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This quiz is dedicated to an event that comes around once every 1,460 days. It is about leap years and February 29.
Leap it 1 Who is the only Indian Prime Minister who assumed office before celebrating his 21st birthday?
2 Which calendar, named after a general, was the first to use the concept of a leap year in 46 BC?
3 The plot of which famous Gilbert and Sullivan opera revolves around a protagonist born on February 29 and has to serve out a punishment till his 21st birthday?
4 In 1940, on February 29, Hattie McDaniel accomplished a first in the world of show business. What was it?
5 On this day in 1964, which Australian swimming great set a new world record in the 100m freestyle event?
6 February 29 used to be celebrated in many parts of America as Sadie Hawkins Day. What was special about the day?
7 Which great Indian dancer, largely responsible for the revival and spread of Bharatanatyam, was born on this day in Madurai in 1904?
8 Which successful American businessman opened his first club on February 29, 1960?
9 In which popular American television serial would you come across a character named ‘Leap Year William’, who always wears blue and yellow?
10 Traditionally, which creature is associated with February 29 and often picturised on Leap Day pictures?
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1. Morarji Desai, born on February 29, 1896
2. The Julian calendar named after Julius Caesar. We now use the Gregorian calendar named after Pope Gregory XIII, which came into use in 1582 AD
3.The Pirates of Penzance
4. She was the first person of African-American origin to win an Oscar
5. Dawn Fraser, who won a total of eight Olympic medals including four golds
6. On this day women could propose to men and they couldn’t turn down the proposal. It was inspired by a character in the popular comic strip “L’il Abner” and was common till the late ’50s
7. Rukmini Devi Arundale
8. Hugh Hefner. The first Playboy Club was opened in Walton Street in Chicago
9.30 Rock
10. Frog; appeared on a Google doodle on February 29, 2012
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Errata
An earlier version of the quiz got Morarji Desai's year of birth wrong.
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