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Sussex, By The Sea Trivia Quiz

A certain Mr Kipling wrote a far better eulogy to Sussex than I could ever do, on the other hand he never wrote a quiz on Sussex for FunTrivia.

A multiple-choice quiz by paper_aero. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
paper_aero

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
224,044

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
855

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Question 1 of 10

1. Sussex has many venues for horse-racing. Which of the following racecourses is not located in Sussex?
Hint

Fontwell

Brighton

Lingfield

Plumpton

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Question 2 of 10

2. In Crawley, the largest inland town in Sussex, one of the retail parks is called County Oak. What did the 'County Oak' originally mark?
Hint

Border between Sussex & Surrey

Mid Point of North Downs Way.

Burial site of the last King of Sussex.

Where the County Assizes were held.

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Question 3 of 10

3. There is a river running through the middle of Brighton, although it is now in a sewer. Its route takes it through what is now the Old Steine. What is the river's name?
Hint

Blacksheep

Adur

Wellsbourne

Winterwhite Stream

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Question 4 of 10

4. There used to be a railway running from Midhurst to Chichester. Which intermediate station did travellers alight at for the races at Goodwood?
Hint

Singleton

Lavant

Cocking

Petworth

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of the following composers is buried in Chichester Cathedral?
Hint

Gustav Holst

Edward Elgar

George Frideric Handel

Henry Purcell

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Saint is alleged to have slain a dragon in the woods to the east of Horsham which now bear his name?
Hint

St Leonard

St Wilfred

St George

St Harry

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Question 7 of 10

7. Where does the River Arun meet the English Channel?
Hint

Crawley

Arundel

Littlehampton

Shoreham-by-Sea

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Volks Electric Railway is the world's oldest remaining operating electric railway. In which town or city on Sussex's coast will you find it?
Hint

Hastings

Middleton-on-Sea

Brighton and Hove

Eastbourne

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Question 9 of 10

9. Yorkshire is divided into Ridings, what was Sussex once divided into? Hint

Rapes

Lathes

Brambers

Downs

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Question 10 of 10

10. Is the River Rother in East or West Sussex?
Hint

Both, it crosses the border several times.

West Sussex.

East Sussex.

Both, there are two River Rothers.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Sussex has many venues for horse-racing. Which of the following racecourses is not located in Sussex?

Answer: Lingfield

Lingfield is in Surrey, although very close to the Sussex border. Not to be confused with the Sussex village of Lindfield which doesn't have a racetrack.

2. In Crawley, the largest inland town in Sussex, one of the retail parks is called County Oak. What did the 'County Oak' originally mark?

Answer: Border between Sussex & Surrey

The tree is no more and the border is now several miles further north, the other side of Gatwick Airport. The North Downs Way runs through Surrey and County Assizes were held in the older county towns of East and West Sussex. Very little has been recorded of our kings beyond their names and sometimes not even that detail survives.

3. There is a river running through the middle of Brighton, although it is now in a sewer. Its route takes it through what is now the Old Steine. What is the river's name?

Answer: Wellsbourne

"However, by 1793 the waters of the river were running dry and the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Marlborough paid for them to be directed into a brick sewer."
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The Adur flows through nearby Shoreham, the remaining two names are from my imagination.

4. There used to be a railway running from Midhurst to Chichester. Which intermediate station did travellers alight at for the races at Goodwood?

Answer: Singleton

Lavant and Cocking were the other two intermediate stations on the line. Leslie Oppitz, in his book "The Lost Railways of Sussex" tells us the sidings at Singleton could accommodate fourteen trains on race days.

5. Which of the following composers is buried in Chichester Cathedral?

Answer: Gustav Holst

Gustav Holst died in 1934, a memorial to him may be found in the North Transept of the cathedral.
Henry Purcell and George Handel are buried in Westminster Abbey, Sir Edward Elgar is buried at Malvern.

6. Which Saint is alleged to have slain a dragon in the woods to the east of Horsham which now bear his name?

Answer: St Leonard

Many versions of the legend claim that lilies arose where the Saint's blood fell. St Leonard's Forest is still accessible and the pub in the nearby village of Colgate is suitable named The Dragon.
St Leonard is the patron saint of prisoners amongst other responsibilities.

7. Where does the River Arun meet the English Channel?

Answer: Littlehampton

The strongly tidal River Arun flows through Arundel before reaching Littlehampton. The River Adur enters the sea at Shoreham, while Crawley is more than twenty miles inland.

8. The Volks Electric Railway is the world's oldest remaining operating electric railway. In which town or city on Sussex's coast will you find it?

Answer: Brighton and Hove

This railway opened in 1883 and still runs during the summer. More details can be found of this interesting railway at http://volkselectricrailway.co.uk/

9. Yorkshire is divided into Ridings, what was Sussex once divided into?

Answer: Rapes

In Norman times there were six Rapes. Lathes were used as a division of Kent, Bramber is a place in Sussex and the South Downs are a range of hills which runs through Sussex.

10. Is the River Rother in East or West Sussex?

Answer: Both, there are two River Rothers.

The West Sussex River Rother is a tributary of the River Arun, the East Sussex version rises near Rotherfield and also flows through Kent on its journey to the English Channel, which it enters near Rye.

Source: Author paper_aero

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