Many companies don’t recognize Leap Day as a “valid day", so people have to choose February or 28th March 1 as their birthday.
False
True
Other types of calendars adjust for the "calendar drift." What is NOT a solution?
Add 29 days every 29,000 years
Add a month based on the winter solstice
Add a day based on astronomical calculations
Add a "leap month" 7x every 19 years
On February 29, also known as Bachelor’s Day (or Ladies’ Privilege Day), there’s an Irish tradition of women
getting a raise
proposing marriage to men
asking for divorce
opening a new business
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 only month starting with F"
"It's the month nobody ever wanted anyway"
Every leap year is divisible by...
5
4
3
There are 525,600 minutes in a typical calendar year. On leap years, there are 527,040 minutes. What will you do with the extra 1,440 minutes this leap year?
Be a grump
Waste the day
Stay in bed all day
Have more fun
The Titanic sank in a leap year.
TRUE
FALSE
True or False: The Summer Olympic Games are held every four years on leap years.
FALSE
TRUE
Why are some people expected to work for free on Leap Day?
If paid 2x/month, not compensated for the extra day
Some countries require everyone to work 2/29
This is illegal and doesn't happen
Most frogs have:
teeth
an extra toe
no lungs
2 brains
Leap Year is associated with frogs. How much does the world's largest frog (West African Goliath) weight?
34 pounds
1 pound
50 pounds
7 pounds
Which is NOT a fact about frogs
Frogs were the first land mammals to have vocal cords
Frogs have sticky tongues to catch prey
Frogs absorb water through their skin
Frogs are herbivores
Anthony, a little town in the USA, is the self-proclaimed ‘Leap Year Capital of the World’. Where is it?
Alaska
Texas
Michigan
Illinois
Who invented leap year?
Qin Shi Huang, Chinese Warrior
Julius Caesar, Roman Emperor
King Tut, Egyptian King
King Magadha, Indian Monarch
What kind of frog is this?
Glass Frog
Museum Frog
Ghost Frog
Window Frog
Why was leap year invented?
Because the sun vibrates and causes a disturbance.
To add extra fun to the calendar
Because ancient Egyptians worshiped frogs.
To keep the calendar lined up with Earth’s actual orbit
Which month also has a leap year?
None, only February
December
August, for Augustus Caesar
March, only at the turn of the century
Weird but true: To keep the calendar accurate, we skip a leap year when?
Century years divisible by 4
When leap year is in March
Every 4th leap year
When leap year is a full moon
True or False: There are also "Leap Seconds" added to the calendar as needed
False
True
Babies born on 29th February are called....
hop hops
leapkins
leaplings
Lil' Leapers
During leap years, January, April, and July all start on the same day.
TRUE
FALSE
The national club for people born on leap year has over 10,000 members. Name it.
National Club of Frogs
Leap UP Society
The Honor Society of Leap Year Babies
Leaplings International
How many days are in a normal year?
365
488
310
1000
February 29 is not a legally recognized day. This means you have to wait an extra day to be old enough to do what?
To retire
ALL
To get your drivers license
To vote