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WorksheetsLeap Year 2024
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Leap year babies are called: __________
*There are 2 correct answers, so you have a 50/50 chance of a correct answer.* :-)
Leapers
Leaparians
Leaplings
Some cultures consider Feb. 29 an unlucky day.
In _____, people say, “Anno bisesto, anno funesto,” which translates as, “leap year, doom year.”
These cities with the same name -in both Texas and New Mexico-
claim to be leap year capitals and throw lavish leap year celebrations.
Dallas
Hero
True or False: Some people work for "free" on Leap Day.
True
False
"30 days hath September, April, June and November, All the rest have 31. Save __________, she alone hath 28 days and a score Til leap year gives her one day more."
Julius Caesar, the ancient Roman ruler, introduced the first leap day back in what year?
How long does it take Earth to Orbit the Sun?
365 days plus 5 hours
366 days plus six hours
365 days plus six hours
365 days
What is the purpose of adding an extra day in a leap year?
To make the year longer
To confuse people
To align the calendar with the seasons
To have a special day for celebrations
To celebrate that Spring is almost here
What is the frequency of leap years?
Every 2 years
Every 4 years
Every 6 years
Every 8 years
True or False: Most US Presidential Election years are also leap years.
In 2010, Leap Year, starring _______ ______ was released.
Leap Year Traditions: In Reggio Emilia, a province in northern Italy, a leap year is commonly known as l’ann d’ la baleina or the _____'s year. Italians in this region believe that ______give birth only during leap years.
Leap Year Traditions: True or False:
Some countries had penalties for men that rejected a woman's proposal on Leap Day.
True
False
Leap Year Traditions: To help promote longevity, married daughters in Taiwan must return home during the leap year with _______ for her parents. The noodle dish is so delicious that it’s believed to wish aging parents good health and good fortune.
Leap Year Traditions: Called La Bougie du Sapeur (or Sapper’s Candle), the satirical newspaper was first published in 1980, and only publishes once every four years-leap years
. Despite being the world’s least frequently published newspaper ever, the paper sold an astounding ______ copies when it was last published in 2020.
100,000
200,000
100,000,000
2,000,000,000
Leap Year Traditions: In the south of Germany, there’s a tradition where a lovestruck boy leaves a small liebesmaie (_____ ____), decorated in ribbons, on the doorstep of his crush on May Day.
During a leap year, the girls leave them at the doorstep of the boy of their dreams, instead.
birch tree
magnolia tree
lily plant
pine tree
