Exactly 1/2 quart
That's difficult to answer because a sponge cake is very light and a pound cake is very dense, so you really need to indicate the size of the cake to get a better answer.
1 lb = 0.48 quarts
as many quarts as in a mile
16 pound
1.63
A diabetic pound cake recipe is a pound cake recipe that presumably substitutes the sugar in the normal cake recipe for Splenda or some other diabetic safe sugar substitute. There are many such recipes you can find on the web.
a pint equals a pound, and a pint equals half of a quart. (a pound equals half of a quart)
10-12 cups of batter
it really depends on the size of the pound cake and how you are thinking of making it but usually 15 to 20 should do it
There are 0.565 quarts of rice in 1 pound. Rice is a grain and one of the most widely consumed foods by the human population.
18th century
How deep is the pan? 2" or 3"? It makes a huge difference.