Understanding America's Journey

What year was the US Department of Labor brochure issued that stated 'America is for everybody'?

• 1963

• 1973

• 1983

• 1953

Who were described in the brochure as having made social and economic progress since the end of slavery?

• African-Americans

• Immigrants

• Women

• Young adults

Which civil rights leader planned the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

• Malcolm X

• A. Philip Randolph

• Rosa Parks

• Frederick Douglass

What was the defining moment of the March on Washington?

• The signing of a bill

• A concert

• A sit-in

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech

Who was acknowledged for 20 years of service to the federal government at Langley?

• Catherine Johnson

• Christine Darden

• Dorothy Vaughan

• Mary Jackson

How many African-American employees were categorized as engineers at Langley in the early 1960s?

• 15

• 20

• 5

• 10

What was the main reason given for the lack of African-American applicants for science and engineering positions at Langley?

• Lack of qualifications

• Unfavorable living conditions

• Transportation issues

• Lack of interest

Who completed their master's degree program at Virginia State University?

• Mary Jackson

• Dorothy Vaughan

• Christine Darden

• Catherine Johnson

What tragic event shook NASA to its core in January 1967?

• The Challenger explosion

• The Mars Rover failure

• The Apollo 1 fire

• The Columbia disaster

What was the risk standard set by the space task group for the space missions?

• 85%

• 99.9%

• 95%

• 90%