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Introduction:
"Traditional seaside resorts, the remote villages of the Weald, shopping and nightlife in Brighton – there’s plenty to see in Sussex, so head to the South Coast and discover this large, diverse county."


1. Sussex has, for many years, legally been two counties. Of which is Chichester the county town and only city?
    West Sussex
    North Sussex
    East Sussex
    South Sussex


2. Which range of chalk hills runs through Sussex?
    North Downs
    South Downs
    Chilterns
    Cotswolds


3. Which Sussex resort so delighted King George V that he granted it a royal title?
    Bognor
    Newhaven
    Littlehampton
    Peacehaven


4. International touring sides from which sport traditionally play in Arundel?
    Association Football
    Cricket
    Rugby Union
    Lacrosse


5. Petworth House lies in a delightful village in northwest Sussex. The house is architecturally inspiring, but is most notable for its art collection, including several Turners. Its grounds are considered the crowning achievement of which eighteenth-century garden designer?
    Humphrey Repton
    Joseph Paxton
    Capability Brown
    John Tradescant


6. At the Battle of Hastings, in 1066, William of Normandy defeated the Saxon king Harold II and so took the crown of England. How is the location it took place at now known?
    Winchelsea
    Hastings
    Battle
    Rye


7. What attractions can you find at Leonardslee, Sheffield Park and Wakehurst Place, all in northeast Sussex?
    Forests
    Castles
    Stately homes
    Gardens


8. Lewes, county town of half of Sussex, is famed for its raucous celebrations of which annual event?
    Guy Fawkes' Night
    New Year's Eve
    Good Friday
    Shrove Tuesday


9. The City of Brighton and Hove is the largest and liveliest city in Sussex. On which of its piers can you ride the funfair attractions?
    Worthing Pier
    Chain Pier
    Palace Pier
    West Pier


10. Which British monarch popularised the resort of Brighton and built the distinctive Royal Pavillion in his youth?
    William IV
    William III
    George III
    George IV


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