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7th Grade Hidden Figures Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Of the three main characters, which one is the "engineer"?

a)

Dorothy Vaughan

b)

Mary Jackson

c)

Christine Darden

d)

Katherine Johnson

2.

Where does Hidden Figures take place?

a)

Virginia

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

California

3.

In order for Mary to take the courses she needs for her degree, she needs to take night classes at an "all white school". Who does she need to convince to allow her to take the courses?

(a)  

4.

Which math did Katherine use to figure out the "Go/No go" point for re-entry?

a)

Algebra

b)

Geography

c)

Trigonometry

d)

Eulers

5.

How many times is John Glenn scheduled to orbit the Earth?

a)

10

b)

1

c)

20

d)

5

6.

Who knocked down the "Colored Ladies Room" sign?

a)

Sam Turner

b)

Jim Webb

c)

Al Harrison

d)

Paul Stafford

7.

When the ladies are approached by the police officer, he is more concerned about (a)   than he is with their race. This is why he gives them a police escort to Langley.

8.

Which rocket is used for John Glenn to launch into space?

a)

Red stone

b)

Atlas

c)

Apollo

d)

Enterprise

9.

Who was the first Russian to orbit the Earth?

a)

Alexi Alanovich

b)

Ivan Drago

c)

Vladimir Myshkin

d)

Yuri Gagarin

10.

What was the name of the Russian satellite mentioned in the movie?

(a)  

11.

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

12.

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

a)

HAL

b)

Dell

c)

IBM

d)

HP

13.

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

a)

Friendship 7

b)

Hubble

c)

Apollo

d)

Sputnik

14.
What did Dorothy do to make herself and her department vital to NASA (and keep their jobs)?
a)
She taught herself (and then others) how to operate the IBM
b)
She sabotaged the IBM so they still needed them
c)
She couldn't read
15.
When Katherine is moved back to her old job, what gift did the Space Task Force give her?
a)
A coffee pot
b)
A pearl necklace
c)
A free meal
16.
What does John Glenn insist must happen after a last minute problem arises right before launch?
a)
He cancels the launch
b)
He wants to hear his wife's voice over the phone
c)
He specifically wants Katherine to fix the miscalculation
17.
What computer language did Dorothy teach herself in order to operate the IBM computer?
a)
Fortran
b)
Microsoft
c)
Google
18.

IBM stands for

a)

International Business Machines

b)

Institute for Beta Mathematics

c)

Inventory Business Men

d)

None of these

19.

Who is second in command of the Space Task Group?

(a)  

20.

What were the women mathematicians called?

a)

Office Managers

b)

Computers

c)

Girls

d)

Calculators