Hidden Figures

What decade does this movie take place?

• 1990's
• 1960's
• 1880's

Where does the movie take place?

• New York City, New York
• Charleston, South Carolina
• Hampton, Virginia

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

• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• The Planetary Society (TPS)
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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

• John Glenn
• Buzz Lightyear
• Louis Armstrong

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

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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

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

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

What was the name of the first satellite that Russia sent to space?

• Sputnik
• Sputnik II
• Explorer 1
• Vanguard

What school did Mary Jackson fight to attend?

• University of Virginia
• Howard University
• Hampton High School
• Virginia Technical School

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