Hidden Figures

What was the name of the first satellite that Russia sent to space?

• Sputnik
• Sputnik II
• Explorer 1
• Vanguard

What school did Mary Jackson fight to attend?

• University of Virginia
• Howard University
• Hampton High School
• Virginia Technical School

What brand of computer was NASA having constructed to perform the mathematical calculations?

• I.B.M.
• Apple
• Comodore
• Nintendo

Of the main characters in "Hidden Figures," which one was a widow? 

• Mary
• Christine
• Katherine
• Dorothy

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How did the mechanical computers affect the female mathematicians of the West Computing Group?

• They were noisy and distracted the women from working.
• The women were in danger of losing their jobs to the machines.
• All answers are correct.
• No answers are correct.

What is the name of the main character who was the mathematician, supervisor, and programmer?

• Mary Jackson
• Katherine Goble
• Dorothy Vaughn
• Vivian Mitchell

What did they call the female mathematicians?

• Lab Ladies
• Computers
• Mathematicians
• Calculators

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What decade did the events of "Hidden Figures" take place?

• 1960's
• 1950's
• 1970's
• 1940's

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Which of the women was promoted to Supervisor of the Programming Department?

• Dorothy 
• Katherine
• Mary
• Vivian

Why did John Glenn want Katherine to return to the Space Task Group?

• To recheck the calculations for the landing coordinates.
• To calculate the go/no go formula.
• To program the computers.

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