Hidden Figures Questions

As the film opens, a young Katherine is counting and identifying prime numbers. What is a prime number?

• A number than can only be divided by 0

• A number that cannot be multiplied

• A number whose only factors are 1 and itself

• An even number

What year is the film set?

• 1965

• 1973

• 1899

• 1961

Why would Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy have to sit in the back of the bus in 1960s America?

• African Americans were forced to sit in the back of the bus in the 1960s.

• The bus driver told them to.

• They were women.

• Because they worked at NASA.

Where do they work?

• Roseville Area Middle School

• NASA

• Netflix

• The White House

The actor who plays Paul Stafford is in which TV programme?

• How I Met Your Mother

• The Big Bang Theory

• Phineas and Ferb

• Spongebob Squarepants

What does IBM stand for?

• Interesting Boss Man

• Incredibly Boring Music

• I Bake Macaroni

• International Business Machine

What happens to Mary just before they test a capsule?

• She falls

• Her shoe gets stuck

• She gets sick

• She wins the lottery

What type of necklace is Katherine allowed to wear in the Space Task Group?

• Pearls

• Diamonds

• Gold

• Silver

Why does Paul go over some of his work with a marker?

• It is classified and she doesn't have clearance.

• To be mean.

• It was incorrect.

• For fun.

Why does Katherine's oldest daughter get her own bed?

• She snores

• She has more chores

• She's smarter

• She's tall