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