hidden figures

Project Mercury

What is the first human space flight program in the U.S.?   A. Apollo   B. Gemini   C. Project Mercury   D. Space Shuttle   Answer: C

Segregation

What does segregation mean?   A. Bringing people together   B. To separate a group from others based on race, gender, or other factors   C. A form of government   D. None of the above   Answer: B

Impact of IBM on Human Computers

If the human computers do not learn how to program the new IBM, what may happen?   A. They will get promoted   B. They will lose their jobs   C. They will work faster   D. They will change departments   Answer: B

Sonic Boom

What is a sonic boom?   A. The sound associated with objects moving slower than sound   B. The sound associated with shock waves created by an object moving faster than the speed of sound   C. Silence in the air   D. A type of music   Answer: B

NASA's Major Purchase

What major device did NASA purchase that they hoped would change things?   A. Satellite   B. IBM computer   C. Space Shuttle   D. Rocket   Answer: B

Dorothy Vaughan

Who was Dorothy Vaughan?   A. Computer programmer and supervisor   B. Astronaut   C. Engineer   D. Scientist   Answer: A

What did Mary Jackson do?

Which person was an engineer?   A. Dorothy   B. Mary Jackson   C. Katherine Johnson   D. Christine Darden   Answer: B

Trajectory

What is the path of an object as it moves through space called?   A. Orbit   B. Trajectory   C. Route   D. Direction   Answer: B

Women in Hidden Figures

Who were the women in this book?   A. Mary, Christine, and Katherine   B. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden   C. Just Katherine Johnson   D. None of these   Answer: B

Sputnik

What was Sputnik?   A. The first human-made satellite, put into space by the Russians   B. The first U.S. satellite   C. A space shuttle launch   D. None of the above   Answer: A

Supersonic Speed

What speed is faster than the speed of sound?   A. Normal speed   B. Subsonic speed   C. Supersonic speed   D. Hypersonic speed   Answer: C

Civil Rights Movement

What was the Civil Rights movement about?   A. Promoting segregation   B. Ending segregation and fighting for equality   C. A war   D. None of these   Answer: B

NASA

What does NASA stand for?   A. National Aeronautics and Space Administration   B. National Aircraft and Space Administration   C. National Aeronautics and Science Association   D. None of the above   Answer: A

Moon Landing Year

When did America land on the moon?   A. 1965   B. 1970   C. 1969   D. 1968   Answer: C

Aeronautics

The science of flying is called what?   A. Aeronautics   B. Chemistry   C. Astrophysics   D. Weather Science   Answer: A

Yuri Gagarin

Who was the first person to orbit Earth?   A. Neil Armstrong   B. Buzz Aldrin   C. Yuri Gagarin   D. John Glenn   Answer: C

First Satellite Launched By

Who was the first satellite launched by?   A. USA   B. China   C. India   D. Russia   Answer: D

Colored Computers

What were the colored women who did the math at Langley called?   A. Women of color   B. Colored Computers   C. Math Magicians   D. None of these   Answer: B

Space Race

What is the Space race?   A. A competition in sports   B. The competition between nations regarding space exploration   C. A race to develop cars   D. None of these   **Answer: B