Katherine Johnson

What was Katherine Johnson's profession?

• Mathematician

• Astronaut

• Teacher

• Engineer

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What organization did Katherine Johnson work for?

• NASA

• The United Nations

• Microsoft

• Google

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In what year did Katherine Johnson start working at the West Area Computing unit?

• 1961

• 1953

• 1970

• 1945

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What major event did Katherine Johnson help achieve?

• Sending astronauts to the Moon

• The invention of the internet

• The first airplane flight

• Discovery of penicillin

What was the name of the group Katherine Johnson was part of at NACA?

• The South Analyzers

• The North Processors

• The East Calculators

• The West Computers

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What year was Katherine Johnson born?

• 1918

• 1925

• 1900

• 1933

Which university did Katherine Johnson attend for her graduate program?

• University of Cambridge

• Stanford University

• Harvard University

• West Virginia University

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What high civilian honor was Katherine Johnson awarded in 2015?

• Pulitzer Prize

• Nobel Prize

• Presidential Medal of Freedom

• Congressional Gold Medal

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What did John Glenn ask Katherine Johnson to do before his flight?

• Write a speech for him

• Teach him mathematics

• Double check the computer's calculations

• Design a new spacecraft

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What year did Katherine Johnson retire from NASA?

• 1986

• 1990

• 2000

• 1975