California Mission Quiz What order founded the missions in California? The Franciscans The Dominicans The Jesuits Benedictines Opus Dei None Which mission was threatened by pirates? San Luis Rey de Francia San Gabriel Arcángel San Francisco Solano San Buenaventura San Diego de Alcalá None Which mission was founded under Mexican rule? Santa Inés San Francisco Solano La Purísima Concepción Clara de Asís Nuestra Señora de la Soledad None Who typically wore a leather jacket? Ranchers Mission neophytes The alcalde Spanish soldiers Mission friars None What would usually be served for breakfast at the mission? Gruel or porridge Tortillas and beans Fried cakes Bacon and eggs Stew None What type of dance was popular at the missions? Flamenco The fandango The salsa The minuet The waltz None What symbol of Saint James the Apostle is frequently found at the missions? A bell A leaping fish A patriarchal (two-crossbar) cross A crooked staff A scalloped sea shell None What was the primary building material at the missions? Brick Adobe Stone Woven reeds Wood None Which mission is known as "the king of the missions"? San Luis Rey de Francia San Gabriel Arcángel San Fernando Rey de España Santa Clara de Asís San Juan Capistrano None Which mission is known as "the queen of the missions"? San Diego de Alcalá Santa Inés San Antonio de Padua Santa Barbara Santa Clara None Which mission is famed for the swallows that return to nest each spring? San Juan Capistrano La Exaltación de la Santa Cruz Santa Clara San Francisco de Asís San Juan Bautista None Which mission was called Misión Dolores (the mission of sorrows)? San Antonio de Padua San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Arcángel San Rafael San Juan Bautista San Francisco de Asís None Which mission was featured in the climactic scene of Alfred Hitchcock's film Vertigo (1958)? San Antonio de Padua San Juan Capistrano San Juan Bautista San Fernando Rey de España Nuestra Señora de la Soledad None Which mission is widely reputed to be haunted? San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo San Francisco Solano La Purísima Concepción San Buenaventura San Diego None What was San Antonio de Pala? A Spanish presidio An asistencia, or sub-mission A planned mission that was never built The 14th mission The 12th mission None Who followed Saint Junípero Serra as head of the California missions, and doubled the number? Pedro Estévan Tápis Francisco Palóu Fermín Francisco de Lasuén Don Gaspár de Portolá José Altimira None Which mission traded with the Russian settlement at Fort Ross? San Luis Obispo de Tolosa San Rafael Arcángel Nuestra Señora de la Soledad La Purísima Concepción San Francisco Solano None Which mission was attacked and partially burned by Kumeyaay Indians in 1775? San Diego de Alcalá Santa Barbara Nuestra Señora de la Soledad San Luis Obispo de Tolosa Santa Inés None Which mission was built in Cañada de los Osos, the 'Valley of the Bears?' San Luis Obispo de Tolosa San Buenaventura San Luis Rey de Francia Santa Clara de Asís San Gabriel Arcángel None Which of the missions below were associated with presidios? San Fernando Rey de España Santa Barbara San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo San Diego de Alcalá San Francisco de Asís Time's up