Hidden Figures

Where does the movie take place?

• New York City, New York

• Charleston, South Carolina

• Hampton, Virginia

• Houston, Texas

What organization did Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy work for?

• National Science Foundation (NSF)

• The Planetary Society (TPS)

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

• Computer Support Foundation (CSF)

Why was the policeman in the beginning of the movie "surprised" the main characters work at NASA?

• They were speeding

• They are black and women

• They carpool

• They had a new car.

What is the name of the first American to orbit the earth?

• John Glenn

• Buzz Lightyear

• Louis Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

Why did Katherine have to leave her now work space for long periods of time?

• To use the only colored bathroom on NASA's property

• She was generally irresponsible and unreliable

• To see her friends

• To call home and check on her kids.

What symbolic action did Harrison take to show respect to Katherine and her colleagues?

• He knocked down the "colored bathroom" sign.

• He smashed the "colored" coffee pot

• He got promotions for Dorothy and Mary

• He had another drinking fountain put in closer to their offices.

Why was Dorothy nervous about NASA's new IBM 7090 computer?

• It could put the entire department out of a job

• It was dangerous to have in the building

• Most people didn't know what a computer was back then

• Nobody knew how to run it.

What did Dorothy do to make herself and her department vital to NASA (and keep their jobs)?

• She taught herself (and then others) how to operate the IBM

• She sabotaged the IBM so they still needed them

• She couldn't read

• They shut downt he busline so no one else could get to work.

Despite working on the reports, what did Katherine's social status keep her from doing?

• Putting her name on them - they only credit Paul Stafford

• Printing them -the "colored" printer was in another building

• Mailing them to the President of the United States

• Getting paid for her work.

What is Mary trying to accomplish by going to court?

• Get permission to take night classes at an all white school

• Make NASA get rid of the IBM computer

• Graduate high school

• Get a raise and get paid as much as the men.