1 Who was the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in test cricket?

2 Which foul-smelling flower, native to Indonesia and the Malay archipelago is the world’s largest, growing up to three feet?

3 In Greek mythology, which winged horse sprang from the blood of Medusa?

4 Which African capital city is known by natives as Al Qahirah?

5 What name is given to poetry without a metrical form?

6 Which element was named “inflammable air” by its discoverer, Henry Cavendish?

7 What term is given to the geographical line connecting areas of equal rainfall?

8 According to the Amarakosa, which Hindu god is also known as Martanda?

9 Mycology is the scientific study of which organism?

10 Derived from the Spanish word for “saw”, what are mountain ranges with jagged peaks called?

ANSWERS : 1. Sunil Gavaskar 2. Rafflesia 3. Pegasus 4. Cairo 5. Vers Libre / Free Verse 6. Hydrogen 7. Isohyet 8. Surya 9. Fungi 10. Sierra

Question of the week

In which late actress’s honour was a postage stamp unveiled by the Indian Postal Department on March 18, 2008?

Send in your answer within seven days to: The Telegraph, 6 Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700001. E-mail: career@abpmail.com

All correct entries will be eligible for a lucky draw. Watch this space on April 17 to see if you have bagged the prize.

Winner of the March 20 contest question:

Soham Kundu , Jamshedpur

Answer to last week’s contest question:

Lhasa, Tibet