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Dining Etiquette Quiz

07 Aug 2015 By: Diane Gottsman

Dining Etiquette Quiz

Try my dining etiquette quiz below…

Today I’m answering a few commonly asked dining etiquette questions. Take this short quiz and see how you score. For the detailed answers, watch our Fox Austin video.

1. What is a serviette?

  • A charger
  • A soup bowl
  • A table napkin

2. Where do you place your napkin when you leave the table temporarily?

  • The seat of the chair
  • The arm of the chair
  • The back of the chair

3. Food is passed clockwise at the table. True/False

4. The guest of honor makes the first toast. True/False

5. The best chair at the table is:

  • The one facing the door
  • The one facing the center of the room
  • The one looking directly into the bar

6. It’s impolite to ask for ketchup at the table. True/False

7. The bread plate is set on the right and glassware is set on the left. True/False

8. It’s perfectly acceptable to ask for a doggie bag at the end of a business meal. True/False

9. It’s most courteous to offer to leave the tip if the other person pays. True/False

10. If you see a client across the room, make a point of going over to say hello. True/False

Answers:

1. A table napkin
2. The seat of the chair
3. False
4. False
5. The one facing the center of the room
6. True
7. False
8. False
9. False
10. False

For more of my dining tips, check out my latest article, Dining Etiquette: Dinner Party Mistakes to Avoid, on The Huffington Post. 

 

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Diane Gottsman is a national etiquette expert and modern manners professional, sought out industry leader, television personality, accomplished speaker, Huffington Post blogger, author, and the owner of The Protocol School of Texas, a company specializing in executive leadership and etiquette training. Diane is routinely quoted in national and international media including The New York Times, The BBC, CNN, Bloomberg Business Week, Kiplinger, Huffington Post Canada, U.S. News and World Report, and Forbes. She is the resident etiquette expert for two popular morning talk shows, SA Living and Good Day Austin. She has been seen on The TODAY Show, HLN Headline News, WGN Chicago, and CBS Sunday Morning. Her clients range from university students to Fortune 500 companies and her workshops cover topics ranging from tattoos in the workplace to technology at the dinner table and the proper use of social media.