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