What does NACA stand for?

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

What was the full name of the Langley Lab?

Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory

Which of the following is true?

Blacks and whites could not attend the same schools.

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1
What was the Norfolk Journal and Guide?
Record
Book
Magazine
Black Newspaper
2
When did NACA begin building planes?
1917
1954
1972
1923
3
Which one is NOT a black college?
Howard University
Hampton Institute
West Virginia State University
Harvard University
4
What does NACA stand for?
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
National Association of Camel Artists
National Association of Commanders in Airforce
National Advisory Committee for Astronauts
5
What were female mathematicians called?
Couriers
Computers
Controllers
Calculators
6
Who was the first African American Engineer at NACA?
Dorothy Vaughan
Mary Jackson
Christine Darden
Katherine Johnson
7
Who was the civil rights leader that asked the president to desegregate the gov?
Jesse Jackson
Malcolm X
A. Phillip Randolph
Martin Luther King Jr
8
Who was the president during world war 2?
Franklin Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Woodrow Wilson
9
What was the full name of the Langley Lab?
Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory
Langley Memphis Aeronautical Laboratory
Langley Memorial Astronomical Laboratory
Langston Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory
10
What was the name of the Laboratory where the women would work?
Langelo
Langstone
Langley
Lansins
11
Which of the following is true?
Blacks and whites could not attend the same schools.
Blacks and whites could live in the same neighborhoods.
Blacks and whites could go to the same hospitals.
Blacks and whites could get married.
12
What year did Langley hire female mathematicians?
1935
1949
1940
1945
13
Who was the engineer in charge at Langley?
Henry Reid
Harry Jones
Henry James
Henry Ford
14
Which was NOT one of the four women featured in this novel?
Mary Jackson
Katherine Johnson
Dorothy Vaughan
Alice Cogswell
15
What happened in the US that caused many people to be poor?
The Roaring 20's
The baby boom
The great depression
the Enlightenment

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