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Q. What decade does this movie take place?
1960's
Where does the movie take place?
Hampton, Virginia
What organization did Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy work for?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
What is the name of the first American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
Why did Katherine have to leave her new work space for long periods of time?
To use the only colored bathroom on NASA's property
Why was Dorothy nervous about NASA's new IBM 7090 computer?
It could put the entire department out of a job
What did Dorothy do to make herself and her department vital to NASA (and keep their jobs)?
She taught herself (and then others) how to operate the IBM
What is Mary trying to accomplish by going to court?
Get permission to take night classes at an all white school
What ancient method was suggested to solve a mathematical problem?
Euler's Method
When Katherine is moved back to her old job, what gift did the Space Task Force give her?
A pearl necklace
What does John Glenn insist must happen after a last minute problem arises right before launch?
He specifically wants Katherine to fix the miscalculation
In real life, Mary Jackson was promoted by NASA in 1958 making her what?
NASA's first black female engineer
What was the 'Space Race'?
Countries competing to put the first man in space
True or False: The USA was the first country to put a man in space.
False
What did they call the female mathematicians?
Computers
Which of the women was promoted to Supervisor of the Programming Department?
Dorothy
