Trivia: Leap Second

Trivia: Leap Second . . . & Leap of Faith!

On February 29, we posted Leap Year Trivia Quiz because 2012 is a Leap Year. Did you also know that 2012 has a Leap Second? A leap second is one second added to clocks worldwide to compensate for the slowing of Earth's rotation.

Believe it or not, there is an International Earth Rotation and Reference System Service, or IERS for short. (Wow! I wonder how I get a job with them?!) They determine when to add a leap second. Since 1972, a total of 24 seconds have been added to the clock. And the next one will be added on the last day of June. So on June 30th, 2012, there will be 86,401 seconds instead of 86,400!

In honor of cosmic leaps, we have some wacky Leap Second Trivia for you. Imagine if there were other things you could leap. For instance . . .

1. Leap Class! What class would you create, if you had to have an extra class in the school day?
2. Leap Grade! Which school grade would you choose to repeat if you had to do it all over again? Or what new school grade would you create to add on?
3. Leap Meal! What meal would you choose or invent if you had to have an extra meal each day?
4. Leap Sibling! Would you pick an extra brother or sister?
5. Leap Birthday! Which birthday party or year would you love to repeat? Or what would you do for your extra birthday this year?
6. Leap Gift! What one extra gift do you wish you could get?
7. Leap Vacation! An extra vacation anywhere in the world – where would you go?
8. Leap of Faith! If you could cure or fix one thing in the world, what would it be?

Let us know your Leap Answers and any other wacky Leap Questions you can think of in the Comments below.

Don't forget there's one extra second on June 30th. Spend it wisely. Myself, I think I’m going to use it to eat an extra Hershey's Kiss . . .

— Ratha, STACKS Writer

Comments

[Comment #1]

Hey guys i hardly had time to log in school. i miss writing here...Besides,i forgot my password!any way im in grade 6 going on highschool next year..thanks for making me love my talents..especially in writing.

[Comment #2]

1.recess,2.3rd grade,3.dinner,4.Sister,5.10th birthday party 6.Pj's for my American girl doll,7.India,8.Poverty

[Comment #3]

1. i would create relaxing class. everyone just sit on a comfortable chair and do what relaxes you.
2. i would do kindergarden. so fun!just play all day!
3. i would have dessert as a meal.
4. neither. i am akready the oldest of five.
5.for an extra birthday, i would rent a jumpee house and have a water ballooon fight.
6. i would like a kindle or an i pad for an extra gift
7.i would go to italy
8.i would help everyone learn to read and write. those are my two favorite subjects!

[Comment #4]

Leap Class! Hmm.. social class, to see how well you are with friends, and just to talk with friends xD
Leap Grade! I'd go back to 4th, when I had my favorite teacher. I would create 13th grade for high school.
Leap Meal! Breakfast and Dessert combined.
Leap Sibling!NO! I already have a little brother and two older sisters!
Leap Birthday! My fifth birthday. Most of my cousins and family were there.
Leap Gift! Ps3, maybe?
Leap Vacation! Europe
Leap of Faith! Cancer

[Comment #5]

I would love going on vacation!I haven't got out of Georgia my hole life! I want to go to Florida to visit the beaches! I'm going to sixth, but I want to go to eighth because in eighth you get to go to a beach for a field trip!

[Comment #6]

1. Home economics
2. 5th grade
3. Dessert- cake, brownies, etc.
4. Brother
5. 6th birthday
6. One direction tickets
7. London
8. Global warming

[Comment #7]

A Star Wars class! Where you get to learn a TON more about Star Wars!
I don't know, I'm home schooled.
2nd lunch! (like Hobbits!)
Hmm. . .probably not, I have two sisters and two brothers.
Extra birthday? If I COULD I would go to Celebration VI in Orlando Florida.
A dog!!
England!
I would cure Bi-Polar.

[Comment #8]

1. Drama class
2. 3rd grade
3. candy meal (what else?)
4. No one is enough
5. For an extra party, I would make an around the world party. in each room of my house, their would be a different country, and food/ crafts representing that country.
6. get my own ice skates
7. I would go to London
8. cure cancer

[Comment #9]

Leap Class!A P.E Sports class where we have to do baseball,kickball,etc. instead of dodgeball
Leap Grade! I would do 1st grade again
Leap Meal! I would do a F.F.M.,Favorite Foods Meal, where you get to have one of your favorite foods between 1:30 and 3:00.
Leap Sibling! Depends. A younger or older sister or a brother,no. One of my friends,Yes.
Leap Birthday! I would have an extra birthday and I would celebrate by doing the same birthday I had in 2012
Leap Gift! A book!!
Leap Vacation! England!
Leap of Faith! Global warning and pullution.

[Comment #10]

1.A class where you could do anything!
2.I would choose to either repeat Kindergarten or add Grade 0 (no Grade 13 for me!)
3.What about one at midnight! Exciting!
4.No one! One is enough.
5.I would choose to repeat my 12th birthday
6. Sooo hard... maybe some book...
7. I would go to Malaysia.
8.I would cure cancer.

