[vc_row][vc_column][eltdf_separator type="normal" position="center" color="#b77f2a" width="full" thickness="2"][vc_column_text]Who should pay the bill on a first date? Where in the UK are women forbidden to wear trousers? And do you know an earl from a marquess? Test your etiquette expertise with our Christmas Quiz, available to download and print to share with family and friends.

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1. What kind of collar should men wear to a black tie event?

a) A wing collarb) An ordinary turned-down collarc) An Eton collar

2. Divorcees were not allowed to enter the Royal Enclosure at Ascot until which year?

a) 1955b) 1995c) 1975

3. Morning dress should not be worn to an event starting after what time?

a) After middayb) After 6pmc) Morning dress can be worn at any time

4. In what order do the following traditionally take place at a formal event?

a) Grace

b) Speeches

c) Toasts

a) a, b, cb) a, c, bc) c, a, b

5. Which of the following should not be worn together?

a) A pocket square and a tieb) A waistcoat and a cummerbundc) Gloves and a top hat

6. When were women first allowed to wear trousers at Royal Ascot’s Royal Enclosure?

a) 1971b) 2001c) They’re still not allowed

7. Where are women NOT permitted to wear trousers?

a) The Stewards’ Enclosure at Henley Royal Regattab) The Royal Yacht Squadronc) The Garrick Club

8. What is the dress code at the Last Night of the Proms?

a) Black tieb) White tiec) There is no dress code

9. Stockings or “hose” worn with highland dress are never which colour?

a) Plain blackb) Plain creamc) Multiple colours

10. What colour tailcoat do men wear for a white tie dress code?

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11. What should you do if you forget someone’s name when you’re talking to them?

a) Introduce them to someone else and let them give their own nameb) Own up and blame your terrible memoryc) Nothing – just avoid using it

12. What is the traditional response to the question “How do you do?”

a) Fine, thank you.b) I’m very well, and you?c) How do you do?

13. In which of these countries is it NOT customary to tip?

a) Russiab) Japanc) France

14. What’s the best way to extract a mussel from its shell?

a) Using a forkb) Using your fingersc) Using an empty mussel shell as a pincer

15. What should you do with your napkin after a meal?

a) Leave it unfolded to the left of your place settingb) Fold it and leave it on your platec) Drape it over the back of your chair

16. If greeting someone with a double-kiss, which cheek should you aim for first?

a) The rightb) The leftc) It’s pot luck

17. Who said, “Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true”?

a) Thomas Edisonb) Virginia Woolfc) Charles Dickens

18. On a date, who should pay the bill?

a) It’s best to split the billb) Whoever earns morec) Whoever issued the invitation

19. What is Nomophobia?

a) A fear of being without your mobile phoneb) A fear of people making loud noises when eatingc) A fear of nicknames

20. It’s New Year’s Eve and midnight is approaching. How should you open the champagne?

a) Twist the cork most of the way, and then fire it towards the ceilingb) Twist the bottle and ease the cork off gently with a sighc) Pop the cork and spray champagne over your guests to christen the new year[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][eltdf_section_title title_tag="h3" title="Round 3: Titles, Honours & Forms of Address"][vc_column_text]

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1. b), 2. a), 3. b), 4. a), c), b), 5. b), 6. a), 7. a), 8. c) (although patriotic fancy dress is encouraged), 9. b), 10. b), 11. b), 12. c), 13. b), 14. c) (but using a fork (a), is perectly fine and earns a point too), 15. a), 16. a), 17. c), 18. c), 19. a), 20. b), 21. b), 22. a), 23. a), 24. b), a), c), 25. a), 26. b) – the stones were Beryl, Emerald, Ruby, Topaz, Jacinth and Emerald, spelling ‘Bertie’, 27. b), 28.  b), 29. a), 30. b)

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