How did Monet make his water garden?

By diverting a small stream to fill a pond

Giverny Quiz: Monet's Water Lily Pond and Japanese Bridge

This Giverny quiz strolls into Claude Monet's garden in Normandy, the subject of his greatest late paintings. Play 10 interactive questions on his move to Giverny in 1883, the pink house with green shutters, the flower garden called Clos Normand, the water garden he created, the green Japanese bridge, about 250 water lily paintings, his eye troubles and the Orangerie panels.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Artist
Which painter made Giverny famous?
Region
In which French region is Giverny?
Move
When did Monet move to Giverny?
House
What does Monet's house look like?
Flower
What is the flower garden in front of the house called?
Pond
How did Monet make his water garden?
Bridge
What color is the Japanese footbridge?
Lilies
About how many water lily paintings did Monet make?
Eyes
Which eye condition affected his late colors?
Museum
Which Paris museum shows his huge water lily panels?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which painter made Giverny famous?
Answer: Claude Monet
He founded Impressionism.
Q2: In which French region is Giverny?
Answer: Normandy
It is northwest of Paris.
Q3: When did Monet move to Giverny?
Answer: 1883
He later bought the house.
Q4: What does Monet's house look like?
Answer: Pink with green shutters
Inside he hung Japanese prints.
Q5: What is the flower garden in front of the house called?
Answer: Clos Normand
It is packed with color.
Q6: How did Monet make his water garden?
Answer: By diverting a small stream to fill a pond
He planted water lilies.
Q7: What color is the Japanese footbridge?
Answer: Green
Wisteria grows over it.
Q8: About how many water lily paintings did Monet make?
Answer: About 250
He painted them for decades.
Q9: Which eye condition affected his late colors?
Answer: Cataracts
He had surgery in 1923.
Q10: Which Paris museum shows his huge water lily panels?
Answer: Musée de l'Orangerie
He gave them to France after World War I.

A Garden Painted for Thirty Years

Claude Monet moved to the village of Giverny in Normandy in 1883 and later bought the pink house with green shutters. In front of it he planted the Clos Normand, a flower garden packed with color, and inside he hung his collection of Japanese prints.

In 1893 Monet bought land across the road and diverted a small stream to create a water garden, planting water lilies and building a green Japanese footbridge draped in wisteria. He painted the pond for decades, making about 250 water lily paintings, often focusing on reflections.

Cataracts clouded his vision and changed his colors until he had surgery in 1923. He gave huge water lily panels to France after World War I, now shown in oval rooms at the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris. Monet died at Giverny in 1926, and the restored gardens opened to the public in 1980.

What This Quiz Teaches

Art and garden fans will enjoy these questions.

When Monet arrived
What the house looks like
How the pond was made
What he painted
Where the paintings are

Did You Know?

Gardeners still plant his favorite flowers.
Boats sit on the pond.
Monet employed several gardeners.
Spring brings tulips and irises.
Visitors queue in summer.