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About This Quiz
Our world has started to blur the lines of refined and cultured behavior, but society still has rules for polite behavior. Take this quiz to find out how sophisticated you really are.
When you bring your significant other to meet one of your old friends for dinner, what is the first thing you do?
Shake the hand of your friend and introduce your S.O. before you all sit down.
Introduce your friend to your S.O. after you have sat down to a table.
Say hello with an inside joke between you and your friend, then ask them how they have been.
Ask your buddy who is paying for the meal, jokingly.
If you are running late to a dinner party, what do you do?
I would call the host as soon as I realized I was going to be late to let them know when I will realistically be there. I would also offer to pick up anything they might need.
I would call at the time I'm supposed to be there to tell them that I'm late.
I would text that I'm almost there, even if I haven't left the house yet.
I wouldn't call or text. They already know I'm late.
What do you bring to a dinner party?
A nice bottle of wine, my tried and true favorite
A dessert that I made from scratch
A pie and pint of ice cream from the store
My own six pack of beer
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If your new romantic partner serves you a home cooked meal with your least favorite vegetable, what do you do?
Eat it, and compliment them by saying it is the best I've had, which is not a lie.
Taste it, but avoid finishing most of it.
Tell them you don't like this vegetable, but you'll try it for them.
Complain about it being on your plate, and post about it on social media.
If you want a second roll at dinner, but they are across the table from you, what do you do?
Ask the person nearest to them to please pass the rolls.
Tell the table to pass the rolls.
Grab the basket by reaching across the table.
Reach across, in front of two people, and grab three for yourself.
At a sports game, when the colors are presented and the national anthem is played, what do you do?
Stand, remove my hat, and raise my hand over my heart for the whole ceremony.
Remove my hat and stand.
Stand at my seat, and take pictures for Twitter.
Stay seated and sing along, for fun.
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Where is your phone during a first date?
In my purse or pocket, on silent.
On the table facedown.
In my hands for a selfie!
I'm texting my friends about this person, so it's in my lap.
When you leave the table for the restroom, where does the napkin from your lap go?
On the chair, which gets tucked in to the table.
I refold it and put it next to my plate.
I hang it over the back of my chair.
Why would my napkin be in my lap?
If someone sees you in a store and starts yelling your name and pointing to get your attention, what do you do?
Ignore the ruckus until they can politely greet me.
Say hi quietly with a small wave and walk in the opposite direction.
Go over and say hi!
Shout back at them from across the store.
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If your roommate comes home while you are watching television in the living room, what do you do to greet them?
Pause the show so that I can get up and chat with my roommate for a bit.
Keep watching TV while talking to them about their day.
Say hello and keep watching TV.
Turn the volume up so I don't have to hear my roommate.
If you get a text from a friend that reads "Please come to this new restaurant with me", who do you expect to pay for the meal?
Because I'm being invited, I would expect them to offer to pay. However, I am always fully prepared to pay for both our meals.
I would expect us to each pay for our own meal.
I'd hope they were planning to pay, but I'm happy to pay for my own meal.
They are definitely paying.
If you are staying at your aunt's house for a week, what do you expect to eat?
I will probably stop by the market after I settle in, or I will offer to take my aunt out for meals.
I will go to the market once I see what she already has in the house.
I'll plan on eating her food. If I don't like it, I'll go out for food.
I hope she bought my favorite foods for me.
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After a big Thanksgiving meal, where are you?
In the kitchen working on the dishes, as long as I'm welcome.
Cleaning up some garbage and keeping an eye on the kids.
Laying on the couch texting your friends.
I left as soon as I finished eating.
Which conversation starter is good for small talk in the workplace?
How is your family doing?
Have you tried that lunch place around the corner?
Did you see that tragedy on the news last night?
Have you seen Tina's new shirt? It's awful.
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How do you greet new acquaintances?
With a firm hand shake and a smile.
With a hand shake and my name.
Saying hello and asking what their Twitter handle is.
Giving them a hug and a slap on the back.
Which gift seems most appropriate for your work friend who just got promoted?
A bottle of wine with a hand written card of congratulations
A flower arrangement
I'll just say congratulations, and sign the office card.
Give them a gift card with almost nothing on it.
When you are on the last treadmill available at the gym, and it looks like there is a line forming, what do you do?
I spend a maximum of 25 minutes on it, and wipe it down very quickly afterwards.
I let the others go ahead of me. I can put off my cardio until later.
I ignore the line of people and spend my normal 45 minutes on the tread mill.
I stay on the tread mill for over an hour, just to spite the people waiting for me.
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When you are at the dinner table with your religious friends, when do you eat?
After the prayer is said, and the host takes the first bite.
I wait until my friends have finished their prayer.
I started eating before they said their prayer.
I start eating in the middle of their prayer. They don't have to wave their religion in my face.
Is it okay for a parent to have their cell phone on at a dinner party?
I absolutely understand the cell phone being nearby in case of emergency, as long as the phone isn't on the table.
Sure, I wouldn't want them to be worried about their child.
It is okay for everyone to have their cell phone. Cell phones are a part of everyone's lives now.
Of course, and they can talk on the phone at the table too.
When you are with a date, who should open the door?
Aren't most doors automatic?
The guy should, of course.
Whoever reaches the door first.
Not me.
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If your bowl of chili explodes in the work microwave, what do you do?
Clean up the mess, and the rest of the kitchen, immediately. I hope no one needs the microwave right now.
Wipe it down with some paper towels, but get back to your chili before it gets cold.
Wipe off my bowl and eat my chili. I'll try to come and wipe it down after work if it is still there.
Grab my chili and walk away.
If you have a question for someone who is upstairs, what do you do?
Yell at them to come down here.
Text them the question.
Yell the question to them.
Walk upstairs to ask them the question.
Do you tip your barista?
Of course, every time.
Most of the time I do.
Not usually.
Not even with my really fancy drinks.
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If you are told your work team has to meet Saturday morning, how do you react?
I'll check with my significant other, and I'll plan to bring a selection of pastries.
Work is important, as long as they are providing coffee.
Try to find a different plan, but quickly accept the meeting and plan to be there.
Refuse to go until someone agrees to buy you breakfast. Even then you show up an hour late.
When sitting down to eat a family style meal, which way do you pass each dish?
Counterclockwise
The same direction that everyone else is passing
Clockwise
I just walk around the table to get the food I want.
How do you answer your phone with an unknown number?
"My Name speaking, may I ask who is calling?"
"Hello, this is my Name."
I don't like to answer numbers I don't recognize, so I'll let it go to voicemail.
I hang up on it. Everyone knows I only text.
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If your friend calls you from the bar to invite you out, and you don't want to join them, what do you say?
No thanks, but next time let me know when you plan to go out.
Sorry, I've already turned in for the night.
I don't feel like it. Maybe next time.
I've already got my pants off, sorry.
If you get a call while in line for a cashier, what do you do?
Silence my phone and let it go to voicemail. I'll call them as soon as I've left the store.
Tell my caller I'll call them back shortly.
Answer it, but set the phone down when it is your turn to make your purchases.
Answer it, even when the cashier is ringing up your purchases.
When you are invited to a wedding, when do you RSVP?
I make sure of my schedule at that time right away, and send the RSVP immediately. No need to keep anyone waiting.
I will take a week to make sure my schedule is free, and then it will go as soon as I remember to put it in the mail.
I'll text as an RSVP, and hand it to them in person if they ask for it specifically.
I'll just decide the day of if I'm coming.They don't need an RSVP that badly, right?
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