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1
What would you consider to be a major theme(s) of this movie?
Civil Rights and Women's Rights
Adoptions Laws
International Relations
States Rights
2
Why might the film (and book) be titled 'Hidden Figures'?
This story of important US heroes has never been told before
The math they were doing was hard to follow.
Part of winning the Space Race involved camouflage
From the ground, you can't see anyone in space
3
What organization did Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy
California Space Authority (CSA)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
The Planetary Society (TPS)
4
Who was the first man in space?
John Glenn of the USA
Yuri Gagarin of the USSR
5
What does John Glenn insist must happen after a last minute problem arises right before launch?
He wants to hear his wife's voice over the phone.
He specifically wants Katherine to check the calculations.
He cancels the launch.
He wants the entire Space Task Force to start over again.
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What did Dorothy do to make herself and her department vital to NASA (and keep their jobs)?
She sabotaged the IBM so they still needed them.
They all took second jobs in a different department.
She created a new department that didn't exist before.
She taught herself (and then others) how to operate the IBM
7
In real life, Mary Jackson was promoted by NASA in 1958 making her what?
NASA's first black female astronaut.
NASA's first black engineer.
NASA's first female engineer.
NASA's first black female engineer.
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What other country were we (the United States) competing with during the 'Space Race'?
Japan
England
Soviet Union (USSR)
Canada
9
What computer language did Dorothy teach herself in order to operate the IBM computer?
FORTRAN
JavaScript
HTML
PANGEA
10
Why was the policeman in the beginning of the movie "surprised" the ladies work at NASA?
They are African American.
Both 1 and 2.
They are women.
They car pool.
11
What was a "computer" before the IBM was installed?
An astronaut who flew rockets
A pilot who flew test planes
An engineer who created the rockets
A person who performed mathematical calculations
12
What was the name of the USSR's satellite the policeman mentions?
Biosatellite
Echo
AIM
Sputnik
13
Why did Katherine have to leave her new work space for long periods of time?
She still had responsibilities from her old job to do.
She was only allowed to be in the room for 1 hour at a time.
To use the only "colored" bathroom on NASA's property.
She was generally irresponsible and unreliable.
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Why was Dorothy nervous about NASA's new IBM 7090 computer?
It was dangerous to have in the building.
It could put her entire department out of a job.
They had to move their office to a different building.
Most people didn't know what a computer was back then.
15
What was the 'Space Race'?
Countries competing to get the most land
Countries competing to put the first man in space
Countries competing to find the first aliens
Countries competing to make the fastest rockets
16
Which president gave Katherine Johnson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015?
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Barack Obama
Joe Biden
17
During which decade does this movie take place?
1990s
1960s
1880s
2010s
18
Why does Mary want to take night classes?
She wants to finish her high school diploma.
She wants the degree in order to become an engineer.
She wants to be the first black student in that program.
She wants to get a different job unrelated to science.
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What is the name of the first American to orbit the earth in 1962?
John Glenn
Louis Armstrong
Buzz Lightyear
Buzz Aldrin
20
What is Mary trying to accomplish by going to court?
Desegregate the NASA workforce.
Make NASA get rid of the IBM computer.
Get Paul Stafford fired.
Get permission to take night classes at an all-white school.
21
What other famous space missions did Katherine work on during her career?
Venera 9
Explorer 1
Sputnik
Apollo 11 and Apollo 13
22
True or False: "Hidden Figures" is based on a true story.
False
True
23
Why did Dorothy Vaughn take the book without checking it out of the library?
She was in a hurry.
She didn't want people to see her reading it.
She couldn't find her library card.
That was one of the books for Whites Only
