Katherine Johnson and NASA's Pioneers

Who was the first African American woman to work in the Space Task Group at Langley Research Center?

• Dorothy Vaughan

• Katherine Johnson

• Mary Jackson

• Vivian Mitchell

What was the main reason Katherine Johnson had to walk long distances at her workplace?

• To get lunch

• To use the colored people's bathroom

• To attend meetings

• To access the library

Which character in the story was an aspiring engineer?

• Katherine Johnson

• Dorothy Vaughan

• Mary Jackson

• Vivian Mitchell

What was the name of the astronaut who requested Katherine Johnson to verify the IBM calculations?

• Alan Shepard

• Neil Armstrong

• John Glenn

• Buzz Aldrin

What programming language did Dorothy Vaughan learn to help her team transition to electronic computers?

• Python

• Java

• FORTRAN

• C++

What was the name of the space capsule that Katherine Johnson helped guide into a safe re-entry?

• Apollo 11

• Friendship 7

• Gemini 3

• Mercury 6

What did Katherine Johnson's colleagues give her as a farewell gift?

• A watch

• A pearl necklace

• A book

• A calculator

Which character was based on Mary Jackson's real-life mentor?

• Al Harrison

• Paul Stafford

• Karl Zielinski

• Vivian Mitchell

In what year did Mary Jackson complete her engineering courses and earn a promotion to engineer?

• 1958

• 1961

• 1965

• 1970

What prestigious award was Katherine Johnson given in 2015?

• Nobel Prize

• Presidential Medal of Freedom

• Congressional Gold Medal

• National Medal of Science