Hidden Figures Movie Questions

What year is the film set?

• 1965

• 1973

• 1899

• 1961

Why would Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy have to sit in the back of the bus in 1960s America?

• African Americans were forced to sit in the back of the bus in the 1960s.

• The bus driver told them to.

• They were women.

• Because they worked at NASA.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does IBM stand for?

• Interesting Boss Man

• Incredibly Boring Music

• I Bake Macaroni

• International Business Machine

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What happened to Katherine's husband?

• He disappeared

• He moved down the street

• He died

• He went to space

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is their job title at NASA?

• Calculator

• Computer

• Writer

• Secretary

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Why does Al Harrison (Katherine's boss) get annoyed with her?

• She skipped work

• She hums at her desk

• She can't do math

• She was gone for a long time to use the bathroom

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does he do about it?

• Fires her

• Tears down the segregated bathroom sign

• Nothing

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the ancient method they find that solves the mathematical problem?

• Pythagorean Theorem

• The Square Root

• Einstein Method

• Euler's Method

What does Katherine need to identify?

• The coordinate

• The go/no-go point

• The spacecraft speed

• The astronaut

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Where does John Glenn splashdown?

• Little Canada

• The Bahamas

• Lake Superior

• Hawaii

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5