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Quiz about Inside the Overhead Storage Compartment

Inside the Overhead Storage Compartment Quiz

Those of us flying in economy class are all too familiar with the joys of carry-on luggage and the dreaded overhead storage compartment. Buckle up and put some thought into a subject that has probably never crossed your mind.

A multiple-choice quiz by mceis. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mceis

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
323,998

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
455

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Question 1 of 10

1. Dangerous items are not allowed as carry-ons. Some items could be clearly construed as dangerous, but which of the following would you be prohibited from taking on board: Hint

Roller blades

Porcelain doll

Wooden clogs

Souvenir snow globe

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Question 2 of 10

2. Overhead storage compartments are dangerous! Approximately how many flight attendants and passengers are injured each year by items falling from overhead storage compartments? Hint

45,000

8,000

500

6,234

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Question 3 of 10

3. In 1987, Northwest Airlines pilot Robert Plath created something that would change the way we travel and the use of overhead storage compartments. What was this now ubiquitous invention? Hint

The wheeled carry-on

A collapsible luggage rack

The garment bag

The laptop computer

4. In your rush to make your connecting flight, you run off the plane and leave behind your carry-on. Unfortunately, you also forgot to leave any identification on your Rollaboard. After 90 days, what happens to your unclaimed bag? Hint

The airline holds your bag forever hoping you will claim it

It is donated to a local charity

The contents are divided among the airline employees

It is purchased by the Unclaimed Baggage Center and the contents are resold

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Question 5 of 10

5. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the maximum size carry-on bag for most airlines is how many linear inches? Hint

24"

45"

36"

From what I've seen, there is no limit

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Question 6 of 10

6. Samuel L. Jackson was forced to battle some unpleasant creatures in overhead compartments in a 2006 movie. What was on Jackson's plane? Hint

Spiders

Snakes

Vampires

Rabid Hamsters

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Question 7 of 10

7. Frightening things in the overhead compartment are not restricted to movies. On a June 2010 US Airways flight, what undesirables began dropping on unsuspecting passengers? Hint

Maggots

Fleas

Cockroaches

Earthworms

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Question 8 of 10

8. The list of surprises found in overhead storage compartments continues. What was discovered in an overhead storage compartment at the end of an Ethiopian Airlines flight landing at Dulles International Airport in January 2008? Hint

Ethiopian antiquities

500 pounds of coffee beans

Two Ethiopian stowaways

A Gelada baboon

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Question 9 of 10

9. The introduction of the widebody 747 was a milestone in aviation history. In 1973 which exclusive luggage company created a 3-piece carry-on wardrobe luggage set designed specifically to fit the dimensions of the 747's storage compartments? Hint

Samsonite

Hartmann

American Tourister

Jansport

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Question 10 of 10

10. As your steadfast flight attendant would say, "Please be careful when opening overhead compartments as contents may have done what during flight?" Hint

Disappeared

Broken

Multiplied

Shifted

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Dangerous items are not allowed as carry-ons. Some items could be clearly construed as dangerous, but which of the following would you be prohibited from taking on board:

Answer: Souvenir snow globe

Sadly, you'd have to pack your souvenir snow globe in checked baggage. Before bringing the other items on board remember that the TSA reserves the right to change an item from permitted to prohibited at their discretion.

2. Overhead storage compartments are dangerous! Approximately how many flight attendants and passengers are injured each year by items falling from overhead storage compartments?

Answer: 8,000

According to a 1996 study completed by the Association of Flight Attendants, 4,500 passengers and 3,600 fight attendants are injured annually by items falling from overhead storage compartments.

3. In 1987, Northwest Airlines pilot Robert Plath created something that would change the way we travel and the use of overhead storage compartments. What was this now ubiquitous invention?

Answer: The wheeled carry-on

In 1987, Bob Plath created a vertically-based wheeled bag for his own use. Soon, other aircrew were purchasing the convenient bag for themselves, and by 1989 Plath was selling them to the public under the brand name TravelPro RollABoard. Air travel hasn't been the same since.

Answer: It is purchased by the Unclaimed Baggage Center and the contents are resold

Founded in 1970, the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, Alabama buys unclaimed luggage sight unseen and resells the contents in their 40,000 square foot store. Over one million items pass through the store annually including jewellery, electronic equipment and live animals.

5. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the maximum size carry-on bag for most airlines is how many linear inches?

Answer: 45"

The FAA recommends 45 linear inches as the maximum carry-on size, but some airlines will allow up to 55 inches.

6. Samuel L. Jackson was forced to battle some unpleasant creatures in overhead compartments in a 2006 movie. What was on Jackson's plane?

Answer: Snakes

Despite its catchy title, "Snakes on a Plane", starring Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies and Nathan Phillips, was not a huge success at the box office, bringing in only $34 million in domestic sales.

7. Frightening things in the overhead compartment are not restricted to movies. On a June 2010 US Airways flight, what undesirables began dropping on unsuspecting passengers?

Answer: Maggots

Yuck! For unknown reasons, a passenger stowed rotten, maggot-infested meat in an overhead storage compartment. Before the Atlanta flight had even left the ground, maggots began falling on passengers seated below. Needless to say, the plane returned to the gate for cleaning before continuing on to Charlotte.

Answer: Two Ethiopian stowaways

Unfortunately, it was two Ethiopian men who had hidden in an overhead compartment for the duration of the 17-hour flight from Ethiopia to Washington DC. The men, seeking asylum, were taken into the custody of the US Immigration Department.

Answer: Hartmann

Entitled "the 747 Carry-ons", Hartmann's 3-piece carry-on wardrobe consisted of one bag designed to fit in the overhead storage compartment, one bag to fit under the passenger seat, and a hanging-garment bag to be stowed in the closet.

10. As your steadfast flight attendant would say, "Please be careful when opening overhead compartments as contents may have done what during flight?"

Answer: Shifted

While the contents of the overhead storage compartment may very well have disappeared or broken during the flight, the flight attendant is not likely to advertise that fact.

Source: Author mceis

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