Q 01/05

Which Friends character tells the gang that lobsters fall in love and mate for life?

A) Phoebe

B) Monica

C) Chandler

D) Joey

Answer · why

A) Phoebe

Phoebe: when Rachel kisses Ross after watching their old prom video, Phoebe declares, 'See, he's her lobster.'

Q 02/05

What colour does a lobster's blood turn when it picks up oxygen?

A) Red

B) Blue

C) Yellow

D) Clear

Answer · why

B) Blue

Blue: a lobster's blood carries oxygen with copper instead of iron, and it looks almost colourless until that copper binds oxygen.

Q 03/05

What does Homer Simpson name the lobster he buys to fatten up and eat, but keeps as a pet?

A) Pinchy

B) Snappy

C) Clawdia

D) Nibbles

Answer · why

A) Pinchy

Pinchy: Homer can't bring himself to cook his new pet, then accidentally boils him in a hot bath and sobs while eating him.

Q 04/05

Which enzyme, usually off in adult vertebrates, do lobsters keep producing, possibly explaining their longevity?

A) Amylase

B) Lactase

C) Catalase

D) Telomerase

Answer · why

D) Telomerase

Telomerase: it repairs the protective caps on chromosome ends, and a 1998 study found high levels in every lobster organ, helping adult cells keep div...

Q 05/05

The green substance inside a cooked lobster, called tomalley by cooks, is which organ?

A) The hepatopancreas

B) The stomach lining

C) The gonads

D) The gills

Answer · why

A) The hepatopancreas

The hepatopancreas: it does the work of a liver and a pancreas, and because toxins can build up in it, the FDA advises people not to eat it.