In colonial New England, lobster was considered what?

Cheap food for servants and prisoners

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Lobsters were once so plentiful in colonial New England that they were fed to prisoners, and this lobsters quiz with answers traces how they became a luxury. Learn how lobsters taste with their legs, why rare blue lobsters appear off Maine and how old the biggest lobsters can get.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Taste
How do lobsters taste food?
Blood
What color is lobster blood?
Red
Why do lobsters turn red when cooked?
Blue
About how rare is a blue lobster?
Prisoners
In colonial New England, lobster was considered what?
Age
How long can American lobsters live?
Claws
What are the two types of lobster claws?
Spiny
What do spiny lobsters lack?
Maine
Which US state is most famous for lobster fishing?
Record
How heavy was the largest lobster on record?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: How do lobsters taste food?
Answer: With sensors on their legs
They also smell with their antennae.
Q2: What color is lobster blood?
Answer: Blue
It contains copper.
Q3: Why do lobsters turn red when cooked?
Answer: Heat frees a red pigment
Astaxanthin is released from proteins.
Q4: About how rare is a blue lobster?
Answer: About 1 in 2 million
A genetic variation causes it.
Q5: In colonial New England, lobster was considered what?
Answer: Cheap food for servants and prisoners
Its status changed in the 1800s.
Q6: How long can American lobsters live?
Answer: Over 100 years
Age is hard to measure.
Q7: What are the two types of lobster claws?
Answer: Crusher and cutter
One crushes shells, one tears flesh.
Q8: What do spiny lobsters lack?
Answer: Large claws
They defend with spiny antennae.
Q9: Which US state is most famous for lobster fishing?
Answer: Maine
Rules protect egg-bearing females.
Q10: How heavy was the largest lobster on record?
Answer: About 20 kg
It was caught off Nova Scotia in 1977.

Lobsters Quiz – From Prison Food to Luxury

Lobsters are large crustaceans with long bodies, muscular tails and, in clawed lobsters, powerful claws. They live on rocky seafloors in cold and warm oceans, hiding in crevices by day and foraging at night.

Lobsters taste with their legs, smell with their antennae and have blue blood. They grow by molting and may keep growing throughout life, with some American lobsters thought to live over 100 years. Rare color variations include blue, yellow and split-colored lobsters.

In colonial America, lobsters were so common they were fed to prisoners. Railways and canning helped turn them into a luxury in the 1800s. Today, rules on size and egg-bearing females help keep fisheries in Maine and Canada sustainable.

What This Quiz Teaches

Seafood fans and ocean lovers will enjoy these questions.

How lobsters taste
Why they turn red
How rare blue lobsters are
How long they live
How fisheries are managed

Did You Know?

Lobsters can regrow claws.
Spiny lobsters migrate in single-file lines.
Lobsters have poor eyesight.
Lobster shells contain chitin.
Some lobsters are left-clawed.