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Hidden Figures Quick Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Katherine Johnson's job with the Task Support Group?

a)

Computer

b)

Supervisor

c)

Programmer

d)

Analytic Geometry Mathematician

2.

Who petitioned the courts against Hampton High School and why?

a)

Mary Jackson because they would not allow her to teach at the school

b)

Dorothy Vaughan because they would not allow her children to attend school there

c)

Mary Jackson because they would not allow her to attend classes there

d)

Katherine Johnson because they would not allow her to teach at the school

3.

Why did Katherine Johnson have to run 1/2 mile across NASA campus?

a)

To eat lunch

b)

To get coffee

c)

To use the bathroom

d)

To make calculations

4.

What did Mary Johnson go to school for at night?

a)

Aeronautical Engineering

b)

Mathematics and Physical Science

c)

Computer Programming

d)

Astronaut

5.

Who got kicked out of the public library and why?

a)

Mary Jackson because she was colored

b)

Dorothy Vaughan for stealing a book

c)

Katherine Johnson for reading the wrong books

d)

Dorothy Vaughan for being in the white section of the library

6.

What brand machine did NASA buy to replace the human computers?

a)

HAL

b)

Dell

c)

IBM

d)

HP

7.

In what year and state did the movie show the three women going to work at NASA?

a)

1961, West Virginia

b)

1962, Virginia

c)

1961, Virginia

d)

1962, Florida

8.

How many orbits of Earth did John Glenn make in the first US manned space craft?

a)

7

b)

3

c)

1

d)

0

9.

What was the name of the space craft in which John Glenn orbited the earth?

a)

Friendship 7

b)

Hubble

c)

Apollo

d)

Sputnik

10.

If Katherine Johnson ran the 1/2 mile across NASA campus in 6 minutes (in heels), how many miles per hour could she run if she maintained this pace?

a)

5 miles

b)

3 miles

c)

10 miles

d)

6 miles