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