Hidden Figures

Why did some people think that it would be impossible for Dorothy Vaughan to get a job as a computer?

• She lived in Virginia.

• She was black and a woman.

• She was a talented mathematician.

• Other jobs were more important.

Dorothy Vaughans first job as a computer was in which industry?

• Space

• Banking

• Aeroplanes

• Medicine

What did Mary Jackson dream of becoming?

• An engineer

• A pilot

• An astronaut

• A computer

Katherine Johnson wanted to join the research group and asked her boss if she could attend meetings. Her boss said no, but Katherine asked so many times, he eventually invited her along.

What words could be used to describe Katherine?

• persistent

• unconvincing

• suspicious

• tenacious

in 1961, the President of the USA announced that they should commit to landing a man of the moon before the end of the decade. What was his name?

• George Bush

• John F. Kennedy

• Barack Obama

• Richard Nixon

What was the name of the first American to go into space?

• Yuri Gagarin

• Sputnik

• Laika

• John Glenn

"John Glenn wanted Katherine to double check the computer's trajectory calculations"

What does trajectory mean?

• landing

• pathway

• speed

• turbulance

Which word describes people being able to work, live and attend school together regardless of skin colour.

• Opportunity

• Similarity

• Segregation

• Equality

Christine Darden wanted to become an engineer, and thanks to Dorothy, Mary and Katherine, she knew it was possible.

What words could be used to describe Dorothy, Mary and Katherine?

• Motivational

• Unaffecting

• Inspiring

• Boring

Who was the first person to walk on the moon?

• Buzz Aldrin

• Neil Armstrong

• Michael Collins

• Apollo 11