Movie Facts
Katherine, Mary and Dorothy work this job at Langley Research Center
What are computers?
Dorothy sneaks a book out due to the book being in this section of the library.
What is the white-only section?
In the film Hidden Figures, Al Harrison is portrayed by this actor.
Who is Kevin Costner?
This country competed against the United States in developing superior spaceflight technology.
What is the Soviet Union / the USSR?
One of the most prominent civil rights leaders in US history, known for his "I have a dream" speech.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
Katherine is assigned to Al Harrison's space task group for her skill in this form of math.
What is analytic geometry?
Mary Jackson had to petition this to be able to take classes in an "all-white high school".
Who is a judge or the court?
In the film Hidden Figures, Mary Jackson is portrayed by this actor.
Janelle Monae
The first successful artificial satellite in space, achieved by the Soviet Union.
What is Sputnik 1?
This system of laws enforced strict racial segregation from the late 1800s until the mid-1960s.
What are Jim Crow Laws?
Dorothy is promoted to the supervisor of this after teaching herself and her co-workers these skills.
What is programming?
Mr. Harrison asks Katherine to check the math of the men of the Space Task Group at NASA because these keep flying off the capsule.
What are heat shields?
This celebrity helped produce Hidden Figures and wrote most of the songs that were in the film.
Who is Pharrell?
The first American astronaut to orbit the Earth.
Who is John Glenn?
This group of activists rode buses into segregated areas to challenge segregation. They faced challenges and violence in the deep south.
What is the Freedom Riders?
Mary Jackson became the first African American woman to work in this position at NASA.
What is an engineer?
Harrison confronts Katherine about her "breaks," unaware that she is forced to walk half a mile to use this type of room designated for "colored" people.
What is the restroom?
This president gave Katherine Johnson the highest award a civilian can earn, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Who is President Barack Obama?
On July 1969, the Apollo 11 spaceflight mission accomplished this event in human history.
What is the moon landing?
This activist criticized Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent approach, and advocated for armed resistance to protect Black communities. They were one of the key influences of the Black Power Movement.
Who is Malcolm X?
The names of all three main characters in Hidden Figures.
Who are Mary Jackson, Dorothy Vaughn, and Katherine Johnson?
Informed by Mitchell that there are no plans to assign a "permanent supervisor for the colored group," Dorothy learns that NASA has installed this item, which threatens to replace her job.
In February 2017, this movie theater announced that free screenings of Hidden Figures would take place in celebration of Black History Month in 14 select U.S. cities.
What is AMC Movie Theatres?
The first human in space.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
This person was the first African American child to desegregate William Frantz Elementary School.
Who is Ruby Bridges?