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