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