WorksheetsHidden Figures
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
In which city and state did young Katherine Johnson grow up?
Brooklyn, New York
Atlanta, Georgia
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
Mobile, Alabama
Who were the three main characters of Hidden Figures?
(a)
What organization did Katherine, Dorothy and Mary work for?
IBM
NASA
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Al Harrison, Katherine's boss in Hidden Figures was upset because he could not find a mathematician to do what kind of math?
Coordinate Geometry
Analytic Geometry
Longitude Equations
Trigonometric Ratios
What was the primary role of Katherine Johnson at NASA?
Astronaut
Mathematician
Engineer
Biologist
Which mathematical method did Katherine Johnson use to calculate flight trajectories?
Calculus
Algebra
Geometry
Trigonometry
What was Dorothy Vaughan's significant contribution to NASA?
Developing the first space shuttle
Programming the IBM computer
Designing the Apollo spacecraft
Inventing the space suit
Mary Jackson was the first African American female engineer at NASA. What field of engineering did she specialize in?
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Civil Engineering
What was the name of the project that sent John Glenn into orbit, which Katherine Johnson worked on?
Apollo
Gemini
Mercury
Voyager
Which programming language did Dorothy Vaughan learn to help NASA transition to electronic computers?
Python
FORTRAN
C++
Java
What was the main challenge faced by the 'Hidden Figures' in their work environment?
Lack of funding
Gender and racial discrimination
Technological limitations
Political pressure
How did Mary Jackson contribute to the advancement of women in engineering at NASA?
By leading a women's engineering group
By writing a book on engineering
By becoming the first female director
By advocating for equal rights
What was the significance of the IBM computer in NASA's operations during the 1960s?
It replaced human computers
It was used for communication
It controlled the spacecraft
It was used for weather prediction
Which space mission's calculations were verified by Katherine Johnson, ensuring its success?
Apollo 11
Gemini 4
Mercury-Atlas 6
Skylab 2
What scientific principle is primarily used in calculating spacecraft trajectories?
Newton's Laws of Motion
Einstein's Theory of Relativity
Quantum Mechanics
Thermodynamics
