{"id":696,"date":"2020-10-20T10:48:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T10:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/?p=696"},"modified":"2020-12-01T07:20:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T07:20:17","slug":"trivia-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/2020\/10\/20\/trivia-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Trivia #40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Curated by Ed Boitano<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Was Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin a child prodigy? Where does the name &#8220;Pound Cake&#8221; stem from? These questions and more are in our 40<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0installment of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/\">Traveling Boy\u2019s<\/a> Global Trivia Game.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mtq_quiz_area-1\" class=\"mtq_quiz_area mtq_color_blue\"> \n  <!--Quiz generated using mTouch Quiz Version 3.1.3 by G. 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Name the only U.S. state that has two panhandles.<\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;<\/div><table class='mtq_answer_table'><colgroup><col class='mtq_oce_first'\/><\/colgroup><tr id='mtq_row-1-1-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(1,1,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-1-1-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_0'  alt='Question 1, Choice 1'>A<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-1-1-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-1-1-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Connecticut<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-1-2-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(1,2,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-1-2-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_1'  alt='Question 1, Choice 2'>B<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-1-2-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-1-2-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Florida<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-1-3-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(1,3,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-1-3-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_2'  alt='Question 1, Choice 3'>C<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-1-3-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-1-3-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Idaho<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-1-4-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(1,4,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-1-4-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_3'  alt='Question 1, Choice 4'>D<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-1-4-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-1-4-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Utah<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-1-5-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(1,5,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-1-5-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_4'  alt='Question 1, Choice 5'>E<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-1-5-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_correct_marker' alt='Correct'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-1-5-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>West Virginia<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_explanation-1-1' class='mtq_explanation'><div class='mtq_explanation-label'>Question 1 :&nbsp;<\/div><div class='mtq_explanation-text'> <b>Answer: E. West Virginia<\/b><br><br>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-695\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/West-Virginia.jpg\" alt=\"West Virginia's panhandles\" width=\"300\" height=\"276\" \/><br>\r\nThe panhandles of Florida and Oklahoma are probably the most recognizable, but look closely at a map and you\u2019ll notice them on several other U.S. states: Alaska, Connecticut, Idaho, Maryland, Nebraska, and Texas among them \u2014 a northern one that hugs the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania and an eastern one that sits directly below Maryland\u2019s panhandle. The state was originally part of Virginia, and its boundaries stretched west to the Ohio River, which formed the northern panhandle between Pennsylvania and Ohio. In 1861, West Virginia separated from Virginia when it joined the Confederacy, splitting mostly along the Allegheny Mountain range and extending the eastern panhandle to include the town of Harper\u2019s Ferry.<br><br><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='mtq_question mtq_scroll_item-1' id='mtq_question-2-1'><table class='mtq_question_heading_table'><tr><td><div class='mtq_question_label '>Question 2<\/div><div id='mtq_stamp-2-1' class='mtq_stamp'><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_text-2-1' class='mtq_question_text'><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-693\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Saint-Louis-du-Ha-Ha.jpg\" alt=\"Saint Louis du Ha! Ha!\" width=\"360\" height=\"274\" \/>\r\n<h3>What Canadian province has a town called Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!?<\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;<\/div><table class='mtq_answer_table'><colgroup><col class='mtq_oce_first'\/><\/colgroup><tr id='mtq_row-2-1-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(2,1,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-2-1-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_0'  alt='Question 2, Choice 1'>A<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-2-1-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-2-1-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>British Columbia<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-2-2-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(2,2,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-2-2-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_1'  alt='Question 2, Choice 2'>B<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-2-2-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-2-2-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Nova Scotia<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-2-3-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(2,3,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-2-3-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_2'  alt='Question 2, Choice 3'>C<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-2-3-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-2-3-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Ontario<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-2-4-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(2,4,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-2-4-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_3'  alt='Question 2, Choice 4'>D<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-2-4-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-2-4-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Prince Edward Island<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-2-5-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(2,5,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-2-5-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_4'  alt='Question 2, Choice 5'>E<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-2-5-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_correct_marker' alt='Correct'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-2-5-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Quebec<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_explanation-2-1' class='mtq_explanation'><div class='mtq_explanation-label'>Question 2 :&nbsp;<\/div><div class='mtq_explanation-text'> <b>Answer: E. Quebec<\/b><br><br>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-694\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Te\u0301miscouata-Valley-Lake.jpg\" alt=\"Te\u0301miscouata Valley lake\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" \/><br>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/saintlouisduhaha.com\/#nom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!