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More about an under rated and quizzically under represented part of England.

A multiple-choice quiz by paper_aero. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
paper_aero

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
224,390

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
707

Last 3 plays: Guest 13 (6/10), Guest 49 (5/10), Guest 90 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which town is the county town of East Sussex? Hint

Hastings

Lewes

Eastbourne

Angmering-on-sea

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Question 2 of 10

2. In which sport (though I use the term advisedly) does the World Championship get held every Good Friday at the Greyhound pub, Tinsley Green? Hint

Tiddlywinks

Marbles

Conkers

Pitch and toss

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sussex is home to many beautiful parks and gardens which are open to the public. Which of the following parks and gardens is in East Sussex as opposed to West Sussex? Hint

Leonardslee

Sheffield Park

Wakehurst Place Garden

Nymans

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Question 4 of 10

4. Winston Churchill's grandson, Nicholas Soames, was first elected to parliament for which constituency? Hint

Crawley

Mid-Sussex

Brighton Pavilion

Bexhill and Battle

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which famous poet of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, lived at Burwash in Sussex?
Hint

William Butler Yeats

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Lord Byron

Rudyard Kipling

6. As Sussex is fairly close to the continent, it is no surprise that many fortifications have been built in the county.
Which of the following castles is in West Sussex as opposed to East Sussex? Hint

Herstmonceux Castle

Pevensey Castle

Bodiam Castle

Bramber Castle

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the churchyard of St Swithin's, East Grinstead is a memorial to three poor souls burned at the stake in East Grinstead in July 1556. What offence had they committed? Hint

Witchcraft

Heresy

Treason

Littering on a Sunday

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1973 a Grand Prix was held at Wisborough Green, the first time this particular event had been held. But what sort of transport were they using to race? Hint

Tractors

Traction Engines

Motorised Barstools

Lawn Mowers

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1993 Richard Thompson, ex Fairport Convention guitarist and singer-songwriter recorded a live album at which Sussex venue? Hint

The Brighton Pavilion

The Saffrons, Eastbourne

The Hawth, Crawley

The Assembly Rooms, Worthing

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Question 10 of 10

10. The word martlet is to be frequently found around Sussex. What is a martlet? Hint

Heraldic Device.

Dialect word for town centre.

Bird of prey.

Pond on the Downs.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which town is the county town of East Sussex?

Answer: Lewes

Americans have state capitals, songs, insects etc. We just have county towns.
Lewes has been a town since Saxon times and in 1264 was the site of a historically significant battle between Simon de Montfort and King Henry III.

2. In which sport (though I use the term advisedly) does the World Championship get held every Good Friday at the Greyhound pub, Tinsley Green?

Answer: Marbles

Just like all other sports the Germans usually win. That maybe a slight exaggeration but Saxonia I were the winning team in 2002, '03 and '04. This is an international contest with teams from around the world as well as the local pubs. I am sure that it's popularity in the past had nothing to do with it being the only pub for miles around permitted to open Good Friday afternoon.

More details may be found at http://www.marblemuseum.org/tinsley/tinsleygreen.html

3. Sussex is home to many beautiful parks and gardens which are open to the public. Which of the following parks and gardens is in East Sussex as opposed to West Sussex?

Answer: Sheffield Park

All of these are fairly close together in central Sussex. Wakehurst is part of the Royal Botanical Gardens. Leonardslee has wallabies (also known as assistant lawn mowers). Nymans and Sheffield Park are owned by the National Trust.

4. Winston Churchill's grandson, Nicholas Soames, was first elected to parliament for which constituency?

Answer: Crawley

He was elected MP for Crawley in 1983, 1987 and 1992. In the three subsequent elections he stood and was elected for MP for Mid Sussex.

5. Which famous poet of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, lived at Burwash in Sussex?

Answer: Rudyard Kipling

Kipling wrote a number of poems about Sussex including "Sussex by the Sea" and "The Run of the Downs". The house, Bateman's, where he lived from 1902 until his death in 1936, is owned by the National Trust and open to the public.

6. As Sussex is fairly close to the continent, it is no surprise that many fortifications have been built in the county. Which of the following castles is in West Sussex as opposed to East Sussex?

Answer: Bramber Castle

There is not much left of it now. It was destroyed during the civil war. Other castles, such as Bodiam seem barely damaged by the trials and tribulations of history.

7. In the churchyard of St Swithin's, East Grinstead is a memorial to three poor souls burned at the stake in East Grinstead in July 1556. What offence had they committed?

Answer: Heresy

Three Protestants who refused to renounce their faith, they were burned in the High Street. Years later, at an unknown date, memorial slabs were laid in the churchyard, but their actual graves remain unknown.

8. In 1973 a Grand Prix was held at Wisborough Green, the first time this particular event had been held. But what sort of transport were they using to race?

Answer: Lawn Mowers

Stirling Moss (yes that Stirling Moss) won the Lawn Mower Grand Prix in 1975 and 1976! Motorised barstools were considered a possibility by the founders before they settled for lawn mowers. The official site for the sport is http://www.racemower.co.uk/

9. In 1993 Richard Thompson, ex Fairport Convention guitarist and singer-songwriter recorded a live album at which Sussex venue?

Answer: The Hawth, Crawley

The album is called "Live At Crawley". According to Wikipedia, Richard recorded it to provide "a better quality alternative to the bootlegs".

10. The word martlet is to be frequently found around Sussex. What is a martlet?

Answer: Heraldic Device.

Generally represented as a legless swallow, there are six on the Sussex coat of arms.
(To clarify that is a bird without legs, not one partial to alcohol.)

Source: Author paper_aero

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