Why did John Glenn have to come back to Earth early?

He completed his mission early.

What organization did Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy work for?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Why did Katherine have to leave her now work space for long periods of time?

To use the only colored bathroom on NASA's property

She was generally irresponsible and unreliable

What symbolic action did Harrison take to show respect to Katherine and her colleagues?

He knocked down the "colored bathroom" sign.

He smashed the "colored" coffee pot

He got promotions for Dorothy and Mary

Why was Dorothy nervous about NASA's new IBM 7090 computer?

It could put the entire department out of a job

It was dangerous to have in the building

Most people didn't know what a computer was back then

What is Mary trying to accomplish by going to court?

Get permission to take night classes at an all white school

Make NASA get rid of the IBM computer

In real life, Mary Jackson was promoted by NASA in 1958 making her what?

NASA's first black female engineer

NASA's first black female astronaut

At the beginning of the film, Katherine appears in a flashback at school; she asked to demonstrate the answer to a math question at the chalkboard. How did her parents support her education after that?

They moved away so she could attend a better school.

They told her they were proud of her.

They asked the teacher for tutoring.

Who got kicked out of the public library and why?

Dorothy Vaughan for being in the white section of the library

Mary Jackson because she was colored

Dorothy Vaughan for stealing a book

Katherine Johnson for reading the wrong books

When the ladies car breaks down, how do they make it work at NASA?

they fix the car themselves and get a police escort

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Whose husband died?

Mary

Christine

Katherine

Dorothy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

How did the machines affect female mathematicians?

They were noisy and distracted the women from working.

The women were in danger of losing their jobs to the machines.

All answers are correct.

No answers are correct.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the main character who was the mathematician and the supervisor?

Mary Jackson

Katherine Goble

Dorothy Vaughn

Vivian Mitchell

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What did they call the female mathematicians?

Lab Ladies

Computers

Mathematicians

Calculators

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

What year did these events take place?

1960's

1950's

1970's

1040's

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Why did John Glenn want Katherine to return to the space Task Group?

To recheck the calculations for the landing coordinates.

To calculate the go/no go formula.

To program the computers.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

10 sec • 1 pt

Which one of the main characters obtained an engineering degree?

Mary

Katherine

Vivian

Dorothy

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

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Hidden Figures

Whose husband died?

How did the machines affect female mathematicians?

What is the name of the main character who was the mathematician and the supervisor?

What did they call the female mathematicians?

What year did these events take place?

Why did John Glenn want Katherine to return to the space Task Group?

Which one of the main characters obtained an engineering degree?

Why did John Glenn have to come back to Earth early?

What country was the United States in a "space race" with?

What was the name of the astronaut that Katherine helped into orbit?

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