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Mary Jackson

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did Mary Jackson grow up?

a)

Hampton, Virginia

b)

Jackson, Michigan

c)

Atlanta, Georgia

d)

Memphis, Tennessee

2.

What did Mary study in college?

a)

geography

b)

physical science

c)

astronomy

d)

mathematics

3.

Who was involved in the Space Race?

a)

Mexico and Canada

b)

United States and Soviet Union

c)

Germany and China

d)

Japan and United States

4.

What year did the Space Race end?

a)

1969

b)

1975

c)

1986

d)

1977

5.

What obstacles did Jackson face?

a)

segregation

b)

mistreatment

c)

gender bias

d)

voting

6.

What was her nickname?

a)

human computer

b)

lady math

c)

walking calculator

d)

human laptop

7.

Was she the first African American engineer to be hired at NASA?

a)

true

b)

false

8.

Who did Mary help advance their careers?

a)

women

b)

minorities

c)

children

d)

everyone

9.

What does this quote mean? “Every time we have a chance to get ahead, they move the finish line. Every time”

a)

she had to keep moving forward

b)

people would move the actual finish line

c)

she wasn’t able to do anything

d)

people didn’t want her to succeed

10.

How many years did Mary work for NASA?

a)

20 years

b)

28 years

c)

35 years

d)

41 years

11.

What was Jackson honored for?

a)

her leadership

b)

her smarts

c)

her looks

d)

her service

12.

What was the Space Race?

a)

a race on who could build the fastest spaceship

b)

a race in space

c)

a race on who could achieve space flight first

d)

a race to the moon

13.

What year did Mary Jackson pass away?

a)

2000

b)

2005

c)

1990

d)

2015

14.

What is she remembered for?

a)

leadership

b)

skills

c)

smarts

d)

contribution

15.

How many siblings did she have?

a)

five

b)

ten

c)

eight

d)

she was an only child

16.

Mary attended schools of all color

a)

false

b)

true

17.

When was she born?

a)

April 9th, 1921

b)

May 13th, 1945

c)

February 11th, 1931

d)

March 2nd, 1927

18.

She graduated with high honors at George P. Phenix Training School

a)

true

b)

false

19.

Where did she go to college?

a)

University of Vermont

b)

Hampton Institute

c)

University of Tennessee

d)

Virginia Institute

20.

What will Mary Jackson be remembered as?

a)

a loud speaker

b)

someone who worked for NASA

c)

an inspirational individual

d)

a powerful abolitionist