Leap Day Trivia | Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast (Mini #35)

Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia

Mini 35 | Leap Day Trivia

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We have an extra day this year so why not some extra trivia? It’s February 29^th and that means we can have some Leap Day trivia. For a bonus mini episode, I have ten questions about people that were born or died on this day. Plus, some events that happened on this day in history. Plus, a question about the day itself.

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Episode Transcript/Quiz

Good luck.

Born on this day in 1904, what band leader and jazz clarinetist recorded hits with “I’m Glad There is You” and “It’s The Dreamer In Me”?
a. Jimmy Dorsey
Born on Leap Day in 1968, what cartoonist ended his 20-year run of Schlock Mercenary in 2020?
a. Howard Tayler
What Italian composer, born on February 29, 1792, would become famous with American audiences when his composition was used as the theme music to the Lone Ranger?
a. Gioachino Rossini. The music is the overture from his final opera, Guillaume Tell.
Passing away on February 29, 2012, what member of the Monkees earned a Tony nomination for his performance of the Artful Dodger in Oliver?
a. Davy Jones
Dying of a gunshot wound on February 29, 1908, what lawman is credited with bringing down Billy the Kid?
a. Pat Garrett
Signed four years ago today, the Doha Accord was signed between what two parties engaged in Afghanistan?
a. The United States and the Taliban. The then-government of Afghanistan was not included in the negotiations.
On this day in 1980, what hockey player with the Hartford Whalers scored a record-setting 800th goal?
a. Gordie Howe. He retired with 801 goals to his credit.
Coming into force on February 29, 1796, the Jay Treaty led to ten years of peace between the United States and what other nation?
a. Great Britain. The treaty was negotiated by John Jay, who would become the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Getting her statue on Leap Day in 1940, who was the first African American to win an Academy Award?
a. Hattie McDaniel. She won for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind.
When will the next skipped Leap Year be?
a. The year 2100. They are skipped on years divisible by one hundred but not divisible by one thousand.