Hidden Figures

In Hidden Figures, what were Katherine, Christine, and Dorothy really good at?

• Reading

• Computers

• Mathematics

• Storytelling

In 1943, what war was the US involved in?

• World War I

• World War II

• The Korean War

• Vietnam

Black people could not use the same restrooms as white people during this time in history--1940s-1950s.

• True

• False

Katherine often ate lunch with her white co-workers on her job as a computer.

• True

• False

After the war was over in 1945, what country was America competing with to build the fastest planes.

• China

• Japan

• Russia

• Germany

What is Mary trying to accomplish by going to court?

• Get permission to take night classes at an all white school
• Make NASA get rid of the IBM computer
• Graduate high school

What ancient method was suggested to solve a mathematical problem?

• Pythagorean Theorem
• Newton's Laws
• Euler's Method

When Katherine is moved back to her old job, what gift did the Space Task Force give her?

• A coffee pot
• A pearl necklace
• A free meal

What does John Glenn insist must happen after a last minute problem arises right before launch?

• He cancels the launch
• He wants to hear his wife's voice over the phone
• He specifically wants Katherine to fix the miscalculation

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

• He knocked down the "colored bathroom" sign.
• He smashed the "colored" coffee pot
• He got promotions for Dorothy and Mary