Hidden Figures Quiz
Authored by Susan Higdon
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the NASA mathematician known for her calculations that helped send astronauts into orbit and to the moon?
Mary Jackson
Katherine Johnson
Dorothy Vaughan
Christine Darden
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following hidden figures was NASA's first African American female engineer?
Katherine Johnson
Mary Jackson
Dorothy Vaughan
Christine Darden
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RI.8.7
CCSS.RL.8.7
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the mathematician and computer programmer who became the first African American manager at NASA?
Mary Jackson
Katherine Johnson
Dorothy Vaughan
Christine Darden
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.9
CCSS.RI.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.11-12.9
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
CCSS.RL.K.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which hidden figure specialized in aeroelasticity and was featured in the book "Hidden Figures" but not in the movie?
Mary Jackson
Katherine Johnson
Dorothy Vaughan
Christine Darden
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.7
CCSS.RI.7.7
CCSS.RL.7.7
CCSS.RL.6.9
CCSS.RL.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who played a crucial role in calculating the trajectory for Alan Shepard, the first American in space?
Mary Jackson
Katherine Johnson
Dorothy Vaughan
Christine Darden
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.10
CCSS.RI.6.10
CCSS.RI.7.10
CCSS.RI.8.10
CCSS.RI.9-10.10
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which hidden figure fought to attend graduate-level engineering classes at an all-white school?
Katherine Johnson
Mary Jackson
Dorothy Vaughan
Christine Darden
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was instrumental in transitioning NASA from using human computers to electronic computers?
Katherine Johnson
Mary Jackson
Dorothy Vaughan
Christine Darden
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
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