Katherine Johnson's Life Quiz
Test your knowledge about the life of Katherine Johnson, the pioneering African American mathematician who made significant contributions to NASA's space missions. From her early life to her groundbreaking work, this quiz covers various aspects of her remarkable story.
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Katherine Johnson's Life Quiz
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- Question 1
- Stanford University
- West Virginia University
- Harvard University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Question 2
- John Glenn
- Neil Armstrong
- Yuri Gagarin
- Buzz Aldrin
- Question 3
- Apollo 11 moon landing
- Voyager 2 outer planets flyby
- Gemini 4 Earth landing
- Viking 1 Mars landing
- Question 4
- 12 years old
- 10 years old
- 16 years old
- 14 years old
- Question 5
- Boeing
- SpaceX
- NASA
- Lockheed Martin
- Question 6
- Presidential Medal of Freedom
- Pulitzer Prize
- Nobel Prize
- Medal of Honor
List of Flashcards6 flashcards
- Card 1HintA university in the USAMemory TipWVU, near where she grew up
- Card 2HintA famous astronautMemory TipThink: Glenn trusted Johnson's calculations for space.
- Card 3HintA famous space landingMemory TipMoon landing: Apollo 11; Johnson calculated the path.
- Card 4HintYoung ageMemory TipA bright, young mind starting high school.
- Card 5HintSpace AgencyMemory TipJohnson joined NASA to calculate space missions.
- Card 6HintA prestigious honourMemory TipTop honour from the President in 2015.