The final coordinates are
N 43 16.8AB W 091 46.4CD
A complete revolution around the sun takes about 365 days and 6 hours. Leap Day is added to the calendar to account for the extra 24 hours gained every 4 years or so. Now, let's take a little quiz to see what else you know about Leap Day!
A. A century year is a leap year only if it is evenly divisible by 400. Only one of the following century years was a leap year. Which year was it?
- 1700 (A = 2)
- 1800 (A = 3)
- 1900 (A = 4)
- 2000 (A = 5)
B. Babies born on Leap Day are known as:
- Leapfrogs (B = 4)
- Leapers or Leaplings (B = 6)
C. According to tradition, Leap Day is a day when:
- A woman is allowed to propose to a man (C = 3)
- A woman should wear a red petticoat if she is going to propose to a man to give him fair warning (C =2)
- A man can be fined if he refuses a proposal of marriage (C = 1)
- All of the above (C = 0)
D. The chance of being born on Leap day is about
- 1 in 366 (D = 3)
- 1 in 1461 (D = 4)
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
