Pope Gregory XIII created the Gregorian calendar and established February 29 as the official date. What was his reasoning for making it in the month of February?
"We need a longer winter"
"It is consistent with Groundhog Day"
"It's the month nobody ever wanted anyway"
"It's the only month starting with F"
Other types of calendars adjust for the "calendar drift." What is NOT a solution?
Add 29 days every 29,000 years
Add a "leap month" 7x every 19 years
Add a day based on astronomical calculations
Add a month based on the winter solstice
True or False: There are also "Leap Seconds" added to the calendar as needed
True
False
February 29 is not a legally recognized day. This means you have to wait an extra day to be old enough to do what?
ALL
To retire
To get your drivers license
To vote
Leap Year is associated with frogs. How much does the world's largest frog (West African Goliath) weight?
7 pounds
50 pounds
34 pounds
1 pound
Most frogs have:
an extra toe
no lungs
teeth
2 brains
Which is NOT a fact about frogs
Frogs have sticky tongues to catch prey
Frogs are herbivores
Frogs absorb water through their skin
Frogs were the first land mammals to have vocal cords
What kind of frog is this?
Ghost Frog
Museum Frog
Window Frog
Glass Frog
