General Hospitality Knowledge MCQs

1. Which is an appropriate answer to someone who makes a request that you're not sure you can fulfill?

2. A customer sits down for lunch and complains that the cutlery isn't clean. In this situation, which response should a restaurant or bar worker use?

3. A hotel worker tells a prospective guest about the lowest room rate at the hotel. The person says that he's surprised there aren't any cheaper rooms. In this situation, which response should a hotel worker use?

4. An inebriated customer wants to have another round of drinks. In this situation, which response should a restaurant or bar worker use to politely refuse service?

5. Which greeting is/are appropriate when asking for someone on the phone?

6. It's a good idea to smile while engaged in a phone conversation because doing so can have which of the following effects?

7. A hotel guest complains to the manager that the television in her room is not working. In this situation, which of the following responses should a hotel manager use?

8. Which is accurate in terms of how you should use your cell phone in public?

9. A guest at a bar would like to have a pint of draught beer, but the bar serves only bottled beer. In this situation, which response should a restaurant or bar worker use so as not to displease the customer?

10. A person claiming to have reserved a room in a hotel some days ago wants to check in. The receptionist checks the record and finds no reservation under her name. The person says this isn

11. A customer insists on having the table beside the window overlooking the sea, but that table is already booked. In this situation, which response should a restaurant or bar worker use?

12. Which definition is NOT correct?

13. Why is it not advisable to take your cell phone into an important business meeting?

14. A flight attendant might say: ' _____________ will be served before we begin the in-flight movie.'

15. A guest who has just checked into his room tells the hotel room attendant that the view is amazing. Which is an appropriate response on the part of the attendant?

16. A customer on a tight budget would like information on the cheapest flights to Hawaii. In this situation, which response should a travel agent use?

17. A customer complains that she ordered hot soup but found it to be cold. In this situation, which response should a restaurant or bar worker use?

18. Why is 'privacy' considered one of the most important elements of telephone etiquette for business calls?

19. Which expression would NOT be used when you don't understand something that is said to you?

20. A flight attendant might say: 'Would you like tomato soup as a/an _____________?'

21. When a person wants to buy a round-trip/return air ticket, it means that he/she wants ____________.

22. A traveler asks about the amenities available in a particular holiday resort. In this situation, which response should a travel and leisure industry worker use?

23. The long 'hallway' between the rows of seats in an airplane is called the __________

24. Why is it important to specify the reason or intention behind a phone call?

25. If a customer asks for a doggie bag, to what is the person referring?

26. A female passenger would like to pre-board a plane because she is traveling with a one-year-old child. In this situation, which responses should a check-in assistant use?

27. A customer who wants to book a cruise has very particular preferences when it comes to the choice of cabins. In this situation, which response should a travel and leisure industry worker use?

28. A guest checking into a hotel asks if he can pay upon check-out, which is against hotel policy. In this situation, which response should a hotel worker use?

29. Upon checkout, a guest tells the front desk receptionist that she has never stayed at a worse hotel. In this situation, which reaction would be best on the part of the hotel worker?

30. A hotel receptionist asks a guest checking in for the required photo ID, but the guest says he doesn't have one. Which is the most polite response for the hotel worker to use?

31. Which expression would NOT be used when declining an offer?

32. 'Changing the linens' in a hotel room means that the dirty ___________ will be replaced with clean ones.

33. A customer orders grilled salmon and is given grilled trout instead. He is furious and says such a thing shouldn't happen is such a high-end restaurant. In this situation, which of the following responses should a restaurant or bar worker use?

34. On a flight, a passenger complains of motion sickness. In this situation, which of the following responses should a flight attendant use to help the passenger?

35. Somebody at the bar spills his drink all over the counter. In this situation, which respons should a restaurant or bar worker use?

36. Which information is not necessary to leave on a personal voicemail message?

37. Which is the most formal expression of greeting?

38. A person enquiring about the availability of hotel rooms tells the hotel worker that he thinks it's unbelievable that all the rooms are booked. In this situation, which response should a hotel worker use?

39. An airline passenger wants to exchange his window seat for an aisle seat after he has already boarded the plane. In this situation, which respons should a flight attendant use?

40. A traveler who has already booked a trip to Egypt through a travel agency wants to know what type of clothes would be most appropriate in Egypt in April. In this situation, which of the following responses should the travel agent use to help the client?

41. Which statement would be most impressive and appropriate for a tour guide to say to his tour group on a visit to the Roman Colosseum?

42. In the hotel industry, a 'bellhop' is ________________.

43. During phone conversations, it's important not to waffle, mumble, or speak in generic terms because ____________________.

44. A restaurant customer can't make up his mind as to what to order. In this situation, which of the following responses should a restaurant or bar worker use to help the customer decide?

45. Which title should be used to address a woman whose name you do not know and whose age you are unable to determine?

46. Which expression would NOT be used when you have made a mistake?

47. Which expression can be used to express agreement?

48. Which expression would NOT be used to respond to somebody who thanks you for something?

49. __________ growth makes sense when good opportunities can be found outside the present businesses.

50. Restaurant equipment is generally thought to have a life expectancy of about __________ years.