What does NACA stand for?

National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics

What church was she an Active member of?

African Methodist Episcopal Church

Who were Dorothy Vaughan's parents?

Father- Leonard Johnson / Mother- Annie Johnson

What does FORTRAN mean?

Programming language that's used for algebraic applications.

What was her Date of Birth & Date of Death

September 20th, 1910 - November 10th, 2008

What does NASA stand for?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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1
How old was she when she died?
101 years old
76 years old
72 years old
98 years old
2
Where did Dorothy originally start working at Langley?
Kansas City, Missouri
IBM Center
West Area Computing
Robert Russa Moton
3
What does NACA stand for?
National American Corn Advancments
National Administration Committee for Aeronautics
Natural Antibiotic Community for Anteaters
National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
4
What are Human Computers?
One who Analyzes
One who calculates
One who completes
One who computes
5
What was the name of the Sorority she was in?
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Alpha Theta
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Delta Delta Delta
6
Where did Dorothy get her Math Degree?
Columbia University
Princeton University
Cornell University
Wilberforce University
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What church was she an Active member of?
Alpha Kappa Alpha Church
Holy Gospel Church
African Methodist Episcopal Church
African Methods of Ritual Church
8
What was the calculating machine that was communicated to with FORTRAN?
WALLE Advanced Computer
ALVIN Algebraic Software
IBM Card Programmed Calculator
Calculator
9
What song did she write?
Logical Math
FORTRAN Math
Right Math
Math Math
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Who were Dorothy Vaughan's parents?
Father- John Vaughan / Mother- Carol Vaughan
Father- Morgan Freeman / Meryl Freeman
Father- Steve Gobal / Mother- Kathryn Gobal
Father- Leonard Johnson / Mother- Annie Johnson
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What does FORTRAN mean?
Programming software used to protect computers from virus'
Programming language that's used for algebraic applications.
Programming software used to pay taxes
Programming language that's used to program software
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What movie was she played in?
Human Computers
The Best
Hidden Figures
Smart Individuals
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What was her Date of Birth & Date of Death
September 1st, 1979 - Present Day
September 20th, 1910 - November 10th, 2008
August 15th, 1915 - October 17th, 2007
November 20th, 1908 - October 15th, 2010
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What does NASA stand for?
National Aquatics and Star Advancements
National Aeronautics and Space Advisory
NASA is its own word..... Duh
National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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