Leap Year Trivia Quiz February 29, 2012 is Leap Day! Poor
February 29th. It's the only day of the year that gets added and
then dropped. Every 4 years, we celebrate it; the years in
between, we don't. 2012 is a leap year so this year, February
has 29 days instead of 28 days. We get an extra day, but next
year, it's back to 28 days in February. Crazy! Leap days are
added to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth's
revolution around the sun. It takes the Earth about 365.242199
days to circle the sun. Notice this is a little over 365. So if
we didn't add an extra day every 4 years, we'd lose some time.
About 6 hours every year. After 100 years, our calendar would be
off by 24 days! Suspicious? You should be. Check out our Leap
Year Trivia Quiz to investigate further. - How many days long is
a leap year? - What year is the next leap year? - If you were
born on February 29, on which day would you celebrate your
birthday during a non-leap year when February only has 28 days?
- If you were born in 2000, your