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
On the left of your plate
On the right of your plate
Around your neckline
How should you hold your fork and knife?
It depends on the food.
Fork in your left hand, knife in your right
Any way is fine.
Knife in your left hand, fork in your right
Where is the bread plate usually placed?
Right side of your main dish
Left side of your main dish
Above your main dish
Below your main dish
Diagonal to your main dish
When you're taking a break while eating, how do you place your utensils?
Put them horizontally on the plate
Put them vertically on the plate
Put them in the center of the plate in an inverted 'V'
Put them on the side of the plate
Which of the forks is the salad fork?
2
3
8
18
1
Which of the spoons is the soup spoon?
7
17
16
Which of the knives is the meat knife?
13
15
14
5
Which of the glasses is the red wine glass?
20
21
22
19
23
Which of the plates is the service plate?
11
12
10
How do you get the crowd's attention for giving a toast?
Using a fork to bang on your glass
Using a spoon to bang on your glass
Sitting and raising your glass
Using a knife to bang on your glass
Standing and raising your glass
Which of these table manners is NOT true?
Chew with your mouth closed
Don't reach across the table
Don't pick your teeth at the table
Cut your food completely before eating
Wait for everyone to be served before eating
Say "excuse me" when leaving the table
What should you if you drop your cutlery?
Pick it up using a napkin.
Pick it up and request for a new one.
Pick it up immediately and wipe it with the napkin.
Leave it and request for a new one.
Slide it under the table.
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.
Pass the bread basket to your left
Cut a few pieces, offer to the person on your right, then pass the bread basket to your left.
Only pass it if it is nearest to you.
Pass the bread basket to your right
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.
If food is requested by someone on your immediate left, it is okay to pass the food to him.
Condiments should be passed around the table in a counter-clockwise flow.
Salt and pepper should be passed together.
Which is the first step in the wine-tasting process?
Swirl the wine
Look at the wine
Smell the wine
Taste 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!