Question 1

True or false: Connecticut-style lobster rolls are served warm with melted butter.

Accepted Answer

True. True—Connecticut style skips mayo and uses warm lobster meat drizzled with clarified butter on a toasted bun.

Question 2

True or false: A classic Maine lobster roll is served with mayonnaise and celery.

Accepted Answer

True. Maine-style rolls feature chilled lobster meat mixed with mayonnaise and often chopped celery or lettuce.

Question 3

True or false: Lobster rolls are always served on a toasted hot dog bun.

Accepted Answer

False. While common, some versions use brioche, split-top buns, or even croissants; not all are hot dog buns.

Question 4

True or false: The lobster roll was invented in Connecticut, not Maine.

Accepted Answer

True. The first lobster roll is credited to a Connecticut restaurant in the 1920s, serving warm buttered lobster on a bun.

Question 5

True or false: Lobster rolls originated as a cheap meal for fishermen.

Accepted Answer

False. Lobster was once considered poor people's food, but the roll itself was a restaurant invention, not a fisherman's lunch.

Question 6

True or false: Lobster rolls must contain only claw and knuckle meat to be authentic.

Accepted Answer

False. Authentic rolls often include tail meat as well; there’s no strict rule limiting it to claw and knuckle.

Question 7

True or false: Maine produces over 50% of the lobsters used in U.S. lobster rolls.

Accepted Answer

False. Maine harvests about 80-90% of U.S. lobsters, so the figure is much higher than 50%.

Question 8

True or false: The world's most expensive lobster roll costs over $1,000.

Accepted Answer

True. A New York City restaurant once sold a $1,000 lobster roll featuring gold leaf and caviar.

Lobster Roll Trivia Questions