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What decade does this movie take place?
1960s
Who is the important Civil Rights activist mentionned in the film?
M.L. King Jr.
Which country first put a satellite in space ?
The USSR. The first satellite put in space first was called the Sputnik.
Dorothy Vaugahn was run out of the library because she was in the wrong section in the library, what section was she in?
Whites Only Section
Who is Kevin Costner?
The actor who plays Al Harrison.
What organization did Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy (the main characters) work for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
What is Mary trying to accomplish by going to court?
To be able to take classes in an "all-white high school".
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
The first man in space.
Why was Dorothy nervous about NASA's new IBM 7090 computer?
It could put her entire department out of a job.
Who was the president at the time of the film?
John F. Kennedy
Why was the policeman in the beginning of the movie "surprised" they work at NASA?
They were black women.
What is segregation?
Separating people because of their skin colour. In the film, the bathroom issue is an example of this segregation.
What was the 'Space Race'?
Countries competing to put the first man in space.
The song Runnin' by Pharrell Williams was playing every time Katherine had to go to the _______.
Bathroom
What is the name of the first American to orbit the earth on 2/20/1962?
John Glenn
Why did Katherine Johnson have to leave her new work space for long periods of time?
To use the only colored bathroom on NASA's property.
What is a freedom bus?
The Freedom Riders were mentionned in this film. They were civil rights activists who rode in buses in order to challenge the segregation practices.
What does NASA stand for ?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Where does the movie take place?
Hampton, Virginia
Name the three main characters in "Hidden Figures"
Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughn, and Katherine Johnson
What does John Glenn insist must happen after a last minute problem arises right before launch?
He specifically wants Katherine Johnson to fix the miscalculation.
What would you consider to be major themes of this movie?
Civil Rights, Women's Rights and Space race
What is the name of the rocket that was going to push the space capsule into space?
Atlas
Who said, " get the girl to check it, the smart one"?
John Glenn
Name the jobs of the 3 main characters in the film.
Katherine Johnson:mathematician and human computer whose calculations were essential to orbital flight
Mary Jackson: engineer
Dorothy Vaugahn:supervisor of the computing unit (human computer and computer programmer)