Leap Year

What is a leap year?

• A year that skips February 29

• A year with 364 days

• A year with 365 days

• A year with 366 days

How often do leap years occur?

• Every 4 years

• Every 5 years

• Every 2 years

• Every 10 years

Why do we need leap years?

• To have an extra day off work

• To celebrate more birthdays

• To make time go faster

• To keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year

What calendar is used by the majority of the world?

• Julian calendar

• Hebrew calendar

• Islamic calendar

• Gregorian calendar

What is the extra day in a leap year called?

• Free day

• Leap day

• Bonus day

• Extra day

Which month has the leap day in a leap year?

• February

• March

• April

• January

What is the length of a solar year?

• 365.24 days

• 365 days

• 366 days

• 364 days

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Who introduced the Julian calendar?

• Augustus Caesar

• Pope Gregory XIII

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

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When was the Gregorian calendar introduced?

• 1582

• 1752

• 46 B.C.

• 800 A.D.

Why was the Gregorian calendar introduced?

• To add more holidays

• To change the start of the year

• To introduce leap seconds

• To correct the drift of the Julian calendar