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Only People With Perfect Manners Can Make It Through This Victorian Ball Without Breaking A Single Etiquette Rule

Victorian Ball Etiquette Trivia Quiz

Only 15% Of People Can Make It Through This Victorian Ball Without Breaking Any Etiquette Rules

horse-drawn carriages race down Oxford Street

First things first, open your wardrobe and choose your outfit for the evening.

As you descend the grand staircase, the butler assures you that you look perfect. You step into the carriage outside, and the driver informs you that you'll be an hour late. How do you respond?

The driver lets you out in front of a breathtaking mansion. You want to make an entrance, but how?

Lady Florence hands you a dance card. She introduces you to her siblings Archie and Cordelia, who are about your age. Just then, a waltz begins to play. Who do you invite to dance?

After the waltz, your dance partner escorts you back to where the other Bennetts are standing. Archie introduces you to a few of his friends. Who do you ask to dance?

As your partner leads you through a tango, you realize you don't know the steps very well. You partner goes right, but you go left, accidentally step on a woman's skirt, and tear it. How do you react?

You wait outside the dressing room for the woman to make sure she's alright. Your dance partner introduces her as Lady Elizabeth then asks her to join them for the polka. She politely refuses, but the music is starting. Who do you ask to dance?

After a long evening of introductions and invitations, your feet are getting sore. Finally, it's the last dance of the night. Who do you ask to dance the Viennese Waltz with you?

They're more than pleased to share the final dance with you. As you twirl, you can't help but realize by the look in their eyes that they're falling in love with you. You decide to tell them you're actually from the future. How do you tell them?

Finally, it's time to leave the ball. You bow to Lady Florence then return to your carriage. When you wake up the next morning, however, you're still in Victorian London. After a few days, what do you decide to do?

The morning after you dropped by the Bennetts' house, you wake up in the 21st century. Quickly grabbing your laptop, you jot down everything about your time traveling adventure before you can forget a single detail. Eventually, you write a book about it, which becomes a bestseller. Your favorite actor stars in the Netflix adaptation.

 You made it back to modern times!

Florence, Cordelia, and Archie are a bit taken aback when you leave them to go dance with someone you haven't even been properly introduced to yet. The woman introduces herself as Theodora, and she absolutely sweeps you off your feet with her incredible waltzing skills. After falling in love at the ball, you run away to Paris and live a long and happy life together.

You didn't dance with a member of the host's family first!

A hush follows you across the ballroom. Instead of the applause or curiosity you were expecting, you're met with whispers and confusion. Pulling you to the sidelines, Lady Florence suggests that perhaps you should sit here for awhile until the commotion dies down. While waiting, you get bored and wander into the kitchens, where you meet Agnes, the Bennett's chef. She spends the rest of the evening teaching you how to cook. Later on, you open a restaurant together, and it becomes the talk of the town.

You created a sensation upon entering the ballroom!

Archie and his friends are a bit taken aback when you leave them to go dance with someone you haven't even been properly introduced to yet. The man introduces himself as Lawrence, and he makes you feel like you're living in your favorite Jane Austen novel. After falling in love at the ball, you run away to Italy and live a long and happy life together.

You danced with someone you haven't been properly introduced to yet!

"I beg your pardon?" she says. Stepping in to save you from further embarrassment, your dance partner introduces the woman as Lady Elizabeth before escorting her to the dressing room, where someone can fix the tear. Later, you watch them dance the polka together from the sidelines. After the ball, you learn to sew and become an expert dressmaker. You make Elizabeth's wedding dress next year.

 You embarrassed Lady Elizabeth!

Another week goes by, and you're still stuck in Victorian London. While you're eating dinner one day, your butler says, "I spoke to the Bennett's butler this afternoon. He said Lady Florence is quite surprised you have yet to call." Before you can respond, however, there's someone at the door. Your butler escorts the guest inside — it's your favorite dance partner from the ball! They tell you they haven't stopped thinking about you and would like to get to know you more. Towards the end of the social season, they invite you to take a walk in the gardens of their family's estate, where they propose to you. You gladly accept, and then you both live happily ever after!

 You didn't call at the Bennett's house after the ball!  

"If you believe I would be so rude as to dance with you right now, then you are mistaken," she says. "However, you may put your name on my dance card for later in the evening."  When you finally get to dance with Elizabeth, you find out she's an artist. She asks you to sit for a portrait, and the resulting painting becomes her masterpiece. You wonder if your friends from the future will see your face in a museum. 

 Elizabeth can't dance with you after rejecting someone else's invitation for the same dance!

Your dance partner takes a step back and holds you at arms' length. Feeling like you're being watched, you turn to see their other suitors casting furtive glances at you. After word gets around, you're never invited to another ball, so you find solace in writing about your life as a time traveler. Your stories are published, and you become known as one of England's greatest sci-fi authors. 

 You drew too much attention!

As you descend the grand staircase, the butler stares at you in disbelief. "Must be another one of those time travelers," he mutters before briefly explaining the house's long history with wayward visitors from the future. He calls a carriage to take you to a village in the countryside where he assures you Midge, a time traveler from 1960s New York, will help you establish your new life in Victorian England.

 The butler can't believe you'd wear something so plain yet strange!

"I assure you, an apology was not necessary," she says. Before you can respond, the doors swing open, and a woman walks in. Lady Florence's gaze shifts to her, and she remarks on how fashionable it is to be a little late these days. After the ball, you move to the countryside, where you spend your days tending your flower garden and writing poetry.

Lady Florence thinks you're overbearing!

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Only People With Perfect Manners Can Make It Through This Victorian Ball Without Breaking A Single Etiquette Rule

You wake up in a four-poster bed, heavy drapes blocking out the daylight. Pulling back the canopy, you realize you're in Victorian London.

Then a knock at the door lets you know this isn't a dream. Your butler's voice rings through the door, saying, "It is time to prepare for Lady Florence Bennett's ball, your grace."

Glancing to your nightstand, you find a note. In your arch enemy's handwriting, it says, "I've sent you back in time. The only way home is to make it through the ball without breaking a single etiquette rule!"

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Only People With Perfect Manners Can Make It Through This Victorian Ball Without Breaking A Single Etiquette Rule

You wake up in a four-poster bed, heavy drapes blocking out the daylight. Pulling back the canopy, you realize you're in Victorian London.

Then a knock at the door lets you know this isn't a dream. Your butler's voice rings through the door, saying, "It is time to prepare for Lady Florence Bennett's ball, your grace."

Glancing to your nightstand, you find a note. In your arch enemy's handwriting, it says, "I've sent you back in time. The only way home is to make it through the ball without breaking a single etiquette rule!"

Read more about Victorian ball etiquette here, here, and here!

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