Holiday Table Manners Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Holiday Table Manners With AOL Living's Thanksgiving Table Manners Trivia

Bad Table Manners Trivia

You're out to dinner on a first date, and you take a bite of food that is too hot. What should you do?

• Take a sip of water.
• Try to withstand the pain, burning your tongue in the process
• Spit the food out onto your fingers or a fork and put the food on the edge of your plate.
• Let the food fly out of your mouth; the date wasn't going well anyway.

It's Thanksgiving, and you're having dinner at your friend’s home. You choke on your food--what should you do?

• Cover your mouth with a napkin and cough the food into it. Place the offending piece on the edge of your plate.
• Take a sip of water.
• Excuse yourself from the table.
• All of the above.

You're out to lunch with your coworkers and you find yourself coughing and sneezing. What should you do?

• Sneeze or cough away until it's gone. No worries, you’re not contagious.
• Immediately excuse yourself from the table.
• Cover your mouth and nose with your napkin and go for it.
• Turn your head to the side and hope you don't get anyone.

You find a hair or bug in your food while eating dinner at your in-laws'. What should you do?

• Politely point out the mishap and ask for a new plate of food.
• Attempt to inconspicuously switch plates with your spouse.
• Try to forget about the hair or bug, and continue to eat all of your food anyway.
• Stay calm and discreetly spit the food out if you can, or subtly remove it from the food and push it to the side of your plate.

You're out to dinner and you get food stuck in your teeth. What should you do?

• Pull out your floss and quickly remove it at the table.
• Wait until the end of the meal to take care of it in private.
• Hope that no one notices and use your tongue to try to remove the food.
• Grin and ask where the food is stuck in your teeth so you can go to the restroom and remove it.

While eating dinner at a friend's house, you accidentally spill food on the table. What should you do?

• Pick up the food and hide the stain with your plate or utensils until you leave.
• Rub the stain to where it's less noticeable.
• Pick up the food with your utensils and dab the stain with water from your glass.
• Tell your friend that you spilled your food and ask for another plate.

You're out to eat at a restaurant with your family, and you spill your drink. What should you do?

• Use your napkin to wipe it up.
• Find a waiter or waitress to clean it up.
• Leave the spilled drink until your waitress come by.
• Offer to get a mop or cloth to help the hostess clean it up in any way you can.

You accidentally chip a wine glass when you're at your friend's house for Thanksgiving dinner. What do you do?

• Apologize and offer to replace or repair the glass.
• Switch the glass with another one before anyone notices.
• Continue using the glass as if nothing happened.
• Tell your friend your glass was chipped before you got it.