How many types of cheese are there? Ten points to anyone who can name over five thousand! I no ther r 4000+...

Question

I know there are at least 4000+ types of cheese in the world. The first person to beat five thousand will get the best answer. But, if someone can reach the next thousand, they'll get it in stead, etc...

Answer 1

My index finger got tired before I finished reading the B's in Gummy's paste.  Now, if you can close your eyes and repeat them all from memory, I'll give YOU 10 points.

Answer 2

Why do u want to no?

Answer 3

I can name 8,251.  10 points, please.

Answer 4

Abbaye de Belloc

Abbaye de Citeaux

Abbaye du Mont des Cats

Abertam

Abondance

Acapella

Ackawi

Acorn

Adelost

Affidelice au Chablis

Afuega'l Pitu

Airag

Airedale

Aisy Cendre

Allgauer Emmentaler

Alverca

Ambert

American Cheese

Ami du Chambertin

Anejo Enchilado

Anneau du Vic-Bilh

Anthoriro

Appenzell

Aragon

Ardi Gasna

Ardrahan

Armenian String

Aromes au Gene de Marc

Asadero

Asiago

Aubisque Pyrenees

Autun

Avaxtskyr

Baby Swiss

Babybel

Baguette Laonnaise

Bakers

Baladi

Balaton

Bandal

Banon

Barry's Bay Cheddar

Basing

Basket Cheese

Bath Cheese

Bavarian Bergkase

Baylough

Beaufort

Beauvoorde

Beenleigh Blue

Beer Cheese

Bel Paese

Bergader

Bergere Bleue

Berkswell

Bethmale des Pyrénées

Bethmale of the Pyrenees

Beyaz Peynir

Bierkase

Bishop Kennedy

Blarney

Bleu d'Auvergne

Bleu de Gex

Bleu de Laqueuille

Bleu de Septmoncel

Bleu de Termignon Alpage

Bleu Des Causses

Blue

Blue Castello

Blue of Termignon

Blue Rathgore

Blue Vein (Australian)

Blue Vein Cheeses

Bocconcini

Bocconcini (Australian)

Boeren Leidenkaas

Bonchester

Bosworth

Bougon

Boule Du Roves

Boulette d'Avesnes

Boursault

Boursin

Bouyssou

Bra

Braudostur

Breakfast Cheese

Brebis du Lavort

Brebis du Lochois

Brebis du Puyfaucon

Bresse Bleu

Brick

Brie

Brie au poivre

Brie de Meaux

Brie de Melun

Brie with pepper

Brillat-Savarin

Brin

Brin d' Amour

Brin d'Amour

Brinza (Burduf Brinza)

Briquette de Brebis

Briquette du Forez

Broccio

Broccio Demi-Affine

Brousse du Rove

Bruder Basil

Brusselae Kaas (Fromage de Bruxelles)

Bryndza

Buchette d'Anjou

Buffalo

Burgos

Butte

Butterkase

Button (Innes)

Buxton Blue

Cabecou

Caboc

Cabrales

Cachaille

Caciocavallo

Caciotta

Caerphilly

Cairnsmore

Calenzana

Cambazola

Camembert de Normandie

Canadian Cheddar

Canestrato

Cantal

Caprice des Dieux

Capricorn Goat

Capriole Banon

Caravane

Carre de l'Est

Casciotta di Urbino

Cashel Blue

Castellano

Castelleno

Castelmagno

Castelo Branco

Castigliano

Cathelain

Celtic Promise

Cendre d'Olivet

Cerney

Chabichou

Chabichou du Poitou

Chabis de Gatine

Chaource

Charolais

Chaumes

Cheddar

Cheddar Clothbound

Cheshire

Chevres

Chevrotin des Aravis

Chontaleno

Civray

Coeur de Camembert au Calvados

Coeur de Chevre

Cojack

Colby

Colby-Jack

Cold Pack

Comte

Coolea

Cooleney

Coquetdale

Corleggy

Cornish Pepper

Cotherstone

Cotija

Cottage Cheese

Cottage Cheese (Australian)

Cougar Gold

Coulommiers

Coverdale

Crayeux de Roncq

Cream Cheese

Cream Havarti

Crema Agria

Crema Mexicana

Creme Fraiche

Crescenza

Croghan

Crottin de Chavignol

Crottin du Chavignol

Crowdie

Crowley

Cuajada

Curd

Cure Nantais

Curworthy

Cwmtawe Pecorino

Cypress Grove Chevre

Danablu (Danish Blue)

