Katherine Johnson MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. In what year was Katherine Johnson born?

1. 1918
2. 1920
3. 1925
4. 1930

2. Katherine Johnson graduated from which university?

1. Harvard University
2. West Virginia University
3. Virginia State University
4. University of Maryland

3. Katherine Johnson worked for NASA during which era?

1. 1940s
2. 1950s
3. 1960s
4. 1970s

4. In 2015, Katherine Johnson received which prestigious award?

1. Presidential Medal of Freedom
2. Congressional Gold Medal
3. Nobel Prize
4. Pulitzer Prize

5. Which U.S. President awarded Katherine Johnson the Medal of Freedom?

1. Barack Obama
2. Bill Clinton
3. George W. Bush
4. Donald Trump

6. Katherine Johnson was known for her work in which NASA program?

1. Apollo
2. Mercury
3. Gemini
4. Voyager

7. What barrier did Katherine Johnson break at NASA?

1. Racial and gender barriers
2. Age barriers
3. Education barriers
4. Technological barriers

8. Katherine Johnson’s calculations helped ensure the success of:

1. John Glenn’s orbital flight
2. Neil Armstrong’s moon landing
3. SpaceX launches
4. Hubble Space Telescope missions

9. How many daughters did Katherine Johnson have?

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 1

10. What was Katherine Johnson’s maiden name?

1. Goble
2. Jackson
3. Vaughan
4. Johnson

11. In what year did Katherine Johnson retire from NASA?

1. 1976
2. 1986
3. 1996
4. 2000

12. Where was Katherine Johnson born?

1. New York
2. White Sulphur Springs, WV
3. Houston, TX
4. Atlanta, GA

13. Katherine Johnson’s work helped in the planning of which mission?

1. Mars Rover Missions
2. Apollo 11
3. ISS Construction
4. Space Shuttle Program

14. Katherine Johnson was a member of which sorority?

1. Alpha Kappa Alpha
2. Delta Sigma Theta
3. Sigma Gamma Rho
4. Zeta Phi Beta

15. Which NASA research division did Katherine Johnson join?

1. Flight Research Division
2. Astrophysics Division
3. Planetary Sciences Division
4. Earth Science Division