Hidden Figures Mini-Quiz

Why did  the asronaut John Glenn want Katherine to return to the space Task Group?

• To recheck the calculations for the landing coordinates.
• To become a supervisor
• To program the computers.
• To help build the capsule

Which one of the main characters obtained an engineering degree?

• Mary
• Katherine
• Vivian
• Dorothy

What was the name of the astronaut that Katherine helped into orbit?

• John Glenn
• Neil Armstrong
• Louis Armstrong
• Glenn Johnson

Who was the president at the time of the launch?

• John F. Kennedy
• Richard M. Nixon
• Ronald Regan
• Barack Obama

How did the new IBM Computer machines affect female mathematicians?

• They were noisy and distracted the women from working.
• The women were in danger of losing their jobs to the machines.
• They had to work for lower pay
• There was no affect

When the ladies car breaks down, how do they make it work at NASA?

• Bus
• they ride in the back of the police car
• they fix the car themselves and get a police escort
• they hitchhike

In the beginning of the movie, Katherine, Mary and Dorothy work for NASA as

• Teachers
• Secretaries
• researchers
• Computers

What do NASA computers calculate?

• Math necessary to handle launch and landing for the space program 
• The costs associated with NASA's program
• The time it takes to complete  a project.

The first man in space was

• The American Buzz Aldrin
• The Soviet, Yuri Gagarin
• The German, Ralph Yost
• ET

How does Mary get permission to attend classes at an all white school?

• she petitions the court, and plays on the judge's desire to be the 'first'
• she gets the head of NASA to ask
• She fakes a letter from the president
• She just shows up to class