Hidden Figures Book Quiz

Why were the women called computers?

• They computed math equations.

• They were teachers

• They researched aerodynamics

• They typed up reports

What summer job did Dorothy have to take on before getting her job at Langley?

• Babysitting

• Working in the laundry

• Tutoring

• Cooking

How many children did Katherine have?

What kind of computer was needed to calculate the flight path for a hypersonic "rocket plane"?

• Apple "MAC"

• human computers

• IBM

• Windows

In order for Mary to attend classes for her training, she had to get special permission to enter what building?

• Howard University

• Langley

• Hampton High School

• Virginia High School

True or False? Suputnik declared that Russia won the first battle in the Space Race.

What did Katherine determine was the cause of the plane crash she was assigned?

• Air disturbance from a larger plane's flight path

• storms

• turbulence

• electrical interference

What did Christine Mann describe witnessing in 1954?

• Principal announced ruling on the case of Brown v. Board of Education

• Moved to North Carolina

• Hired at NASA

• Read a headline about Russia's Sputnik

Who finally took a place at the "table" at the editorial meetings?

• Margot Lee Shetterly

• Christine Mann

• Dorothy Vaughan

• Katherine Goble

True or False? Brown v. Board of Education ruled that it was illegal to segregate schools?