Puzzles
Word games made from Mountain View’s streets, creeks, orchards, airships and history. The word search changes every day.
Word search
Today’s word search
Find every word in the grid. Drag across the letters, or tap the first and last. Stuck? A hint lights up where a word starts. A new grid every day.
Find these words:
- Castro
- Villa
- Dana
- Bryant
- Hope Street
- Evelyn
- Sailing Lake
- Boathouse
- Rengstorff
- Bay Trail
- Meadowlands
- Golf Links
- Hangar One
- USS Macon
- Airship
- Dirigible
- Sparrowhawk
- Trapeze
- Prunes
- Apricots
- Blenheim
- Cherries
- Strawberries
- Cannery
Anagram
Local anagrams
Unscramble names you will find around Mountain View. Stuck? Read the hint.
- One of the world’s largest freestanding structures, on Moffett Field
- Downtown’s main street, named for Crisanto Castro
- The bayfront park built on a landfill
- The airship that flew off and caught its own biplanes
- The naval air station named for an admiral
- Mountain View’s oldest home
- Named for a wagon-train captain who liked rattlesnake
- The working homestead the city runs in Rancho San Antonio
- The storekeeper credited with naming the town
- Owner of Rancho Pastoria de las Borregas
- The creek that reaches the bay by Shoreline
- His lab on San Antonio Road started Silicon Valley
Word scramble
Quote scramble
Unscramble the words and the quote completes itself.
There is independence in a small apricot orchard at Mountain View.
Quiz
How well do you know Mountain View?
12 questions on the town’s history, places, airships and orchards.
What is Mountain View named for?
- Its views of the Santa Cruz Mountains
- A ranch called Mountain View
- Mount Diablo
- A mountain inside the city
Which storekeeper and first postmaster is credited with naming the town?
- Jacob Shumway
- Frank Sleeper
- Henry Rengstorff
- Mariano Castro
What does Rancho Pastoria de las Borregas mean?
- Ranch of the creek
- Ranch of the shepherds’ hill
- Ranch of the oak trees
- Ranch of the ewe or lamb pasture
Which family’s name is on Mountain View’s main street?
- The Grant family
- The Whisman family
- The Murphy family
- The Castro family
What was Mountain View before it was a town?
- A mission
- A stagecoach stop
- A fishing village
- A gold camp
In what year did the railroad arrive and pull the town toward Castro Street?
- 1888
- 1864
- 1849
- 1902
When did Mountain View incorporate as a city?
- 1902
- 1864
- 1888
- 1933
Which publisher moved to Mountain View in 1904?
- The Pacific Press Publishing Association
- The Mountain View Voice
- The San Jose Mercury
- Arcadia Publishing
Which fruit was the leading crop of Mountain View in 1904?
- Grapes
- Oranges
- Prunes
- Apples
What did the town celebrate with an exposition from 1915?
- Wine
- Strawberries
- Prunes and apricots
- Flowers
What did the Board of Trade say the town had that no other place in Santa Clara County had?
- A pier
- Salt-water swimming baths
- A university
- An observatory
Which airship was Hangar One built to house?
- Graf Zeppelin
- USS Macon
- Hindenburg
- USS Shenandoah
