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Hidden Figures Historical Background
Hidden Figures Historical Background
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How many Academy Awards was Hidden Figures nominated for?
3
4
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When does Hidden Figures take place?
1950s
1970s
1940s
1960s
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Communism is defined as...
a system where goods are controlled by the state
a system where everyone owns everything but has to dance
a system in which goods are owned by everyone
a system where there is no government control
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How did Dr. Martin Luther King begin his famous speech?
"Once upon a time..."
"Four score and seven years ago..."
"One day my four children will..."
"I have a dream that one day..."
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How did Laika (the first dog to be sent into the universe) die in space?
it malfunctioned and got lost in space
It ran out of food and/or water
The space capsule over-heated
it exploded along with the spaceship
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Why was Rosa Parks arrested?
she robbed a bank
she stole a car
none of these
she didn't give her seat on a bus to a white man
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What is McCarthyism?
A term named after Senator Joe McCarthy, a respected warlock
Practice of making accusations of treason without evidence
The surfacing of treason in 1950's Salem, Massachusetts
1950's phenomenon of witchcraft in US government
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What is Democracy?
Only men are allowed to pick their legislators
When every person has equal power
Our government allows citizens to pick their legislators
When one person controls all of the power
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Who was the first human in space?
Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
Yuri Gagarin
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What was Rosa Parks known as?
Mother of civil rights
None of them
I don't know
The brave one
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The women in Hidden Figures faced both of these types of discrimination
sexism and racism
homophobia and sexism
homophobia and racism
racism and ageism
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Why was it called the Cold War?
It used military combat
The Soviet Union was in winter during the time
America was in winter during the time
It never resulted in any direct military combat
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What is MAD?
Mutually Agreed Destruction
Massive Assured Destruction
Minimum Assured Destruction
Mutually Assured Destruction
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What was the Cold War?
A world war.
A war that was very cold.
A rivalry between the united states and the soviet union.
A war involving Russia and netherlands
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How can we overcome gender inequality globally?
Provide non-gender bias education
End child marriage
Remove the gender pay-gap
Empower women in positions of power
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What is segregation?
Separating people from others due to their race, gender, class, or ability
Deciding where people go to school based on where they live.
Everyone gets the same opportunities.
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Who was Martin Luther King, Jr. ?
taught himself how to read
Known as "Honest King"
first blind and deaf person to attend college
a minister who worked for equality
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Arms Race
Public accusation of disloyalty, often without evidence
People or products viewed with suspicion or disapproval
A competition between nations to build more powerful weapons
An agreement to stop all fighting
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What was the Red Scare?
The fear of republicans
A contagious blood disease
The fear of the color red
A fear of communism spreading to America
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What was Space Race?
The competition between U.S. and USSR regarding achievements in Space.
The competition to improve education in Math and Science the U.S.
It was a highly visible 'proxy war' between the U.S. and Soviets
Competition for supremacy in warfare between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
