Henrietta Lacks Movie Questions

The real person that HeLa cells came from was...

• Henrietta Lacks

• Helen Lane

Helen Lane was the name scientists used in reference to the HeLa cells instead of Henrietta Lacks so they would not get in trouble.

• True

• False

HeLa cells were used in stem cell research.

• True

• False

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Henrietta's childen lived where during the movie?

• Portsmouth, Virginia

• Tuscaloosa, Alabama

• New Orleans, Louisiana

• Baltimore, Maryland

The author of the book "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" was named...

• Tony Morrison

• J.K. Rowling

• Rebecca Skloot

• Maya Angelou

Due to HeLa cells, scientists can take a piece of a person's cornea, grow it in a petri dish and use it to treat blindness.

• True

• False

Henrietta had what type of cancer?

• breast

• cervical

• colon

• lung

Henrietta was treated and her cells were tested at which hospital?

• Norfolk General

• Grey Sloan Memorial

• Johns Hopkins

• Seattle Grace

Henrietta Lacks willingly donated her cells to Johns Hopkins.

• True

• False

In the movie, Oprah was _______ Lacks.

• Henrietta

• Deborah