WorksheetsMargaret Hamilton, Computer Science & Space!
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 7mins
BBC stands for the (a) Broadcasting Corporation. Fill in the blank
Who is the Computer Programming who invented the term software engineering?
(a)
Where is Mission Control after launching?
Houston, Texas
The Pacific Ocean
Cape Kennedy, Florida
NASA
What decade saw the height of the "Space Race" between the United States and the Soviet Union?
the 1950's
the 1960's
the 1970's
the 1980's
How many Apollo missions landed on the moon?
11
6
1
3
Which woman created the term software engineering?
Mary Anderson
Margaret Hamilton
Mileva Maric
Margaret Sanger
Who was married to Einstein and is rumored to have helped with his theory of relativity?
Mileva Maric
Inge Lehmann
Henrietta Leavitt
Mary Anderson
Who programmed the guidance and navigation systems for the Apollo missions?
Margaret Hamilton
Sally Ride
Mae Jemison
Katherine Johnson
Who was the one that inspired the movie "Hidden Figures?"
Katherine Johnson
Margaret Hamilton
Maia Weinstock
Nancy Grace Roman
When was Ada Lovelace born?
1851
1852
1853
1854
What country was Ada Lovelace from?
Ada Lovelace was the world's first ____________.
President
Teacher
Computer programmer
Scientist
What was the name of the inventor that Ada did some of her most famous work with?
Charles Cabbage
Albert Einstein
Margaret Hamilton
Charles Babbage
Who were the 3 astronauts on Apollo 11?
Neil Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Michael Collins
Edwn "Buzz" Aldrin
How long did it take for Apollo 11 to begin orbitting around the Moon?
3 days
3 hours
64 hours
12 hours
Where were the missions launched from?
Houston, Texas
The Pacific Ocean
Cape Kennedy, Florida
NASA
When did man first land on the moon?
1969
1960
1970
1972
What was the Apollo Project?
an unpublished Percy Jackson novel
a class of astronauts who graduated from MIT
a series of rockets designed to go to the Sun
a series of space flights dedicated to getting American astronauts to the moon
The U.S.S.R. launched Sputnik 1 in October of 1957. What was Sputnik 1?
a satellite
a manned rocket
a capsule containing a monkey
a bomb
The Soviets won the first few rounds of the Space Race by putting the first ____ and first ____ into Earth Orbit.
fish, dog
insect, human
animal (dog), human
animal (monkey), robot
How many Apollo missions landed on the moon?
11
6
1
3
