Hidden Figures Questions

At the beginning of the movie, the ladies' car breaks down. How do they make it to work at NASA?

• They take a bus.

• They ride in a police car.

• They fix the car themselves and are escorted by a policeman.

What country beat the USA putting a satellite in space orbiting the Earth?

• China

• Russia/Soviet Union

• England

• Germany

What does IBM stand for?

• International Building Mathematics

• Institute for Beta Mathematic

• Inventory Business Men

• International Business Machine

What type of mathematics does NASA need Katherine Johnson to perform?

• Calculus

• Analytical Geometry

• Algebra

• Trigonometry

Dorothy is upset because:

• She does all of the work of a supervisor without being paid.

• She wants to be an engineer.

• She has to drive too far to get to work.

• She wants Katherine's job.

What famous astronaut do the women meet in person in the movie?

• Buzz Aldrin

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• Buzz Lightyear

Katherine gets called out for being away from her desk too long because she was:

• Running across campus to use the restroom

• Working on a math problem

• Checking on her children

• Helping her friends do their work

Where was the Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory located?

• Albany, New York

• Dallas, Texas

• Miami, Florida

• Hampton, Virginia

During which decade does this movie take place?

• 1940's

• 1950's

• 1960's

• 1970's

Al Harrison asks Katherine to check the math of the men of the Space Task Group at NASA because:

• Heat shields keep flying off the NASA capsule.

• He wants to give her busy work.

• He is testing her.

• He wants to get her fired.