Hidden Figures

True or False: Hidden figures is based on a true story.

• True

• False

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What decade does this movie take place?

• 2010s
• 1990s
• 1960s
• 1880s

Where does the movie take place?

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

What organization did Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy (the main characters) work for?

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

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Why was the policeman in the beginning of the movie surprised they work at NASA?

• They are black women

• They are lost.

• Their car broke down.

• They car pool.

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What is the name of the first American to orbit the earth in 2/20/1962? (Guy launched in movie)

• John Glenn

• Buzz Lightyear

• Louis Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

Why did Katherine have to leave her new work space for long periods of time?

• She was only allowed to be in the room for 1 hour at a time.
• She still had responsibilities from her old job to do.
• She was generally irresponsible and unreliable.
• To use the only colored bathroom on NASA's property.

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What symbolic action did Harrison take to show respect to Katherine and her colleagues?

• He smashed the 'Colored' coffee pot.
• He demoted Paul Stafford (Head Engineer).
• He knocked down the 'Colored Bathroom' sign.
• He got promotions for Dorothy and Mary.

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Why was Dorothy nervous about NASA's new IBM 7090 computer?

• It was dangerous to have in the building.

• Most people didn't know what a computer was back then.

• They had to move their office to a different building.

• It could put her entire department out of a job.

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What did Dorothy do to make herself and her department vital to NASA (and keep their jobs)?

• She sabotaged the IBM so they still needed them.
• She taught herself (and then others) how to operate the IBM
• She created a new department that didn't exist before.
• They all took second jobs in a different department.

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