These two cities are the self-proclaimed Leap Year Capitals of the World

Anthony, Texas, and Anthony, New Mexico,

What is the significance of Leap Day in our calendar system?

It helps our calendar align with seasons

A year that has 366 days instead of 365

What is the purpose of adding an extra day to the calendar every four years?

To adjust for the extra time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun

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Leap Year Trivia

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1
These two cities are the self-proclaimed Leap Year Capitals of the World
Las Vegas, New Mexico and Las Vegas, Nevada
Anthony, Texas, and Anthony, New Mexico,
Paris, France and Paris, Texas
Athens, Georgia and Athens, Greece
2
Leap years happens every _________ years.
4.789
4
8
2
3
The first group of people to come up with the idea of Leap Years were the
Persians
Egyptians
Vikings
Romans
4
What is the significance of Leap Day in our calendar system?
It makes February longer
there is no purpose
It helps our calendar align with seasons
To make people angry that they have to wait one more day until pay day
5
If you are born on February 29, and it is not a leap year what day do you celebrate your birthdays?
Every day is a celebration
March 1st
February 28th or March 1st
February 28th
6
True or False, some cultures consider Leap Years to be unlucky?
True
False
7
It is a tradition on Leap Day for women to
propose to men
sleep in
by mini cows
eat frogs
8
True or false, Leap Day birthdays are the rarest birthdays?
False
True
9
When does Leap Day occur?
March 1st
February 28th
January 1st
February 29th
10
What are people who are born on Leap Day called?
Froggy Folks
Leaplings
Leapsters
Little Leap Peeps
11
What is a Leap Year?
Something Nate invented so you have to be a NMHS an extra day
A special day dedicated to frogs across the World
A year with 376 days instead of 365
A year that has 366 days instead of 365
12
Our next leap year will occur in
2029
2026
2034
2028
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What is the purpose of adding an extra day to the calendar every four years?
To make February longer
To adjust for the extra time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun
To force children to have one more day of school
To confuse people

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