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1. Which Surrey town has commemorated H. G. Wells having lived there, with a sculpture of a Martian?
2. As a consequence of World War 1, a rather famous race was uprooted from its normal venue and held in Surrey, although under a different name to normal. What was this race?
3. The county of Surrey has many hills and views. But what is the highest point in Surrey?
4. Which of the following is not a local authority within Surrey?
5. The 1972 Local Government Reform Act altered, amongst other things, the county boundary between Surrey and Sussex. Which two towns and/or villages were moved from Surrey to Sussex, but raised such a clamour that a new act was passed to transfer them back to Surrey?
6. In which town will you find Mount Browne, the headquarters of Surrey Police?
7. In the nineteenth century railways were built throughout Surrey, making travel to and from London much more feasible. The birth of commuting! But just like the roads of today, the railways had their own congestion problems. The Quarry Line was built to bypass bottlenecks in which town?
8. Where in Surrey was the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences based from 1949 - 1995?
9. English horse racing has five annual races, known as "classics". The Derby, is run at Epsom in Surrey. Which of the remaining four is also normally held in Surrey?
10. Guildford, despite having an Anglican Cathedral remains a town not a city. The Cathedral itself is on a hill to the west of the town. To which of the following is it dedicated?
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