Hidden Figures Ch. 5 and 6

What did the Double V represent?

• Dorothy Vaughan worked there

• Victory in war and Civil Rights

• The engine used to get to space

• Nickname for Dorothy's husband

Who was POTUS in 1941?

• Truman

• F. Roosevelt

• Kennedy

• Nixon

What was Newport News?

• A City

• A black owned newspaper

• A ship

• A pool hall

What was the Air Scoop?

• Part of a space craft

• Part of a car

• An employee newsletter

• A type of air conditioner

In 1940, what percent of black women earned college degrees?

• 10

• 20

• 2

• 5

The American aircraft industry was the _______ largest in 1938.

• 1st

• 10th

• 43rd

• 22nd

Morgan v. Virginia ruled ...?

• Businesses must hire black people

• Black kids were allowed to go to white schools

• Segregation on interstate buses was illegal

• Equal pay for equal work

What job did Malcolm MacLean have?

• head of the school

• Janitor at Langley

• Astronaut

• Pilot

What did Miriam Mann put in her purse?

• stolen money

• secret plans

• keys she found

• a sign

In 1943, the leaders of the U.S., Great Britain, and Russia met to discuss an invasion of....

• Germany

• Spain

• Russia

• France