Leap Year Trivia

Leap Year Trivia

7th - 8th Grade

9 Qs

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Leap Year Trivia

Leap Year Trivia

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Other Sciences

7th - 8th Grade

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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

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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

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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

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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

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What are people born on Leap Day called?

Leapers

Leap Frogs

Leaplings

Leap Babies

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Why did 1752 only have 354 days in the U.S. and Britain? 
It marked the switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar 
The two countries were experimenting with a lunar calendar that year 
The solar year was shorter than normal that year 
It was a leap year 

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