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1. Which town is the county town of East Sussex?
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?
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?
4. Winston Churchill's grandson, Nicholas Soames, was first elected to parliament for which constituency?
5. Which famous poet of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, lived at Burwash in Sussex?
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?
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?
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?
9. In 1993 Richard Thompson, ex Fairport Convention guitarist and singer-songwriter recorded a live album at which Sussex venue?
10. The word martlet is to be frequently found around Sussex. What is a martlet?
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