[Comment #11]

1.a class where i about my own history.
2.5th grade..most fun. :)
3.pasta with cheese and burgers and beef and fries and.....
4.yup.i have an elder bro.probably a sis this
time..
5.i'd repeat my last birthday
6.the whole set of my fave books!!RAWR.
7.France and the US.hope i get to visit someday...
8.our environment. its too dirty,too polluted,too harmed.

[Comment #12]

1.Dreaming class
2.Does Pre-K count??? If not Kindergarden
3.Brinner..The most important meal of the day twice
4.Maybe a little sister
5.IDK,My birthday is on a break.They're usually all good.
5.A non-flamable jetpack
6.DISNEYLAND!!!!
7.No fears of expressing your embarassing thoughts

[Comment #13]

1. Leap Class! Study Hall/ Free hour
2. Leap Grade! Kindergarten (I never went)
3. Leap Meal! Some sort of sweet.
4. Leap Sibling! Probably an extra brother
5. Leap Birthday! Get everything that I ever wanted and not care about it.
6. Leap Gift! My own computer
7. Leap Vacation! Europe
8. Leap of Faith! I would fix obesity.

[Comment #14]

1. chilax
2. Repeat Fourth
3. lobster
4. sister
5. I would repeat my first year
6. Ipod 4
7. Around the world
8. cure death

[Comment #15]

1)I would create a bilingual class to learn diff. languages
2)I would repeat 1 grade.
3)i would create Cereal w/bananas
4)No Never I have a enough
5)My first birthday the bomb
6)A laptop
7)France the heart of Romance
8)All the violence and hurt in the world

[Comment #16]

1. cooking class
2. another year for middle school (9th grade)
3. 2nd dinner or dessert
4. older brother
5. I would like to go horseback riding, laser tagging, or a paintball fight
6. a new phone
7. London or Greece
8. fix poverty

[Comment #17]

leap class:i would create a swimming class diving, jumping,or just relaxing
leap grade:i would redo 5th
grade,i had an awesome teacher!
leap meal:dessert instead of lunch
leap sibling:a baby brother or teenage sister
leap birthday:i would like
to get my nails done with my buds
leap gift: an i-pod toch
leap vacation:hawaii!
leap of faith:i would stop people from abusing animals or kids

[Comment #18]

1. cotillion
2. repeat 7th grade
3. 2nd breakfast or brunch
4. older brother or younger sister
5. get fencing lessons...and a pony
6. the new Macbook
7. tour of Europe
8. teach other girls

[Comment #19]

1.I would create a class called the sleeping class.
2.I would choose to repeat Kindergarten.
3.If I had an extra meal each day then I would have dessert whenever I want and how much I want.
4.I would pick an extra sister.An extra BIG sister,that is.
5.I would invite everybody I want to my birthday party!
6.One extra gift that I would love to get is a pet! I've always wanted a dog or cat really badly.
7.I would choose an extra vacation to Alaska!
8.If I could cure or fiz anything I would fiz all the times I made a mistake on something and the times I made a mistake in life.

[Comment #20]

1. crafts
2. grade 1
3. after dinner snack
4. twin brother
5. go to Harry Potter theme park then to see a Broadway musical
6. $1,000,000
7. Europe
8. all syndromes and cancer

[Comment #21]

Leap Class- Archery
Leap Grade- 5th or 6th
Leap Meal- Something Savory
Leap Sibling- Brother all the way!
Leap Birthday- 10th Birthday
Leap Gift - Disney World, Orlando Resort, or iPad 3
Leap Vacation- China
Leap of Faith- all terminally ill diseases

[Comment #22]

LEAP CLASS-WRITING
LEAP GRADE-4TH COZ IT WENT VERY WELL AND 7TH COZ I WANT TO MAKE IT BETTER
LEAP MEAL-A MEAL AFTER ALL THREE MEALS WHERE YOU GET TO EAT WHATEVER YOU WANT
LEAP SIBLING-NOOO!!!
LEAP BIRTHDAY-I'D LIKE TO HAVE AN EXTRA BIRTHDAY WHERE I COULD CALL ANYONE I WANT AND THEY'D ACTUALLY COME
LEAP GIFT-A PRIVATE LIBRARY
LEAP VACATION-WORLD TOUR
LEAP OF FAITH-CURE EACH AND EVERY DISEASE AND POLLUTION.

[Comment #23]

Leap Class: No homework class
Leap Grade: 5th grade or 3rd grade
Leap Meal:I would invent that has to do with something with chicken and ice cream
Leap Sibling: NO IN MY LONG LEGGED LIFE!!!!!
Leap Birthday: yes!!!!!!! most of my friends forget!
Leap Gift: a Kindle Fire or water balloons
Leap of Faith: I would help with hunger! :)

[Comment #24]

1. Karaoke Class
2. Fifth Grade
3. Ice Cream/ Frozen Yogurt
4. Sister
5. Go to a Taylor Swift concert
6. A week with Demi Lovato
7. Paris
8. World Poverty and War

[Comment #25]

1.I would create a class called Free Period where we had an hour to do whatever we want.
2.I would repeat kindergarten because it's easy and there's barely any homework or projects.
3.Lunch and Dessert because then you can have dessert after lunch and after dinner.
4.Sister.
5.My 6th bithday party.
6.An Iphone.
7.Italy.
8.Cure all diseases and end world hunger.