<\/b><\/a> \u2014 apparently the only town in the world with two exclamation points in its name \u2014 sits at the top of the Te\u0301miscouata valley. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/saintlouisduha-ha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Some believe<\/a>\u00a0that the exclamatory portion of the town\u2019s name comes from the sound that newcomers would make upon seeing the valley\u2019s shining lake for the first time: ha! ha! Others say that the name comes from the fact that \u201chaha\u201d was once a synonym for cul-de-sac (a possible reference to Lake T\u00e9miscouata presenting an obstacle to roads). Either way, this funny Canadian town name has had visitors chuckling for generations.<br><br>\r\nAs well as being apologetic, Canadians are pretty funny. This town, in Quebec, is up there with some of the most amusing names we've heard. There is a little more to it than just wanting to sound amusing, though. The expression ha-ha was used in the country to explain an unexpected obstacle, in this case, nearby Lake T\u00e9miscouata. What\u2019s more, the town is the only place name in the world with two exclamation marks. It\u2019s so surprising, they exclaimed it twice.<br><br><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='mtq_question mtq_scroll_item-1' id='mtq_question-3-1'><table class='mtq_question_heading_table'><tr><td><div class='mtq_question_label '>Question 3<\/div><div id='mtq_stamp-3-1' class='mtq_stamp'><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_text-3-1' class='mtq_question_text'><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-690\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Musicians.jpg\" alt=\"Chopin, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Wagner\" width=\"360\" height=\"380\" \/>\r\n<h3>Which of the following was NOT a child prodigy?<\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;<\/div><table class='mtq_answer_table'><colgroup><col class='mtq_oce_first'\/><\/colgroup><tr id='mtq_row-3-1-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(3,1,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-3-1-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_0'  alt='Question 3, Choice 1'>A<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-3-1-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-3-1-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Beethoven<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-3-2-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(3,2,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-3-2-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_1'  alt='Question 3, Choice 2'>B<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-3-2-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-3-2-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-3-3-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(3,3,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-3-3-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_2'  alt='Question 3, Choice 3'>C<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-3-3-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-3-3-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Mendelssohn<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-3-4-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(3,4,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-3-4-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_3'  alt='Question 3, Choice 4'>D<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-3-4-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-3-4-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Mozart<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-3-5-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(3,5,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-3-5-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_4'  alt='Question 3, Choice 5'>E<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-3-5-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_correct_marker' alt='Correct'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-3-5-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Wagner<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_explanation-3-1' class='mtq_explanation'><div class='mtq_explanation-label'>Question 3 :&nbsp;<\/div><div class='mtq_explanation-text'> <b>Answer: E. Wagner<\/b><br><br>\r\nAs a child, Wagner showed little interest in music. He was the only child in his family not to receive piano lessons. Wagner's musical career remained on shaky ground; he was no child prodigy. It was through the theater group at Magdeburg that Wagner met his first wife, Minna Planer, an attractive, though somewhat disturbed, young actress Born in Germany on May 22, 1813, Richard Wagner went on to become one of the world's most influential \u2014 and controversial \u2014 composers. He is famous for both his epic operas, including the four-part, 18-hour Ring Cycle, as well as for his anti-semitic writings, which, posthumously, made him a favorite of Adolf Hitler. There is evidence that Wagner's music was played at the Dachau concentration camp to \"re-educate\" the prisoners. Wagner had a tumultuous love life, which involved several scandalous affairs. He died of a heart attack in Venice on February 13, 1883.<br><br><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='mtq_question mtq_scroll_item-1' id='mtq_question-4-1'><table class='mtq_question_heading_table'><tr><td><div class='mtq_question_label '>Question 4<\/div><div id='mtq_stamp-4-1' class='mtq_stamp'><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_text-4-1' class='mtq_question_text'><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-689\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Canadian-Snake.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian snake\" width=\"360\" height=\"296\" \/>\r\n<h3>What Canadian province has the largest concentration of snakes in the world?