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As the film opens, a young Katherine is counting and identifying prime numbers. What is a prime number?
A number than can only be divided by 0
A number that cannot be multiplied
A number whose only factors are 1 and itself
An even number
What year is the film set?
1965
1973
1899
1961
Why would Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy have to sit in the back of the bus in 1960s America?
African Americans were forced to sit in the back of the bus in the 1960s.
The bus driver told them to.
They were women.
Because they worked at NASA.
Where do they work?
Roseville Area Middle School
NASA
Netflix
The White House
The actor who plays Paul Stafford is in which TV programme?
How I Met Your Mother
The Big Bang Theory
Phineas and Ferb
Spongebob Squarepants
What does IBM stand for?
Interesting Boss Man
Incredibly Boring Music
I Bake Macaroni
International Business Machine
What happens to Mary just before they test a capsule?
She falls
Her shoe gets stuck
She gets sick
She wins the lottery
What type of necklace is Katherine allowed to wear in the Space Task Group?
Pearls
Diamonds
Gold
Silver
Why does Paul go over some of his work with a marker?
It is classified and she doesn't have clearance.
To be mean.
It was incorrect.
For fun.
Why does Katherine's oldest daughter get her own bed?
She snores
She has more chores
She's smarter
She's tall
What happened to Katherine's husband?
He disappeared
He moved down the street
He died
He went to space
What is their job title at NASA?
Calculator
Computer
Writer
Secretary
What happens when Dorothy goes to the library?
She reads
She has a snack
She takes a book
She plays a game
Who was the first man in space?
Yuri Gagari
George Washington
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
How many US flags were at the NASA press conference?
3
5
7
6
How many calculations can the IBM do?
500/minute
24000/second
5000/second
1/day
Why does Al Harrison (Katherine's boss) get annoyed with her?
She skipped work
She hums at her desk
She can't do math
She was gone for a long time to use the bathroom
What does he do about it?
Fires her
Tears down the segregated bathroom sign
Nothing
What was the name of Alan Sheperd's spacecraft?
The Rocket
Freedom 7
Deep Space 6
UFO
Why does Mary go to court?
To go to classes at a white school
To visit
To play basketball
She is sent there
What happened to the Liberty Bell capsule?
It crashed
It sank to the bottom of the ocean
It landed safely
It went to the moon
What is the ancient method they find that solves the mathematical problem?
Pythagorean Theorem
The Square Root
Einstein Method
Euler's Method
What does Al say progress is?
A spring daisy
A car insurance company
A double-edged sword
A hammer
What do the Space Task Group get Katherine as an engagement present?
A model space ship
A notebook
A dress
A pearl necklace
What does Katherine need to identify?
The coordinate
The go/no-go point
The spacecraft speed
The astronaut
What is the name of John Glenn's spacecraft?
Enemy 5
Friendship 7
Family 9
Apollo 13
What warning light flashes red?
Check engine light
Blinker
Break light
Heat shield
Where does he splashdown?
Little Canada
The Bahamas
Lake Superior
Hawaii
When did NASA go to the moon?
1979
1964
2018
1969
How old was Katherine Johnson when she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom
97
105
89
86
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