When eating with people we feel comfortable around, we tend to loosen up and eat however we want to. Sometimes we may forget basic table manners and certain dining etiquette.
Usually, when we take a break from eating, we may place our utensils on the table completely or with the tops leaning on the plate. However, used silverware should never touch the table. Instead, they should be placed on the plate entirely. In a dinner setting where there is a large set of cutlery placed on the table and you are unsure of which ones to use, start with the ones on the outermost and work your way in. This means that the outermost utensil should be used for the first course and so on.
Is your knowledge on dining etiquette up to snuff? In this quiz, we test your knowledge on proper table behavior and dining etiquette. Score higher than 11 out of a possible 15 and you will prove how truly refined you are!
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Only Truly Refined Person Can Score Higher Than 11 on This Dining Etiquette Quiz Questions
Where should you place your napkin before eating?
On your lap
Around your neckline
On the left of your plate
On the right of your plate
How should you hold your fork and knife?
Fork in your left hand, knife in your right
It depends on the food.
Knife in your left hand, fork in your right
Any way is fine.
Where is the bread plate usually placed?
Left side of your main dish
Right side of your main dish
Above your main dish
Diagonal to your main dish
Below your main dish
When you're taking a break while eating, how do you place your utensils?
Put them vertically on the plate
Put them horizontally on the plate
Put them on the side of the plate
Put them in the center of the plate in an inverted 'V'
Which of the forks is the salad fork?
8
18
3
2
1
Which of the spoons is the soup spoon?
16
17
7
Which of the knives is the meat knife?
13
5
15
14
Which of the glasses is the red wine glass?
20
19
22
21
23
Which of the plates is the service plate?
10
12
11
How do you get the crowd's attention for giving a toast?
Sitting and raising your glass
Using a spoon to bang on your glass
Standing and raising your glass
Using a fork to bang on your glass
Using a knife to bang on your glass
Which of these table manners is NOT true?
Cut your food completely before eating
Say "excuse me" when leaving the table
Wait for everyone to be served before eating
Don't pick your teeth at the table
Chew with your mouth closed
Don't reach across the table
What should you if you drop your cutlery?
Leave it and request for a new one.
Pick it up immediately and wipe it with the napkin.
Pick it up and request for a new one.
Slide it under the table.
Pick it up using a napkin.
How do you pass an uncut loaf of bread?
Cut a few pieces, offer to the person on your left, then pass the bread basket to your right.
Cut a few pieces, offer to the person on your right, then pass the bread basket to your left.
Pass the bread basket to your right
Pass the bread basket to your left
Only pass it if it is nearest to you.
Which of these statements about passing food is NOT true?
Dishes should be passed around the table in a counter-clockwise flow.
Dishes should be passed to the right.
Salt and pepper should be passed together.
Condiments should be passed around the table in a counter-clockwise flow.
If food is requested by someone on your immediate left, it is okay to pass the food to him.
Which is the first step in the wine-tasting process?
Smell the wine
Swirl the wine
Taste the wine
Look at the wine
One Comment
1/15, poor performance by me
You probably haven’t been to many fine dining establishments since you couldn’t identify a lot of the dining etiquette!