Quiz on "No Airport at Cliffe"

By Andy Walker

a quiz to test what you have learnt about the environmental and social impact of airport development in Kent. The educationforum.co.uk


1. On what penninsula was the proposed airport to be built

   Hoo

   Who

   What

   Where

2. How much land would have been taken in direct land take?

   100 square miles

   1 square mile

   8 square miles

   50 square miles

3. Which royal society campiagn vigourously against Cliffe airport?

   RSPCA

   RSPB

   SPGB

4. Whose novel "Great Expectations" was based on Cliffe marshes?

   William Shakespeare

   William Wordsworth

   JK Rowling

   Charles Dickens

5. The propsed airport would have destroyed what?

   the economic viability of the area

   Northward Hill National Nature reserve

   the value of property in the area

6. Residents of the area were oposed to the airport on the grounds of

   being awkward

   a "not in my backyard" attitude

   air and noise pollution

7. It was suggested that the new airport would increase the risk of..

   prosperity

   unemployment

   inflation

   flooding

8. An airport in the middle of an area of wildfowl would pose a serious threat of..

   pilot strike

   bird strike

9. How many species of rare plants and animals were threatened by the propsed airport development

   none

   over 50

   less than 50

10. Who coordinated the "No Airport at Cliffe" Campaign

   Joan Rivers

   Joan of Arc

   Joan Goddard