THEM'S THE FACTS
THERE ARE THIS MANY DAYS IN A LEAP YEAR.
WHAT IS 366??
THE RABBIT IS ASSOCIATED WITH FEBRUARY 29TH.
WHAT IS FICTION?? IT IS THE FROG, THEY CAN 'LEAP' A LONG DISTANCE.
IN TAIWAN, A BIRTH THIS MONTH IS CONSIDERED BAD LUCK TO PARENTS.
WHAT IS FEBRUARY??
THIS SPIRITUAL BEING FROM THE LDS RELIGION WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN BORN TO HIS VIRGIN MOTHER IN A LEAP YEAR.
WHO IS CHRIST??
THIS IS A GAME CHILDREN USUALLY PLAY THAT REQUIRES YOU TO JUMP OVER ANOTHER PERSON, THEN THEY JUMP OVER YOU, THEN YOU JUMP OVER THEM, ETC.
WHAT IS LEAP FROG??
LEAP YEARS OCCUR THIS OFTEN.
WHAT IS EVERY 4 YEARS??
LEAPSTER IS THE NICKNAME FOR SOMEONE BORN ON FEBRUARY 29TH.
WHAT IS FICTION!!
LEAPLING AND LEAPER ARE NICKNAMES FOR THOSE BORN ON FEBRUARY 29TH.
THOUGH HER/HIS ACTUAL AGE IS 80, A LEAP DAY BABY WILL ONLY HAVE HAD THIS MANY BIRTHDAYS.
WHAT IS 20??
IN 1692. THE FIRST WARRANTS FOR THESE WITCH TRIALS WERE ISSUED.
WHAT ARE THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS??
THIS IS AN OBJECT YOU FILL WITH LETTERS, NEWSPAPER, TREASURES, ETC. THAT YOU WILL BURY OR PUT ASIDE UNTIL A MUCH LATER DATE.
WHAT IS A TIME CAPSULE??
A YEAR THAT IS NOT A LEAP YEAR IS CALLED THIS.
WHAT IS A COMMON YEAR??
IN THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR, LEAP YEARS OCCUR EVERY 4 YEARS EXCEPT FOR YEARS EVENLY DIVISIBLE BY 100 AND NOT BY 400.
WHAT IS FACT??
FUN FACT!! LEAP YEAR IS OMITTED 3 TIMES EVERY 400 YEARS, TO ACCOUNT FOR THE 11 MINUTE DIFFERENCE.
IN THIS COUNTRY IT IS CONSIDERED BAD LUCK TO BE MARRIED ON A LEAP YEAR.
WHERE IS GREECE??
THIS SHIP SANK IN A LEAP YEAR.
WHAT IS THE TITANIC??
THESE ARE SOMETHING YOU CREATE FOR YOURSELF, TO TRY TO IMPROVE A SKILL, HEALTH, OR KNOWLEDGE. THESE USUALLY HAVE A START AND END DATE AND ARE MEASURABLE.
WHAT IS MAKING A GOAL??
TO BE CONSIDERED A LEAP YEAR, THE YEAR MUST BE DIVISIBLE BY THIS NUMBER.
WHAT IS 400??
THE GREGORIAN CALENDAR WAS INTRODUCED AND INSTITUTED BY POP GREGORY XIII IN 1582.
WHAT IS FACT??
THIS SINGER, ACTRESS, AND TELEVISION PERSONALITY WHO RECORDED MORE THAN 75 HITS (YES MY DARLING) FROM 1940 TO 1955 PASSED AWAY IN A LEAP YEAR.
WHO WAS DINAH SHORE??
THE FIRST ROVER, CURIOSITY, LANDED ON THIS PLANET DURING A LEAP YEAR.
WHAT IS MARS??
THIS ACTIVITY INVOLVES HIDDEN OBJECTS THAT AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP USES CLUES TO FIND.
WHAT IS A SCAVENGER HUNT??
LEAP YEARS ARE NEEDED FOR THIS SCIENTIFIC REASON.
**DAILY DOUBLE**
WHAT IS THE EARTH TAKES SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN A COMMON YEAR TO ORBIT THE SUN??
FUN FACT!! IT TAKES ROUGHLY 365.2421 DAYS FOR EARTH TO ORBIT THE SUN, THE EXTRA DAY ACCOUNTS FOR THE 'LOST TIME'.
ACCORDING TO IRISH TRADITION, WOMEN CAN PROPOSE TO A MAN ON FEBRUARY 29TH.
WHAT IS FACT??
THESE ARE THE 2 TYPES OF CALENDARS.
WHAT ARE GREGORIAN & JULIAN??
THESE FAMOUS GAMES RESTARTED IN GREECE DURING THE LEAP YEAR OF 1896 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEY HAPPENED IN 4TH CENTURY AD GREECE.
WHAT ARE THE OLYMPIC GAMES??
THIS USUALLY REQUIRES MULTIPLE PEOPLE. YOU CAN DO SOMETHING, GIVE SOMETHING, MAKE SOMETHING, ETC. REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU DO IT, IT IS FOR SOMEONE ELSE OR A CAUSE YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT.
WHAT IS SERVICE/SERVICE PROJECT??