Question

The mayor of Nottingham was knocked over by a stray one of these goods during a 1766 riot named for it. Antoninus Pius died after consuming (10[1])a large quantity (10[1])of this good, (-5[1])which was distributed to the Roman army in a dry form with the epithet aridus. A tradition at the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia involved Spartan boys attempting to steal piles of this good (10[1])guarded by men armed with whips. (-5[1])This good is the second part of a shibboleth used during Wat Tyler's Rebellion to identify Flemings in London. A work of microhistory about the Italian miller Menocchio (10[1]-5[1])partially named for this foodstuff and worms was written by the historian Carlo Ginzburg. Charles de Gaulle once asked how one could govern a country with 246 different varieties of this food. For 10 points, (10[1])name this dairy product whose varieties include Parmesan (10[1])and cheddar. (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: cheese [accept specific types of cheese]
<Govind Prabhakar , History - European - Mixed/Any>
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2023 NASAT06/17/2023Y9100%0%33%102.22

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Leo ReinhartKentucky BCalifornia2510
Robert WangNew Jersey AMissouri A2810
Anthony ZhaoVirginiaAsia B31-5
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Kevin PengMaryland RedAsia A70-5
Drew PhelpsArkansasNew Jersey B98-5
Charles YoungIllinois BluePennsylvania9810
Winnie NutkowitzIllinois WhiteMaryland Gold13310
Rohan NavaneethaOhioLiberia14110
Frank XieAsia BVirginia14310
Saara KatyalAsia AMaryland Red14410
Tanuj ChandekarNew Jersey BArkansas14410