Vocabulary
True/False
Questions 1
Questions 2
Questions 3
100
What do you call a person or machine that solves math problems?
Computer
100
Levi won the Soap Box derby.
true
100
What 2 countries were involved in the Cold War?
US and Russia
100
What was the difference between East and West computers?
East were white. West were African Americans
100
Why was Dorothy considering working in a building doing soldiers laundry instead of keeping her job as a high school math teacher?
Doing laundry paid more money than teaching.
200
What is segregation?
Separating people by race.
200
A pink slip tells you what your promotion will be.
False
200
Why did Katherine use the white bathroom at Langley?
She couldn't find the "Colored" bathroom
200
What class did Dorothy create that she taught at the high school?
Wartime Math
200
When did Katherine's husband die?
5 days before Christmas
300
What is another name for a boss?
Supervisor
300
The speed of sound is 7200 miles per hour.
False
300
What happened to many of the women (white and African American) after America's victory over Japan?
They lost their jobs.
300
What did Mary do that impressed the chief researcher at Langley?
She stood by her math.
300
What does Mach 1 mean?
Faster than the speed of sound
400
What is the name of the first human made satellite put into space by the Russians?
Sputnik
400
Apollo 1 burned up on the launchpad.
true
400
Why did Dorothy at first decide to not apply for one of the math jobs at Langley?
She thought they were only for white women
400
How did most employers identify a job applicant's race?
By the college they went to.
400
What orbits a planet?
Satellite
500
What is an old fashioned electronic computer that was as big as a room called?
Mainframe
500
Who broke the sound barrier for the first time?
Chuck Yaeger
500
Why didn't Dorothy go to graduate school after receiving her college degree?
It was during the depression and her parents couldn't afford to send her.
500
Why didn't the locals get along better with those working at NACA?
The locals thought the workers dressed strange, talked funny and were weird.
500
What was the Rosenberg Trial?
A husband and wife were accused of spying for the Russians and were put to death
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