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Which organization employs Katherine, Dorothy, and Mary?
NASA
CIA
Army Corps of Engineers
FBI
2
What year did John Glenn orbit the Earth?
1965
1961
1962
1957
3
What does the IBM machine symbolize in the movie?
Racial equality
Technological change
Slowing progress
Danger
4
What does John Glenn request before his launch?
A new rocket
A written prayer
Katherine Johnson to check the numbers
A different space suit
5
How does Dorothy Vaughan finally gain official recognition?
She is transferred to another base
She becomes an astronaut
She is promoted to supervisor
She wins an award
6
Who is the head of the Space Task Group that Katherine works for?
Al Harrison
John Glenn
Jim Webb
Karl Zielinski
7
What does the term "Colored Computers" refer to?
New IBM machines
Code breaking devices
Secret satellites
African-American women performing calculations
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What college courses does Mary Jackson need to take?
History and Politics
Advanced Engineering
Astronaut training
Basic math
9
Which major world event overlapped with the Space Race?
Great depression
World War II
War on Terror
Cold War
10
What achievement is Katherine Johnson honored for in real life later?
Nobel Prize in Physics
Moon landing calculations
Congressional Medal of Honor
Presidential Medal of Freedom
11
Why does Katherine run across campus frequently?
To use the colored bathroom
To get food from the cafeteria
to deliver reports faster
To avoid punishment
12
What programming language does Dorothy Vaughan learn?
Java
Fortran
Basic
Python
13
What was the Space Race?
A competition between the U.S. and USSR for space achievements
A military alliance
A competition for new weapons
A competition to build fasters cars
14
What is Katherine Johnson’s main job at NASA?
Astronaut
Engineer
Mathematician
Computer programmer
15
What major American city is NASA's Langley Research Center located near?
Hampton
Atlanta
Richmond
Charleston
16
What key calculation does Katherine perform for John Glenn’s mission?
Rocket construction
Moon landing preparation
Reentry coordinates
Heat shield maintenance
17
What broader social movement does Hidden Figures relate to?
American Revolution
Green Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Temperance Movement
18
How do the women mainly protest discrimination?
Through sit ins
Through persistence and excellence
By staging a walkout
Through public speeches
19
What was one effect of Sputnik’s launch on American society?
Fear of the Russians spying on the U.S.
Banning space exploration
Ending the Cold War
Decreased military spending
20
Who notices Katherine's skills and starts relying on her work?
Vivian Mitchell
John Glenn
Al Harrison
Dorothy Vaughan
21
In which state was NASA's Langley Research Center located?
North Carolina
Maryland
South Carolina
Virginia
22
Who were the first Americans to orbit the Earth?
Soviet defectors
Apollo 11 crew
Mercury Seven astronauts
NASA engineers
23
What field of study is orbital mechanics part of?
Law
Physics
Literature
Medicine
24
What major event sparks the urgency in NASA’s programs during the movie?
Sputnik launch
Vietnam War
Civil Rights Act passage
Kennedy's assassination
25
What was a major barrier for African-American women working at NASA?
Language barriers
Racial and gender discimination
No technical skills
Fear of flying
26
Which U.S. president challenged the nation to put a man on the moon?
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
27
Which civil rights leader gave the “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963?
Medgar Evers
Malcom X
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luthor King Jr.
28
Which character breaks the colored bathroom sign?
Al Harrison
Jim Parsons
Paul Stafford
John Glenn
29
When was NASA founded?
1969
1972
1958
1945
30
What symbolizes Katherine’s growing acceptance at NASA?
A private office
Her pay raise
A parking spot
Access to meetings
31
What civil rights issue was happening during the events of Hidden Figures?
Immigration reforms
Segregation laws
Ending Prohibition
Womens right to vote
32
What type of calculations were Katherine Johnson famous for?
Rocket engine design
Weather patterns
Orbital mechanics
Robotics
33
How does Katherine initially struggle at NASA?
She doesn't like math
She doesn't have enough training
She is late every day
She faces racial and gender discrimination
34
What is one reason NASA needed human computers in the early space program?
Human computers were cheaper
Satellites needed human guidance
Electronic computers were unreliable
Laws banned computer use
35
How does Mary Jackson pursue her dream of becoming an engineer?
She works in secret
She moves to another city
She petitions the court to attend classes
She protests outside NASA
36
What law ended racial segregation in America?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Emancipation Proclamation
Fourteenth Amendment
Voting Rights Act
37
Which country was America competing against during the Space Race?
Germany
Soviet Union
China
France
38
Who is Katherine's romantic interest in the movie?
Jim Johnson
John Glenn
Al Harrison
Levi Jackson
39
What is Dorothy Vaughan's primary concern regarding the IBM machine?
It's too expensive
It might explode
It will replace human computers
It will crash
40
Which major NASA project eventually put Americans on the moon?
Discovery Program
Gemini Program
Mercury Program
Apollo Program
41
Why is John Glenn’s space flight so important?
It proved Americans could orbit the Earth
It was the first moon landing
It ended the Cold War
It was a secret mission
42
When did segregation officially end in public places in the U.S.?
1957
1964
1954
1971
43
What event in 1957 caused fear in the United States?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
Berlin Wall
Sputnik launch
44
What challenge do Katherine, Dorothy, and Mary face on their way to work at the beginning of the film?
A broken down car
They get lost
A flat tire
A car accident
45
How does the movie show the women's impact on NASA’s success?
They built computers
They made the rockets
Their calculations ensured safe missions
They operated spacecraft
46
What theme is most strongly shown in the movie?
Perseverance against discrimination
Fear of technology
Love conquers all
Revenge
47
What is one of Dorothy Vaughan's important achievements shown in the film?
First programmer
First Black supervisor at NASA
First woman in space
First pilot trainer
48
Who became famous for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus?
Dorothy Vaughan
Rosa Parks
Katherine Johnson
Coretta Scott King
49
Where does Mary Jackson have to attend classes at night?
Hampton Institute
Howard University
Norfolk State
A whites only school
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What specific task is Katherine asked to help with?
Repairing the IBM
Conducting astronaut training
Verifying launch and re-entry trajectories
Designing the spacecraft
