Katherine Johnson and NASA's Pioneers

Katherine Johnson and NASA's Pioneers

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Katherine Johnson and NASA's Pioneers

Katherine Johnson and NASA's Pioneers

Assessment

Quiz

Mathematics

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

STEPHEN WOMACK

Used 2+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which character in the story was an aspiring engineer?

Katherine Johnson

Dorothy Vaughan

Mary Jackson

Vivian Mitchell

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Alan Shepard

Neil Armstrong

John Glenn

Buzz Aldrin

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Python

Java

FORTRAN

C++

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

A watch

A pearl necklace

A book

A calculator

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