Q 01/05

How many days does February have in a normal, non-leap year?

A) 28

B) 30

C) 31

D) 29

Answer · why

A) 28

February has 28 days in a normal year, making it the shortest month; every fourth year it gets a 29th.

Q 02/05

What is the name of February 29, the extra day added in some years?

A) Leap day

B) Bonus day

C) Spring day

D) Skip day

Answer · why

A) Leap day

The extra day is called leap day, February 29, which is added in leap years such as 2024 and 2028.

Q 03/05

February is named after 'Februa', a Roman festival of what?

A) The autumn harvest

B) Purification

C) Victory in war

D) Music and dance

Answer · why

B) Purification

Februa was a Roman purification festival held in mid-February, a time of ritual cleansing before the Roman new year, which once began in March.

Q 04/05

On Groundhog Day, February 2, what is the groundhog said to look for?

A) Its cosy burrow

B) A tasty carrot

C) Its own shadow

D) Falling snow

Answer · why

C) Its own shadow

Folklore says that if the groundhog sees its own shadow on February 2, winter will drag on; if it does not, an early spring is on the way.

Q 05/05

The most famous Groundhog Day groundhog is named Punxsutawney Phil, from which US state?

A) New Hampshire

B) North Carolina

C) West Virginia

D) Pennsylvania

Answer · why

D) Pennsylvania

Punxsutawney Phil lives in Punxsutawney, a small town in western Pennsylvania, where crowds gather every February 2 to hear his prediction.