The Real Hidden Figures
Katherine Johnson
What was the name of John Glenn's spacecraft?
Friendship 7
What did Katherine receive from Al Harrison that allowed her to see all of the top secret calculations?
What is Katherine doing in the opening scene as a child?
Solving math problems
Which character became NASA's first Black female engineer?
Mary Jackson
Which country was the U.S. competing against in the Space Race?
The Soviet Union
What role was Dorothy Vaughan already performing for her West Computers team?
Supervisor
What did Mary lose on her way to her assignment?
Her shoe
What programming language did Dorothy Vaughan teach herself?
FORTRAN
What year did John Glenn orbit Earth?
1962
Who was the astronaut that specifically asked for Katherine?
John Glenn
What did Dorothy sneak out of the library?
A book
What department did the women work in before being transferred to the Space Task Group?
The West Area Computing Unit
What IBM computer model was installed at NASA Langley that Dorothy Vaughan's team learned to program?
IBM 7090 mainframe computer
What did Al Harrison tear down to desegregate their workplace?
The "Colored Ladies Room" sign
Who did Katherine get engaged to?
Colonel Jim Johnson