Leap Year Trivia
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Other Sciences
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7th - 8th Grade
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Rose Whitney
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
How many days are in a Leap Year?
364
365
366
367
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
La Bougie du Sapeur is a French satirical newspaper launched in 1980 that is published only on Leap Day. What edition was published this year on Feb. 29th 2024?
10th
12th
14th
16th
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
The tradition of women proposing to men on Leap Day comes from which country?
Greece
England
Italy
Ireland
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What civilization was first to follow a solar calendar with a leap year every four years?
Egyptians
Mayans
Persians
Roman
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
Despite the Egyptians utilizing a leap year in their calendar first, which Roman emperor is considered the "Father of Leap Year"?
Augustus
Julius
Titus
Marcus Aurelius
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the only difference between the Julian and the Gregorian calendar?
The Gregorian calendar moved the leap day from January to February
In the Gregorian calendar, years divisible by 100 are only Leap Years if they are also divisible by 400
The Gregorian calendar changed the name of the month "Mars" to "March"
The Gregorian calendar created 24 hour days instead of the Julian calendar's 23.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What are people born on Leap Day called?
Leapers
Leap Frogs
Leaplings
Leap Babies
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
According to the Scottish saying, "Leap Year was ne'er a good _____ year."
sheep
sleep
reap
steep
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