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Hidden Figures Research Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What decade does this movie take place?
a)
1990's
b)
1960's
c)
1880's
2.
Where does the movie take place?
a)
New York City, New York
b)
Charleston, South Carolina
c)
Hampton, Virginia
3.
What organization did Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy work for?
a)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
b)
The Planetary Society (TPS)
c)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
4.
Why was the policeman in the beginning of the movie "surprised" the main characters work at NASA?
a)
They were speeding
b)
They are black and women
c)
They carpool
5.
What is the name of the first American to orbit the earth?
a)
John Glenn
b)
Buzz Lightyear
c)
Louis Armstrong
6.
Why did Katherine have to leave her now work space for long periods of time?
a)
To use the only colored bathroom on NASA's property
b)
She was generally irresponsible and unreliable
c)
To see her friends
7.
What symbolic action did Harrison take to show respect to Katherine and her colleagues?
a)
He knocked down the "colored bathroom" sign.
b)
He smashed the "colored" coffee pot
c)
He got promotions for Dorothy and Mary
8.
Why was Dorothy nervous about NASA's new IBM 7090 computer?
a)
It could put the entire department out of a job
b)
It was dangerous to have in the building
c)
Most people didn't know what a computer was back then
9.
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
10.
Despite working on the reports, what did Katherine's social status keep her from doing?
a)
Putting her name on them - they only credit Paul Stafford
b)
Printing them -the "colored" printer was in another building
c)
Mailing them to the President of the  United States
11.
What is Mary trying to accomplish by going to court?
a)
Get permission to take night classes at an all white school
b)
Make NASA get rid of the IBM computer
c)
Graduate high school
12.
What ancient method was suggested to solve a mathematical problem?
a)
Pythagorean Theorem
b)
Newton's Laws
c)
Euler's Method
13.
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
14.
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
15.
What award did President Obama give Katherine in 2015?
a)
Purple Heart
b)
Nobel Peace Prize
c)
Presidential Medal of Freedom
16.
In real life, Mary Jackson was promoted by NASA in 1958 making her what?
a)
NASA's first black female engineer
b)
NASA's first black female astronaut
c)
NASA's first nurse
17.
What was the 'Space Race'?
a)
Countries competing to get the most land
b)
Countries competing to find the first aliens
c)
Countries competing to pu the first man in space
18.
What other country were we (the United States) competing with during the 'Space Race'?
a)
Japan
b)
Canada
c)
Soviet Union (USSR)
19.
What was the name of the NASA lab where Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy worked?
a)
Langley
b)
Alcatraz
c)
Harvard
20.
True or False: The USA was the first country to put a man in space.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
What computer language did Dorothy teach herself in order to operate the IBM computer?
a)
Fortran
b)
Microsoft
c)
Google
22.

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

a)

Computer

b)

Supervisor

c)

Programmer

d)

Analytic Geometry Mathematician

23.

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

24.

What did Mary Johnson go to school for at night?

a)

Aeronautical Engineering

b)

Mathematics and Physical Science

c)

Computer Programming

d)

Astronaut

25.

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

26.

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

a)

HAL

b)

Dell

c)

IBM

d)

HP

27.

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

a)

7

b)

3

c)

1

d)

0

28.

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

a)

Friendship 7

b)

Hubble

c)

Apollo

d)

Sputnik

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