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Dining Etiquette

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Table Manners Test
With Thanksgiving around the corner, there is no better time to brush up on your table manners.  Take the quiz below to see if you will pass the test!  Share the questions with your kids. If they do better eating burgers-in-a-bag than using forks and cloth napkins, sign them up for the dining etiquette class on November 21st.  Enjoy and have a happy holiday!

1.
As a general rule, use the utensils:
A)  closest to the plate
B)  farthest away.
2.
The correct way to butter a roll is:
A)  all at once
B)  a bite-sized piece at a time.
3.
It is acceptable to season your food before you taste it. 
A)  True
B)  False
4.
To cool off soup, blow on it slightly. 
A)  True
B)  False
5.
At the end of the meal, place the napkin:
A)  on the chair,
B)  on the plate, or
C)  to the left of the plate.
6.
If a piece of cutlery has water marks on it, it is ok to clean it with your napkin or the edge of the tablecloth. 
A)  True
B)  False
7.
After stirring sugar into your iced tea, the spoon should:
A)  stay in the glass,
B)  be placed back on the table, or
C)  be placed on the side of a serving plate.
8.
When someone asks you to pass the salt, you should also pass the pepper with it. 
A)  True
B)  False
9.
The blade of the knife always faces:
A)  In
B)  Out
10.
The proper way to indicate that you are finished eating is:
A)  putting the utensils together at the right side of the plate,
B)  pushing your plate away, or
C)  putting the napkin on the plate.
Bonus:

When invited to dinner, who sits down first: you or your host?
> Answers
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