Refresher Dining Quiz

Please circle one answer for each question.  In two weeks I will post the answers!

1. Are elbows ever allowed on the table?  Yes   No
2. When eating soup, should you spoon the soup away from you?  Yes  No
3.  Is it okay to blow on soup to cool it down?  Yes  No
4. When you have to leave the table to use the restroom, should you say “Will you please excuse me”?  Yes  No
5. If you spill something on someone, should you help them clean it off?  Yes  No
6.  Is it polite to cut up all your meat or vegetables before you begin eating?  Yes  No
7. If a dish of food or basket of bread  is not directly in front you, should you reach over someone to grab it?  Yes  No
8. When eating bread or rolls, should you break the roll with your hands and use a butter knife to butter each piece one bite at a time?  Yes  No
9. Should a napkin be used as a handkerchief if you are without one?  Yes  No
10. Is it okay to pick up your chicken with your fingers when you go out to dinner?  Yes  No

Lisa Mirza Grotts is a recognized etiquette expert, an on-air contributor, and the author of A Traveler’s Passport to Etiquette. She is a former director of protocol for the city and county of San Francisco and the founder and CEO of The AML Group (www.AMLGroup.com), certified etiquette and protocol consultants. Her clients range from Stanford Hospital to Cornell University and Levi Strauss. She has been quoted by Condé Nast Traveler, InStyle magazine, and the Los Angeles Times. To learn more about Lisa, follow her on www.Twitter.com/LisaGrotts and www.Facebook.com/LisaGrotts.