Danbo

Danish Fontina

Daralagjazsky

Dauphin

Delice des Fiouves

Denhany Dorset Drum

Derby

Dessertnyj Belyj

Devon Blue

Devon Garland

Dolcelatte

Doolin

Doppelrhamstufel

Dorset Blue Vinney

Double Gloucester

Double Worcester

Dreux a la Feuille

Dry Jack

Duddleswell

Dunbarra

Dunlop

Dunsyre Blue

Duroblando

Durrus

Dutch Mimolette (Commissiekaas)

Edam

Edelpilz

Emental Grand Cru

Emlett

Emmental

Epoisses de Bourgogne

Esbareich

Esrom

Etorki

Evansdale Farmhouse Brie

Evora De L'Alentejo

Exmoor Blue

Explorateur

Farmer

Feta

Feta (Australian)

Figue

Filetta

Fin-de-Siecle

Finlandia Swiss

Finn

Fiore Sardo

Fleur du Maquis

Flor de Guia

Flower Marie

Folded

Folded cheese with mint

Fondant de Brebis

Fontainebleau

Fontal

Fontina Val d'Aosta

Formaggio di capra

Fougerus

Four Herb Gouda

Fourme d' Ambert

Fourme de Haute Loire

Fourme de Montbrison

Fresh Jack

Fresh Mozzarella

Fresh Ricotta

Fresh Truffles

Fribourgeois

Friesekaas

Friesian

Friesla

Frinault

Fromage a Raclette

Fromage Corse

Fromage de Montagne de Savoie

Fromage Frais

Fruit Cream Cheese

Frying Cheese

Fynbo

Gabriel

Galette du Paludier

Galette Lyonnaise

Galloway Goat's Milk Gems

Gammelost

Gaperon a l'Ail

Garrotxa

Gastanberra

Geitost

Gippsland Blue

Gjetost

Gloucester

Golden Cross

Gorgonzola

Gornyaltajski

Gospel Green

Gouda

Goutu

Gowrie

Grabetto

Graddost

Grafton Village Cheddar

Grana

Grana Padano

Grand Vatel

Grataron d' Areches

Gratte-Paille

Graviera

Greuilh

Greve

Gris de Lille

Gruyere

Gubbeen

Guerbigny

Halloumi

Halloumy (Australian)

Haloumi-Style Cheese

Harbourne Blue

Havarti

Heidi Gruyere

Hereford Hop

Herrgardsost

Herriot Farmhouse

Herve

Hipi Iti

Hubbardston Blue Cow

Humboldt Fog

Hushallsost

Iberico

Idaho Goatster

Idiazabal

Il Boschetto al Tartufo

Ile d'Yeu

Isle of Mull

Jarlsberg

Jermi Tortes

Jibneh Arabieh

Jindi Brie

Jubilee Blue

Juustoleipa

Kadchgall

Kaseri

Kashta

Kefalotyri

Kenafa

Kernhem

Kervella Affine

Kikorangi

King Island Cape Wickham Brie

King River Gold

Klosterkaese

Knockalara

Kugelkase

L'Aveyronnais

L'Ecir de l'Aubrac

La Taupiniere

La Vache Qui Rit

Laguiole

Lairobell

Lajta

Lanark Blue

Lancashire

Langres

Lappi

Laruns

Lavistown

Le Brin

Le Fium Orbo

Le Lacandou

Le Roule

Leafield

Lebbene

Leerdammer

Leicester

Leyden

Limburger

Lincolnshire Poacher

Lingot Saint Bousquet d'Orb

Liptauer

Little Rydings

Livarot

Llanboidy

Llanglofan Farmhouse

Loch Arthur Farmhouse

Loddiswell Avondale

Longhorn

Lou Palou

Lou Pevre

Lyonnais

Maasdam

Macconais

Mahoe Aged Gouda

Mahon

Malvern

Mamirolle

Manchego

Manouri

Manur

Marble Cheddar

Marbled Cheeses

Maredsous

Margotin

Maribo

Maroilles

Mascares

Mascarpone

Mascarpone (Australian)

Mascarpone Torta

Matocq

Maytag Blue

Meira

Menallack Farmhouse

Menonita

Meredith Blue

Mesost

Metton (Cancoillotte)

Meyer Vintage Gouda

Mihalic Peynir

Milleens

Mimolette

Mine-Gabhar

Mini Baby Bells

Mixte

Molbo

Monastery Cheeses

Mondseer

Mont D'or Lyonnais

Montasio

Monterey Jack

Monterey Jack Dry

Morbier

Morbier Cru de Montagne

Mothais a la Feuille

Mozzarella

Mozzarella (Australian)

