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29th February - Leap Year

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  • On February 29, also known as Bachelor’s Day (or Ladies’ Privilege Day), there’s an Irish tradition of women initiating dances or...
    proposing marriage to men
    asking for divorce
  • Most websites accept the birth date 29/2 or in the USA 2/29
    NOPE! It can't be!!
    YEP! This must be true!
  • In Italy, people say, “Anno bisesto, anno funesto,” which translates as, “leap year, doom year.”, unlucky year.
    TRUE
    FALSE
  • Leap years coincide with US presidential elections and Olympic Games.
    FALSE
    TRUE
  • The reason we have leap yaers is to keep our calendar in sync with the Earth's orbit around the Sun.. What does in sync mean?
    working together, matched
  • Every leap year is divisible by...
    4
    3
    5
  • The first leap year was introduced in 46 BCE by Julius Caesar of Rome.
    TRUE
    FALSE
  • Babies born on 29th February are called....
    leaplet
    leaplings
    leapkins
  • Getting married in a leap year is considered bad luck in...
    Greece
    Turkey
    Germany
  • People born on 29th February and who are 32 can say they are...
    12
    10
    9
    8
  • Which animal is associated with February, 29th?
    frog
    rabbit
    kangaroo
  • We use the Julian calendar today.
    False
    True
  • Anthony, a little town in the USA, is the self-proclaimed ‘Leap Year Capital of the World’. Where is it?
    Michigan
    Illinois
    Arkansas
    Texas
  • During leap years, January, April, and July all start on the same day.
    FALSE
    TRUE
  • Leap Year babies can not get passports.
    True
    False
  • The Titanic sank in a leap year.
    FALSE
    TRUE