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Leap Year 2024

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Leap year babies are called: __________

*There are 2 correct answers, so you have a 50/50 chance of a correct answer.* :-)

a)

Leapers

b)
Leapsters
c)

Leaparians

d)

Leaplings

2.

Some cultures consider Feb. 29 an unlucky day.

In _____, people say, “Anno bisesto, anno funesto,” which translates as, “leap year, doom year.”

a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
Spain
3.

These cities with the same name -in both Texas and New Mexico-

claim to be leap year capitals and throw lavish leap year celebrations.

a)

Dallas

b)
Santa Fe
c)

Hero

d)
Anthony
4.

True or False: Some people work for "free" on Leap Day.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

"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."

a)
January
b)
March
c)
February
d)
December
6.
The chances of being born on a Leap Day are:
a)
1 out of 24
b)
1 out of 99
c)
1 out of 1,461
d)
1 out of 1 million
7.

Julius Caesar, the ancient Roman ruler, introduced the first leap day back in what year?

a)
45 BCE
b)
50 BCE
c)
1 AD
d)
1800 AD
8.

How long does it take Earth to Orbit the Sun?

a)

365 days plus 5 hours

b)

366 days plus six hours

c)

365 days plus six hours

d)

365 days

9.

What is the purpose of adding an extra day in a leap year?

a)

To make the year longer

b)

To confuse people

c)

To align the calendar with the seasons

d)

To have a special day for celebrations

e)

To celebrate that Spring is almost here

10.

What is the frequency of leap years?

a)

Every 2 years

b)

Every 4 years

c)

Every 6 years

d)

Every 8 years

11.

True or False: Most US Presidential Election years are also leap years.

a)
True
b)
False
12.

In 2010, Leap Year, starring _______ ______ was released.

a)
Jennifer Aniston
b)
Emma Stone
c)
Scarlett Johansson
d)
Amy Adams
13.

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.

a)
giraffe
b)
whale
c)
lion
d)
elephant
14.

Leap Year Traditions: True or False:

Some countries had penalties for men that rejected a woman's proposal on Leap Day.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

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.

a)
chicken feet soup
b)
beef tripe stew
c)
goat brain curry
d)
pig trotter noodles
16.

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.

a)

100,000

b)

200,000

c)

100,000,000

d)

2,000,000,000

17.

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. 

a)

birch tree

b)

magnolia tree

c)

lily plant

d)

pine tree