South Downs National Park

South Downs National Park - Quiz

1. During which epoch was the chalk that makes up most of the South Downs National Park formed?

A) Quaternary
B) Paleogene
C) Jurassic
D) Late Cretaceous

2. What geological event caused the uplift of the chalk in the South Downs National Park?

A) Alpine orogeny
B) Weald–Artois Anticline formation
C) Mid-Atlantic Ridge spreading
D) Himalayan uplift

3. Which of the following is a characteristic landform created by the weathering of chalk in South Downs National Park?

A) Cuesta
B) Plateau
C) Basin and range
D) Volcanic crater

4. Which cliffs were formed after the last ice age due to sea level rise and undercutting by the English Channel?

A) Cliffs of Dover
B) White Cliffs of Beachy Head, Seven Sisters, and Seaford Head
C) Durdle Door
D) Lulworth Cove

5. The South Downs separate which two geographical features?

A) North Sea and English Channel
B) South coastal plain and the clays and sandstones of the Weald
C) Peak District and Cotswolds
D) Lake District and Yorkshire Dales

6. What type of rock is chalk, as found in South Downs National Park?

A) Volcanic rock
B) Metamorphic rock
C) Igneous rock
D) White sedimentary rock

7. What micro-organisms contributed to the formation of chalk in South Downs National Park?

A) Amoebas
B) Coccolithophores
C) Foraminifera
D) Radiolarians

8. Which material found within the chalk strata has been used for making stone tools and building dwellings?

A) Basalt
B) Granite
C) Flint nodules
D) Limestone

9. Which rivers create major river gaps in the South Downs National Park?

A) Cuckmere, Ouse, Adur and Arun
B) Avon, Exe, Tees and Tyne
C) Wye, Usk, Lugg and Monnow
D) Thames, Severn, Mersey and Trent

10. What type of landscape does the western Weald in South Downs National Park consist of?

A) Floodplains
B) Open grasslands
C) Densely wooded hills and vales
D) Desert dunes

11. Which geological formation extends north beyond the chalk escarpment of the South Downs into the western Weald?

A) Valley of the western River Rother
B) Thames Valley
C) Exe Estuary
D) Avon Gorge

12. When was the South Downs National Park officially designated?

A) 12 November 2009
B) 2 July 2007
C) 28 November 2008
D) 31 March 2010

13. What is the length of the South Downs National Park from Winchester to Eastbourne?

A) 140 kilometres (87 mi)
B) 160 kilometres
C) 120 kilometres
D) 100 kilometres

14. Who led the 1945 report that did not initially recommend the South Downs for national park status?

A) Hilary Benn
B) John Dower
C) Sir Arthur Hobhouse
D) Vaughan Cornish

15. In which year was the government's support for a South Downs National Park declared?

A) 2008
B) 2006
C) 1999
D) 2003

16. When did the South Downs National Park come into full operation?

A) 28 November 2008
B) 12 November 2009
C) 1 April 2011
D) 31 March 2010

17. What status was granted to the South Downs National Park in 2016?

A) International Dark Sky Reserve
B) National Nature Reserve
C) World Heritage Site
D) Biosphere Reserve

18. Which organization was responsible for managing the Sussex Downs AONB before merging with East Hampshire AONB?

A) Sussex Downs Conservation Board
B) Natural England
C) South Downs National Park Authority
D) National Trust

19. What was the outcome of the public inquiry conducted between 10 November 2003 and 23 March 2005?

A) Immediate designation as a national park
B) Designation as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty only
C) Rejection of the proposal
D) Recommendation for a national park with reduced size focusing on chalk downland

20. Which Secretary of State announced the designation of the South Downs National Park?

A) Vaughan Cornish
B) Sir Arthur Hobhouse
C) John Dower
D) Hilary Benn

21. What was a major environmental concern that led to the proposal of a South Downs National Park in the 1920s?

A) Industrial pollution
B) Indiscriminate speculative housing development
C) Deforestation
D) Overfishing

22. How many local authority nominees are on the SDNPA board?

A) Seven
B) Six
C) Twenty-one
D) Fourteen

23. How many members are on the SDNPA board?

A) Fifteen
B) Twenty-seven
C) Twenty-five
D) Thirty

24. Who was the chair of the SDNPA as at June 2024?

A) A local authority nominee
B) The environment secretary
C) Vanessa Rowlands
D) Tim Slaney

25. Who was the interim chief executive of the SDNPA as at June 2024?

A) Tim Slaney
B) The environment secretary
C) A local authority nominee
D) Vanessa Rowlands

26. How many local authorities cover the park area, with Adur and Worthing opting to share a place?

A) Ten
B) Twelve
C) Twenty
D) Fifteen

27. Which major coastal town is excluded from the South Downs National Park?

A) Petersfield
B) Southampton
C) Lewes
D) Arundel

28. How many people approximately live within the South Downs National Park?

A) 90,000
B) 108,000
C) 150,000
D) 120,000

29. Which district has the largest area in the South Downs National Park?

A) Chichester District
B) Winchester
C) Lewes District
D) East Hampshire District

30. What is the highest point in the South Downs National Park?

A) Butser Hill, at 271 m (889 ft)
B) St Catherine's Hill
C) Blackdown, at 280 m (919 ft)
D) Beachy Head

31. How many Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) are there in the South Downs National Park?

A) 86
B) 50
C) 100
D) 75

32. How many international Special Areas of Conservation are there in the park?

A) 20
B) 13
C) 10
D) 15

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