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These etiquette trivia questions and answers treat manners as facts: which side the forks go on, how far a formal bow tilts in a Japanese office, what Regrets only asks of a guest, and where the word etiquette comes from.
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Five rounds, from the fork to the flag
At the table lays a formal place and finds a use for the finger bowl. Greetings around the world asks what the first handshakes showed. Invitations, titles and flags sorts black tie from white tie and Ms. from Mrs. The history of manners goes from an Egyptian vizier to Emily Post.
Wedding etiquette trivia questions
Wedding etiquette is a short round for a shower or a rehearsal dinner: whose names open the invitation, what a receiving line is for and which queen made the white dress the fashion. The questions describe customs; none says a custom is right.
- Customs differ between families and countries. If a guest learned it another way, the linked article shows what the question meant.
Questions and answers
What are some easy etiquette trivia questions?
On which side of the plate do the forks go? Where does a napkin belong during the meal? Who is addressed as Your Majesty? The answers are the left, your lap, and a king or a queen.
Where does the word etiquette come from?
From French, where étiquette means a label or tag; the word also goes back to the French for ticket. Lord Chesterfield used it in its modern English sense in his Letters to His Son, published in 1774.
Which fork do you use first at a formal dinner?
The outermost one. Utensils are laid in the order they are used, so a salad fork sits outside the dinner fork. Forks go to the left of the plate, knives and spoons to the right.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 8, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article linked under it. Tipping amounts, which change, drinking customs and greetings another quiz here asks, such as the wai and the hongi, were left out.