What is the Monolith?

A tall granite column of human figures

What happened to the Angry Boy in 1992?

It was stolen and later recovered

Vigeland Park Quiz: Oslo's Sculpture Garden and Monolith

This Vigeland Park quiz strolls through Oslo's huge open-air sculpture garden inside Frogner Park. Play 10 interactive questions on Gustav Vigeland, his deal with the city, the granite Monolith of human figures, the Angry Boy, the fountain, the Wheel of Life, bronze and granite and free entry.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

City
In which city is Vigeland Park?
Artist
Who made the sculptures?
Count
Roughly how many sculptures are in the park?
Monolith
What is the Monolith?
Figures
About how many human figures cover the Monolith?
Boy
Which small bronze figure is the park's most famous?
Stolen
What happened to the Angry Boy in 1992?
Wheel
Which sculpture shows people joined in a circle?
Deal
What did Oslo give Vigeland in exchange for his works?
Entry
How much does it cost to visit the park?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which city is Vigeland Park?
Answer: Oslo
It lies within Frogner Park.
Q2: Who made the sculptures?
Answer: Gustav Vigeland
He worked on them for decades.
Q3: Roughly how many sculptures are in the park?
Answer: More than 200
They are in bronze, granite and iron.
Q4: What is the Monolith?
Answer: A tall granite column of human figures
It was carved from a single block.
Q5: About how many human figures cover the Monolith?
Answer: 121
They seem to climb toward the top.
Q6: Which small bronze figure is the park's most famous?
Answer: The Angry Boy
He stamps his foot in a tantrum.
Q7: What happened to the Angry Boy in 1992?
Answer: It was stolen and later recovered
Thieves sawed it off.
Q8: Which sculpture shows people joined in a circle?
Answer: The Wheel of Life
It suggests the cycle of life.
Q9: What did Oslo give Vigeland in exchange for his works?
Answer: A studio and home
The deal began in 1921.
Q10: How much does it cost to visit the park?
Answer: It is free
It is open all day.

Vigeland Park Quiz – Oslo's Sculpture Garden and Monolith

Vigeland Park sits inside Frogner Park in Oslo and holds more than 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland. In 1921 the city gave him a studio and home in return for his future works.

The sculptures show people of every age in bronze, granite and wrought iron. The Monolith, a column carved from a single granite block, holds 121 human figures twisting toward the top.

Other favorites include the Wheel of Life, a great fountain and the small Angry Boy, which was stolen in 1992 and later recovered. The park is free and open around the clock.

What This Quiz Teaches

Art fans will enjoy these questions.

Where the park is
Who made the works
What the Monolith shows
Which statues are famous
How to visit

Did You Know?

Vigeland also designed the park's layout.
Most of the works were installed in the 1940s.
His former studio is now the Vigeland Museum.
The park draws over a million visitors a year.
It is often called the world's largest sculpture park by one artist.