Hidden Figures Movie Questions

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.

What does IBM stand for?

• Interesting Boss Man

• Incredibly Boring Music

• I Bake Macaroni

• International Business Machine

What happened to Katherine's husband?

• He disappeared

• He moved down the street

• He died

• He went to space

What is their job title at NASA?

• Calculator

• Computer

• Writer

• Secretary

Why does Al Harrison (Katherine's boss) get annoyed with her?

• She skipped work

• She hums at her desk

• She can't do math

• She was gone for a long time to use the bathroom

What does he do about it?

• Fires her

• Tears down the segregated bathroom sign

• Nothing

What is the ancient method they find that solves the mathematical problem?

• Pythagorean Theorem

• The Square Root

• Einstein Method

• Euler's Method

What does Katherine need to identify?

• The coordinate

• The go/no-go point

• The spacecraft speed

• The astronaut

Where does John Glenn splashdown?

• Little Canada

• The Bahamas

• Lake Superior

• Hawaii