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Trivia question of the day — Sep 15, 2026

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QUESTION OF THE DAYTUE 15 SEPT
DIFFICULTY 55 · HARDFOOD & DRINK

Gouda cheese takes its name from a Dutch city for what reason?

  1. It was first made there
  2. It was traded there
  3. The royal court ate it there
  4. A monastery there invented it
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Answer

B. It was traded there

Medieval Dutch cities could buy feudal rights giving them a monopoly on certain goods, and Gouda held the market rights for cheese, so farmers from the countryside had to bring theirs into town to sell.

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