Leap Year Quiz

Leap Year Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

5th - 6th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

FREE Resource

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason for adding an extra day in a leap year?

To keep the calendar year synchronized with the solar year

To align the calendar with the lunar cycle

To celebrate a special holiday

To have an extra day for festivals

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which ancient civilization first introduced a 365-day calendar with a leap year?

The Greeks

The Romans

The Chinese

The Egyptians

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is considered the modern-day father of the leap year?

Cleopatra

Alexander the Great

Julius Caesar

Augustus Caesar

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How often is a leap year skipped in the Gregorian calendar?

Every 300 years

Every 100 years

Every 400 years

Every 200 years

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a unique tradition associated with leap day proposals?

Friends propose to each other

Children propose to parents

Women propose to men

Men propose to women

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In which country is it considered bad luck to get married during a leap year?

France

Spain

Greece

Italy

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the probability of being born on a leap day?

1 in 365

1 in 730

1 in 1461

1 in 2922

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