Pisgah National Forest - Quiz
Pisgah National Forest
  • 1. What state is Pisgah National Forest located in?
A) Virginia
B) Tennessee
C) Georgia
D) North Carolina
  • 2. Which river is a notable feature of Pisgah National Forest?
A) Tuckaseegee River
B) French Broad River
C) Nantahala River
D) Little Tennessee River
  • 3. What is one of the most popular activities in Pisgah National Forest?
A) Desert Camping
B) Hiking
C) Surfing
D) Skiing
  • 4. Pisgah National Forest is part of which larger mountain range?
A) Sierra Nevada
B) Rocky Mountains
C) Appalachian Mountains
D) Cascade Range
  • 5. Which waterfall is located in Pisgah National Forest?
A) Whitewater Falls
B) Hickory Nut Falls
C) Looking Glass Falls
D) Linville Falls
  • 6. What year was Pisgah National Forest established?
A) 1907
B) 1925
C) 1933
D) 1916
  • 7. What type of climate does Pisgah National Forest have?
A) Temperate
B) Arid
C) Cold Desert
D) Tropical
  • 8. Which organization manages Pisgah National Forest?
A) Bureau of Land Management
B) U.S. Forest Service
C) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
D) National Park Service
  • 9. Which department administers the Pisgah National Forest?
A) National Park Service
B) Environmental Protection Agency
C) United States Department of the Interior
D) United States Department of Agriculture
  • 10. Which act provided the authority to create national forests in the eastern United States?
A) Weeks Act of 1911
B) Forest Reserve Act of 1891
C) Timber Culture Act of 1873
D) National Forest Management Act of 1976
  • 11. Which estate sold land to the federal government to help establish the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Vanderbilt Estate
B) Rockefeller Estate
C) DuPont Estate
D) Biltmore Estate
  • 12. Who directed the opening of the first school of forestry in the United States?
A) Carl Schenk
B) Gifford Pinchot
C) George Washington Vanderbilt II
D) Teddy Roosevelt
  • 13. How many ranger districts is the Pisgah National Forest divided into?
A) 4
B) 3
C) 5
D) 2
  • 14. Which of the following is not a use of the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Timber harvesting
B) Commercial logging
C) Hunting
D) Wildlife management
  • 15. Which of the following is not a county within the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Caldwell
B) Cherokee
C) Madison
D) Haywood
  • 16. What is the highest mountain east of the Mississippi River?
A) Mount Mitchell
B) Tennant Mountain
C) Black Balsam Knob
D) Mount Hardy
  • 17. Which of the following rivers' watersheds are included in the Grandfather and Appalachian Ranger Districts?
A) Toe and Cane rivers
B) Nolichucky and Watauga rivers
C) Catawba and Yadkin rivers
D) French Broad and Pigeon rivers
  • 18. Which district lies mostly south of Asheville?
A) Craggy Ranger District
B) Pisgah Ranger District
C) Appalachian Ranger District
D) Grandfather Ranger District
  • 19. Which trail is considered one of the toughest mountain bike trails in Pisgah National Forest?
A) Art Loeb Trail
B) Black Mountain Loop
C) Farlow Gap
D) Sycamore Cove Trail
  • 20. Which county is not listed as part of the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Transylvania
B) McDowell
C) Haywood
D) Forsyth
  • 21. Which counties are included in the Pisgah Ranger District?
A) Macon, Jackson, and Swain
B) Buncombe, Madison, and Yancey
C) Ashe, Watauga, and Alleghany
D) Henderson, Transylvania, and Haywood
  • 22. Which of these is not a wilderness area within Pisgah National Forest?
A) Linville Gorge Wilderness
B) Great Craggy Wilderness
C) Shining Rock Wilderness
D) Middle Prong Wilderness
  • 23. Which of these activities is mentioned as a recreational activity in Pisgah National Forest?
A) Sailing
B) Surfing
C) Fishing
D) Skydiving
  • 24. Which of the following areas is not part of the Grandfather and Appalachian Ranger Districts?
A) Mount Mitchell
B) Big Ivy/Coleman Boundary area
C) Roan Mountain
D) Craggy Gardens
  • 25. What is the highest elevation in Pisgah National Forest?
A) Black Balsam Knob at 6,214 feet
B) Mount Mitchell at 6,684 feet
C) Cold Mountain at 6,030 feet
D) Mount Hardy at 6,110 feet
  • 26. Which of these activities is not mentioned as a recreational activity in Pisgah National Forest?
A) Rock climbing
B) Skiing
C) Mountain biking
D) Hiking
  • 27. In what year was the Bent Creek Campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 1993
B) 1985
C) 2010
D) 2000
  • 28. How many acres of old-growth forests have been identified in the Pisgah National Forest?
A) 189 km2
B) 10,000 acres
C) 512,758 acres
D) 46,600 acres
  • 29. Which district office is located in Nebo?
A) Craggy Ranger District
B) Appalachian Ranger District
C) Pisgah Ranger District
D) Grandfather Ranger District
  • 30. Which of these is not a county within the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Yancey
B) Burke
C) Durham
D) Avery
  • 31. Which city is located within the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Charlotte
B) Raleigh
C) Greensboro
D) Asheville
  • 32. Which of the following is not a recreational activity mentioned for Pisgah National Forest?
A) Hiking
B) Fishing
C) Mountain biking
D) Sailing
  • 33. Which county is not part of the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Mecklenburg
B) Madison
C) Transylvania
D) Haywood
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