Can You Get a Sweet Score on This History of Cake Quiz?

A celebration just seems incomplete unless it involves cake, right? The source of so much joy, did you wonder about how it got to be such an important part of any milestone journey across cultures? Take this quiz and see if you can get a sweet result.

Faye Remedios
Created by Faye Remedios
On Dec 16, 2021
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The word cake comes from the old _____ term kaka.

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Contrary to popular opinion and one of the greatest misquotes in history, who is the actual person who is believed to have said, ‘let them eat cake’?

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Cakes are traditionally round as they….

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Queen Victoria was one of the first people to have her wedding cake decorated with pure white icing. That’s why it’s called…

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In Medieval times, a form of entertainment at parties would involve a giant cake to mark the end of Christmas with live____ bursting out of it.

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The first reference to ‘birthday cake’ was made in…

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One of the earliest bakers, the Egyptians were known to sweeten their cakes with…

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Queen Victoria was responsible for making this simple cake fashionable, which she enjoyed with afternoon tea…

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During the Beltane festival, what did the ancient Celts do to cakes to ensure good fortune if, during this process, the cakes didn’t break?

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What did people in 17th century England do to fruitcakes to get sweet dreams about their future spouses?

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What did the Romans do to cakes made of wheat or barley to ensure good luck at weddings?

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When stale, cakes get…

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