STEM Black History Month Trivia

This person worked as a “computer” at NASA

• Dr. Mae Jemison

• Katherine Johnson

• Benjamin Banneker

• Mark Dean

What important event occurred in 1961 that Katherine Johnson directly helped with?

• She helped put the first person on the moon

• She helped put the first American in space

• She was the first woman in space

This person invented the traffic light and breathing machine

• Benjamin Banneker

• Dr. Charles Drew

• Garret Morgan

• George Washington Carver

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This person was the first African American woman in space

• Katherine Johnson

• Dr. Mae Jemison

• Madam C. J Walker

• Rosa Parks

Dr. Gladys West's math lead to the creation of​ (a)_____

• GPS

• Maps

• Navigator

Mark Dean helped develop the

• First traffic light

• First clock

• First personal computer

• Blood plasma

This person was the second African American astronaut and he died in his 3rd challenger launch to space

• Mark Dean

• Garrett Morgan

• Ronald McNair

• Leland Melvin

One of the first African-Americans computer scientists at NASA. Leading member of the team that developed the software for the Centaur rocket stage.

• Annie Easley

• Dr. Mae Jemison

• Katherine Johnson

First African-American to earn a Ph.D. in Computer Science. A pioneer in groupware and technology that enables real-time collaborative editing of documents.

• Mark Dean

• Garret Morgan

• Benjamin Banneker

• Clarence “Skip” Ellis

This person mapped out Washington, D.C. and created the first clock

• George Washington Carver

• Benjamin Banneker

• Thru good Marshall

• Garrett Morgan