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Hidden Figures Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What challenges did women face in the laboratory?

a) They were not allowed to conduct their own experiments
b) They had to work harder to overcome low expectations
c) Their work was often anonymous
d) All of the above

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the speed of sound?

a) 760 miles per hour
b) 600 miles per hour
c) 1000 miles per hour
d) 500 miles per hour

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for something moving at the speed of sound?

a) Mach 1
b) Sonic boom
c) Shock wave

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened when Chuck Yeager flew over the Mojave Desert in the Bell X-1?

a) He pierced the sound barrier
b) The plane caused a sonic boom
c) Both a) and b)

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the female computers on the ground do during the X-1 flight?

a) Verified the data transmitted from the instruments
b) Analyzed the sonic boom
c) Both a) and b)
d) None of the above

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Dorothy Vaughan's role in the West Area computing pool?

a) Section Leader
b) Junior Engineer
c) Researcher
d) None of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Dorothy Vaughan's promotion in 1951?

a) Head of West Area Computers unit
b) Junior Engineer
c) Researcher
d) None of the above

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