Hidden Figures Movie Quiz

This movie takes place during

• the Civil Rights movement

• the Cold War

• the early 1960s

• all of the above

Which of the following women was not a NASA employee in the movie?

• Mary Jackson

• Alice Harrison

• Katherine Goble

• Dorothy Vaughan

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CCSS.RL.7.7

The “enemy” of the United States during the movie was:

• Russia

• China

• ISIS

• Germany

How many years were Jim and Katherine Johnson married?

• 30

• 50

• 56

• 61

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Who is the lead engineer at NASA?

• Paul Stafford

• Jim Johnson

• Mary Jackson

• Alan Shepherd

The president of the U.S.A. during the movie is

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• John Glenn

• John Kennedy

• Bobby Kennedy

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Who does Mary have to convince to allow her to take extension classes?

• her boss at NASA

• the judge

• the principal

• the superintendent

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

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At the beginning of the movie, the cop

• gives them a speeding ticket

• arrests them for loitering

• helps them change their tire

• escorts them to work

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Why does Dorothy have to sneak a book out of the library? Because

• the library was closing

• she didn’t have a library card

• the book wasn’t in the colored section

• the book was a display copy only

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

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CCSS.RL.6.2

How many multiplications can the IBM 7090 DPS do per second?

• 24

• 240

• 2400

• 24000