- 1. During which epoch was the chalk that makes up most of the South Downs National Park formed?
A) Paleogene
B) Jurassic
C) Late Cretaceous
D) Quaternary
- 2. What geological event caused the uplift of the chalk in the South Downs National Park?
A) Alpine orogeny
B) Himalayan uplift
C) Weald–Artois Anticline formation
D) Mid-Atlantic Ridge spreading
- 3. Which of the following is a characteristic landform created by the weathering of chalk in South Downs National Park?
A) Cuesta
B) Volcanic crater
C) Plateau
D) Basin and range
- 4. Which cliffs were formed after the last ice age due to sea level rise and undercutting by the English Channel?
A) White Cliffs of Beachy Head, Seven Sisters, and Seaford Head
B) Lulworth Cove
C) Cliffs of Dover
D) Durdle Door
- 5. The South Downs separate which two geographical features?
A) Peak District and Cotswolds
B) North Sea and English Channel
C) Lake District and Yorkshire Dales
D) South coastal plain and the clays and sandstones of the Weald
- 6. What type of rock is chalk, as found in South Downs National Park?
A) White sedimentary rock
B) Volcanic rock
C) Igneous rock
D) Metamorphic rock
- 7. What micro-organisms contributed to the formation of chalk in South Downs National Park?
A) Coccolithophores
B) Amoebas
C) Foraminifera
D) Radiolarians
- 8. Which material found within the chalk strata has been used for making stone tools and building dwellings?
A) Flint nodules
B) Limestone
C) Basalt
D) Granite
- 9. Which rivers create major river gaps in the South Downs National Park?
A) Avon, Exe, Tees and Tyne
B) Cuckmere, Ouse, Adur and Arun
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) Densely wooded hills and vales
C) Desert dunes
D) Open grasslands
- 11. Which geological formation extends north beyond the chalk escarpment of the South Downs into the western Weald?
A) Thames Valley
B) Exe Estuary
C) Avon Gorge
D) Valley of the western River Rother
- 12. When was the South Downs National Park officially designated?
A) 28 November 2008
B) 31 March 2010
C) 12 November 2009
D) 2 July 2007
- 13. What is the length of the South Downs National Park from Winchester to Eastbourne?
A) 120 kilometres
B) 160 kilometres
C) 140 kilometres (87 mi)
D) 100 kilometres
- 14. Who led the 1945 report that did not initially recommend the South Downs for national park status?
A) Sir Arthur Hobhouse
B) Vaughan Cornish
C) Hilary Benn
D) John Dower
- 15. In which year was the government's support for a South Downs National Park declared?
A) 2003
B) 1999
C) 2008
D) 2006
- 16. When did the South Downs National Park come into full operation?
A) 12 November 2009
B) 28 November 2008
C) 31 March 2010
D) 1 April 2011
- 17. What status was granted to the South Downs National Park in 2016?
A) National Nature Reserve
B) World Heritage Site
C) Biosphere Reserve
D) International Dark Sky Reserve
- 18. Which organization was responsible for managing the Sussex Downs AONB before merging with East Hampshire AONB?
A) National Trust
B) Natural England
C) Sussex Downs Conservation Board
D) South Downs National Park Authority
- 19. What was the outcome of the public inquiry conducted between 10 November 2003 and 23 March 2005?
A) Rejection of the proposal
B) Immediate designation as a national park
C) Recommendation for a national park with reduced size focusing on chalk downland
D) Designation as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty only
- 20. Which Secretary of State announced the designation of the South Downs National Park?
A) Sir Arthur Hobhouse
B) John Dower
C) Vaughan Cornish
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) Indiscriminate speculative housing development
B) Industrial pollution
C) Overfishing
D) Deforestation
- 22. How many local authority nominees are on the SDNPA board?
A) Six
B) Fourteen
C) Twenty-one
D) Seven
- 23. How many members are on the SDNPA board?
A) Thirty
B) Fifteen
C) Twenty-seven
D) Twenty-five
- 24. Who was the chair of the SDNPA as at June 2024?
A) Vanessa Rowlands
B) Tim Slaney
C) The environment secretary
D) A local authority nominee
- 25. Who was the interim chief executive of the SDNPA as at June 2024?
A) Vanessa Rowlands
B) A local authority nominee
C) The environment secretary
D) Tim Slaney
- 26. How many local authorities cover the park area, with Adur and Worthing opting to share a place?
A) Twelve
B) Twenty
C) Ten
D) Fifteen
- 27. Which major coastal town is excluded from the South Downs National Park?
A) Southampton
B) Lewes
C) Petersfield
D) Arundel
- 28. How many people approximately live within the South Downs National Park?
A) 120,000
B) 108,000
C) 150,000
D) 90,000
- 29. Which district has the largest area in the South Downs National Park?
A) Chichester District
B) Lewes District
C) Winchester
D) East Hampshire District
- 30. What is the highest point in the South Downs National Park?
A) Blackdown, at 280 m (919 ft)
B) Beachy Head
C) St Catherine's Hill
D) Butser Hill, at 271 m (889 ft)
- 31. How many Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) are there in the South Downs National Park?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 75
D) 86
- 32. How many international Special Areas of Conservation are there in the park?
A) 10
B) 20
C) 15
D) 13
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