Hidden Figures Quick Quiz

What was Katherine Johnson's job with the Task Support Group?

• Computer

• Supervisor

• Programmer

• Analytic Geometry Mathematician

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Who petitioned the courts against Hampton High School and why?

• Mary Jackson because they would not allow her to teach at the school

• Dorothy Vaughan because they would not allow her children to attend school there

• Mary Jackson because they would not allow her to attend classes there

• Katherine Johnson because they would not allow her to teach at the school

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Why did Katherine Johnson have to run 1/2 mile across NASA campus?

• To eat lunch

• To get coffee

• To use the bathroom

• To make calculations

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What did Mary Johnson go to school for at night?

• Aeronautical Engineering

• Mathematics and Physical Science

• Computer Programming

• Astronaut

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Who got kicked out of the public library and why?

• Mary Jackson because she was colored

• Dorothy Vaughan for stealing a book

• Katherine Johnson for reading the wrong books

• Dorothy Vaughan for being in the white section of the library

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What brand machine did NASA buy to replace the human computers?

• HAL

• Dell

• IBM

• HP

In what year and state did the movie show the three women going to work at NASA?

• 1961, West Virginia

• 1962, Virginia

• 1961, Virginia

• 1962, Florida

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How many orbits of Earth did John Glenn make in the first US manned space craft?

• 7

• 3

• 1

• 0

What was the name of the space craft in which John Glenn orbited the earth?

• Friendship 7

• Hubble

• Apollo

• Sputnik

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If Katherine Johnson ran the 1/2 mile across NASA campus in 6 minutes (in heels), how many miles per hour could she run if she maintained this pace?

• 5 miles

• 3 miles

• 10 miles

• 6 miles

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