Mozzarella di Bufala

Mozzarella Fresh, in water

Mozzarella Rolls

Muenster

Munster

Murol

Mycella

Myzithra

Naboulsi

Nantais

Neufchatel

Neufchatel (Australian)

Niolo

Nokkelost

Northumberland

Oaxaca

Olde York

Olivet au Foin

Olivet Bleu

Olivet Cendre

Orkney Extra Mature Cheddar

Orla

Oschtjepka

Ossau Fermier

Ossau-Iraty

Oszczypek

Oxford Blue

P't*t Berrichon

Palet de Babligny

Paneer

Panela

Pannerone

Pant ys Gawn

Parmesan (Parmigiano)

Parmigiano Reggiano

Pas de l'Escalette

Passendale

Pasteurized Processed

Pate de Fromage

Patefine Fort

Pave d'Affinois

Pave d'Auge

Pave de Chirac

Pave du Berry

Pecorino

Pecorino in Walnut Leaves

Pecorino Romano

Peekskill Pyramid

Pelardon des Cevennes

Pelardon des Corbieres

Penamellera

Penbryn

Pencarreg

Pepper jack

Perail de Brebis

Petit Morin

Petit Pardou

Petit-Suisse

Picodon de Chevre

Picos de Europa

Pinconning

Piora

Pithtviers au Foin

Plateau de Herve

Plymouth Cheese

Podhalanski

Poivre d'Ane

Polkolbin

Pont l'Eveque

Port Nicholson

Port-Salut

Postel

Pouligny-Saint-Pierre

Pourly

Prastost

Pressato

Prince-Jean

Processed Cheddar

Provel

Provolone

Provolone (Australian)

Pyengana Cheddar

Pyramide

Quark

Quark (Australian)

Quartirolo Lombardo

Quatre-Vents

Quercy Petit

Queso Blanco

Queso Blanco con Frutas --Pina y Mango

Queso de Murcia

Queso del Montsec

Queso del Tietar

Queso Fresco

Queso Fresco (Adobera)

Queso Iberico

Queso Jalapeno

Queso Majorero

Queso Media Luna

Queso Para Frier

Queso Quesadilla

Rabacal

Raclette

Ragusano

Raschera

Reblochon

Red Leicester

Regal de la Dombes

Reggianito

Remedou

Requeson

Richelieu

Ricotta

Ricotta (Australian)

Ricotta Salata

Ridder

Rigotte

Rocamadour

Rollot

Romano

Romans Part Dieu

Roncal

Roquefort

Roule

Rouleau De Beaulieu

Royalp Tilsit

Rubens

Rustinu

Saaland Pfarr

Saanenkaese

Saga

Sage Derby

Sainte Maure

Saint-Marcellin

Saint-Nectaire

Saint-Paulin

Salers

Samso

San Simon

Sancerre

Sap Sago

Sardo

Sardo Egyptian

Sbrinz

Scamorza

Schabzieger

Schloss

Selles sur Cher

Selva

Serat

Seriously Strong Cheddar

Serra da Estrela

Sharpam

Shelburne Cheddar

Shropshire Blue

Siraz

Sirene

Smoked Gouda

Somerset Brie

Sonoma Jack

Sottocenare al Tartufo

Soumaintrain

Sourire Lozerien

Spenwood

Sraffordshire Organic

St. Agur Blue Cheese

Stilton

Stinking Bishop

String

Sussex Slipcote

Sveciaost

Swaledale

Sweet Style Swiss

Swiss

Syrian (Armenian String)

Tala

Taleggio

Tamie

Tasmania Highland Chevre Log

Taupiniere

Teifi

Telemea

Testouri

Tete de Moine

Tetilla

Texas Goat Cheese

Tibet

Tillamook Cheddar

Tilsit

Timboon Brie

Toma

Tomme Brulee

Tomme d'Abondance

Tomme de Chevre

Tomme de Romans

Tomme de Savoie

Tomme des Chouans

Tommes

Torta del Casar

Toscanello

Touree de L'Aubier

Tourmalet

Trappe (Veritable)

Trois Cornes De Vendee

Tronchon

Trou du Cru

Truffe

Tupi

Turunmaa

Tymsboro

Tyn Grug

Tyning

Ubriaco

Ulloa

Vacherin-Fribourgeois

Valencay

Vasterbottenost

Venaco

Vendomois

Vieux Corse

Vignotte

Vulscombe

Waimata Farmhouse Blue

Washed Rind Cheese (Australian)

Waterloo

Weichkaese

Wellington

Wensleydale

White Stilton

Whitestone Farmhouse

Wigmore

Woodside Cabecou

Xynotyro

Yarg Corn