<\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;<\/div><table class='mtq_answer_table'><colgroup><col class='mtq_oce_first'\/><\/colgroup><tr id='mtq_row-4-1-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(4,1,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-4-1-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_0'  alt='Question 4, Choice 1'>A<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-4-1-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-4-1-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>British Columbia<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-4-2-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(4,2,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-4-2-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_1'  alt='Question 4, Choice 2'>B<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-4-2-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_correct_marker' alt='Correct'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-4-2-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Manitoba<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-4-3-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(4,3,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-4-3-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_2'  alt='Question 4, Choice 3'>C<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-4-3-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-4-3-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Ontario<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-4-4-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(4,4,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-4-4-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_3'  alt='Question 4, Choice 4'>D<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-4-4-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-4-4-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Prince Edward Island<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-4-5-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(4,5,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-4-5-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_4'  alt='Question 4, Choice 5'>E<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-4-5-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-4-5-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Quebec<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_explanation-4-1' class='mtq_explanation'><div class='mtq_explanation-label'>Question 4 :&nbsp;<\/div><div class='mtq_explanation-text'> <b>Answer: B. Manitoba<\/b><br><br>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-692\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Red-Sided-Garer-Snake.jpg\" alt=\"red-sided garter snake\" width=\"300\" height=\"265\" \/><br>\r\nIf you\u2019re afraid of snakes, then Manitoba may well not be the place for you, especially in May. The snake population in the early 2000s was dangerously low, so the Narcisse Snake Pits Wildlife Management Area was born. Today, the area has the largest population of snakes in the world, around 70,000, in fact. The most prolific are the red-sided garter snakes.<br><br><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='mtq_question mtq_scroll_item-1' id='mtq_question-5-1'><table class='mtq_question_heading_table'><tr><td><div class='mtq_question_label '>Question 5<\/div><div id='mtq_stamp-5-1' class='mtq_stamp'><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_text-5-1' class='mtq_question_text'><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-691\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Pound-Cake.jpg\" alt=\"pound cake\" width=\"360\" height=\"359\" \/>\r\n<h3>Why is \u2018pound cake,\u2019 called \u2018pound cake\u2019?<\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;<\/div><table class='mtq_answer_table'><colgroup><col class='mtq_oce_first'\/><\/colgroup><tr id='mtq_row-5-1-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(5,1,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-5-1-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_0'  alt='Question 5, Choice 1'>A<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-5-1-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_correct_marker' alt='Correct'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-5-1-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>The original recipe called for equal parts of one pound of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour, keeping it simple for those  with illiteracy.<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-5-2-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(5,2,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-5-2-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_1'  alt='Question 5, Choice 2'>B<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-5-2-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-5-2-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>It cost a British pound.<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-5-3-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(5,3,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-5-3-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_2'  alt='Question 5, Choice 3'>C<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-5-3-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-5-3-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>The simplicity of the recipe may explain why it seemed to last forever and became hard enough to pound a nail.<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-5-4-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(5,4,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-5-4-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_3'  alt='Question 5, Choice 4'>D<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-5-4-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-5-4-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Named in honor poet Ezra Pound.<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-5-5-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(5,5,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-5-5-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_4'  alt='Question 5, Choice 5'>E<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-5-5-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-5-5-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>From the act of \u2018pounding\u2019 ingredients together.<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_explanation-5-1' class='mtq_explanation'><div class='mtq_explanation-label'>Question 5 :&nbsp;<\/div><div class='mtq_explanation-text'> <b>Answer: A. The original recipe called for equal parts of one pound of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour, keeping it simple for those with illiteracy.<\/b><br><br>\r\nIf you've never had a pound cake, it's essentially a very sweet, heavy, and rich cake from a recipe that's been passed down through generations. But where did it start? The original recipe called for one pound each of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour. That's right \u2014 no yeast, no baking powder or soda, no leaveners. The simplicity of the recipe may explain why it has stuck around through the yingredien tears; pound cake was invented in the 1700s, an era with low literacy, so knowing all you needed was a pound of each ingredient made it a snap to remember and make. As you can imagine, with such big portions of each ingredient, a finished pound cake was large and meant to serve multiple families. 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