It is summer time and thus, in order to relax, we have prepared you a special quiz game about waiters races and the profession of waiter…enjoy!
Questions
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What is the day in the year with the bigger number of waiters race?
Where happens the biggest waiters race in the world?
In which country were born tips?
What is the name of the famous French movie released in 2001 in which Audrey Tautou plays the role of a shy waitress who decides to change the lives of those around her
Where does the waiter’s attire come from?
What is the name of the most famous coffee shop in Paris?
In which country is it badly considered to tip?
And the bonus question : How many pockets does a traditional waiters vest contain?
Answers
What is the country with the biggest number of waiters races?
France, the emblematic country of the waiters has the biggest number of waiters race every year. Contrary to what one might think, these are not the big cities, but rather the medium-size cities (E.g Annecy, La Rochelle, Clermont Ferrand etc …) and the small towns that celebrate the most their waiters. However, we can notice the exceptional come-back in May 2011 of Paris waiters race (after a decade of absence) thanks to the support of the Orangina brand.
How do you say ‘’waiters race’’ in Spanish?
Several possible translations: camareros Carrera, Carrera mozos, carrera de los Mesoneros.
What is the date of the waiters’ National Day in the United States?[
May 21th: The origin of this date is unknown and unfortunately only a few people are aware of this celebration.
4. On July 14th, the day of the French national holiday. Many foreign cities are taking this opportunity to celebrate France and its way of life and it is naturally that the waiters race now takes its place into those ‘’Frenchy’’ festivities.
5. In 2010, Buenos Aires broke a record with 400 waiters participating to the annual waiters race.
6. Several sources exist: according to a first opinion, the tips were born in England during the 17th century. According to a second opinion, they were born during the Middle-Age and were introduced by the Lords.
7. ”The Fabulous Destiny of Amelie Poulain”.
8. The uniform would have appeared during the nineteenth century in the cafés of the Grands Boulevards (in Paris) for a simple reason: it was necessary to distinguish the customers from the waiters.
9. The Café de Flore is certainly the most famous coffee shop in Paris…however let’s not forget about ”Les Deux Magots” and ”Le Cafe de la Paix”!
10. In Japan, tipping can be considered as an insult. Most of the servers will not even take it.
11. The traditional vest contains twenty pockets, in order to facilitate the change.
Results
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