answer 34

phosphorus

Question 35

Milk is a good source of which B vitamin?

Answer 35

B2, riboflavin

Question 36

A lack of what nutrient found in milk, may result in bone deterioration?

Answer 36

calcium

Question 37

A 9 year old child should have how many servings of dairy each day?

Answer 37

3 servings

Question 38

Calcium is needed in the body because it helps build strong what?

Answer 38

bones and teeth

Question 39

The function of Vitamin D in the body is to maintain the proper levels of what two nutrients found in milk?

Answer 39

calcium and phosphorus

Question 40

How much milk is considered one serving of dairy?

Answer 40

1 cup

Question 41

Yogurt is regularly served is containers that are how many ounces?

Answer 41

8 fluid ounces

Question 42

How many ounces of American cheese is in one serving of dairy?

Answer 42

2 ounces

Question 43

One slice of American cheese is equal to how much milk?

Answer 43

1/3 cup milk

Question 44

One and one-half cups of ice cream is how many servings of dairy?

Answer 44

1 serving

Question 45

How many cups from the dairy group should a 2 year old child have each day?

Answer 45

2 cups

Question 46

Both the Ayrshire Breeders Association and the American Guernsey Association headquarters are located in what city and state?

Answer 46

Columbus, OH

Question 47

What state is home to three different breed associations?

Answer 47

Ohio

Question 48

What is the Brown Swiss’ only accepted method of permanent ID?

Answer 48

ear tattoo

Question 49

What breed allows for the use of ear tags as a method of permanent ID?

Answer 49

Jersey

Question 50

Name one of the breeds for which a photograph or sketch is an accepted form of permanent ID?

Answer 50

Holstein, Guernsey, Ayrshire