Hidden Figures (2016)

Movie Worksheet
Completion
01-02. Three negro women are chasing a ____________ down the
highway in Hampton, Virginia in ____________.
03-05. You know what’s ____________ Mr. Stafford?
____________ and ____________.
06-07. We cannot ____________ a space program that doesn’t put
anything into ____________.
08-11. ____________ and ____________ are two ____________
things. Just because it is the way doesn’t make it
____________.
12. The IBM has the capability of solving over ____________
multiplications per second. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N0YCAOY

13. The type of spacecraft carrying John Glenn is called ____________.

14-15. Project ____________ was named after the winged method of the Gods and
____________ mythology.
16-17. The landing coordinates for Friendship 7 are ____________ and ____________.

Short Answer (2 points each)

18-19. Why was it unusual or unique for black women to work at NASA during this time?

20-21. Whose spacecraft was first sent into Earth’s orbit? What did it show the world? Who
called NASA and added pressure on NASA to get a man into space?

22-23. What are the women known as at NASA? (nickname) What does this entail?

24-25. What did astronaut John Glenn do when he arrived at NASA that shocked the
supervisor?

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26-27. What does the quote “every time we have a chance to get ahead, they move the finish
line”?

28-29. What did Mr. Harrison do after Katherine screamed it was unfair that she had to walk a
half a mile to pee and use separate coffee?

30-31. What happens if they bring in John Glenn back to Earth too soon, and what happens if
they bring him back too late?

32-33. What method allowed Katherine and her coworkers to be able to find the go-no-go
position?

People (Use their names)

34. ______________ “Katherine, quit staring off into space and turn the damn car over.”
35. ______________ “We do a great deal of calculating, getting our rockets into space.”
36. ______________ “We’re gonna find such a person before the Russians plant a flag on the
moon.”
37. ______________ “They’ve never had a colored in here before Katherine, don’t embarrass
me.”
38. ______________ “And compute over 10,000 calculations by cosine, square root, and lately
analytical geometry.”
39. ______________ “Every time we have a chance to get ahead, they move the finish line.”
40. ______________ “How do we find ourselves second in a two man race.”
41. ______________ “There is no protocol for a man circling the Earth either.”
42. ______________ “I like her numbers.”
43. ______________ “It was out of my hands if you can believe that.”
44. ______________ “Let’s get the girl to check the numbers, yes the smart one.”

Mary Dorothy Katherine Mr. Harrison Mr. Glenn Ms. Mitchell

Mathematician/ Mathematician Mathematician Director of Space Astronaut Supervisor
Engineer Task Group
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