Does anyone know about wine+ cheese pairings?

I know a bit about wine, but types of cheese seems to be a really big subject for a newb and random googling on the subject isn’t helping my understanding of it. I’m bringing cheese and an appetizer to a dinner party. Everyone’s bringing a bottle so I don’t really know what to expect. (For the appetizer, I think I’m going to do figs with prosciutto.) So… I know like nothing about cheese. Help?