Pisgah National Forest
Pisgah National Forest
  • 1. What state is Pisgah National Forest located in?
A) Virginia
B) Tennessee
C) North Carolina
D) Georgia
  • 2. Which river is a notable feature of Pisgah National Forest?
A) Nantahala River
B) Little Tennessee River
C) French Broad River
D) Tuckaseegee River
  • 3. What is one of the most popular activities in Pisgah National Forest?
A) Hiking
B) Skiing
C) Surfing
D) Desert Camping
  • 4. Pisgah National Forest is part of which larger mountain range?
A) Rocky Mountains
B) Cascade Range
C) Sierra Nevada
D) Appalachian 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) 1925
B) 1933
C) 1907
D) 1916
  • 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) Bureau of Land Management
B) National Park Service
C) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
D) U.S. Forest Service
  • 9. Which department administers the Pisgah National Forest?
A) National Park Service
B) Environmental Protection Agency
C) United States Department of Agriculture
D) United States Department of the Interior
  • 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) DuPont Estate
C) Biltmore Estate
D) Rockefeller Estate
  • 12. Who directed the opening of the first school of forestry in the United States?
A) George Washington Vanderbilt II
B) Teddy Roosevelt
C) Gifford Pinchot
D) Carl Schenk
  • 13. How many ranger districts is the Pisgah National Forest divided into?
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 5
  • 14. Which district office is located in Nebo?
A) Appalachian Ranger District
B) Craggy Ranger District
C) Grandfather Ranger District
D) Pisgah Ranger District
  • 15. In what year was the Bent Creek Campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 2000
B) 1985
C) 1993
D) 2010
  • 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) Catawba and Yadkin rivers
D) Toe and Cane rivers
  • 17. Which of the following areas is not part of the Grandfather and Appalachian Ranger Districts?
A) Roan Mountain
B) Craggy Gardens
C) Big Ivy/Coleman Boundary area
D) Mount Mitchell
  • 18. Which district lies mostly south of Asheville?
A) Craggy Ranger District
B) Grandfather Ranger District
C) Pisgah Ranger District
D) Appalachian Ranger District
  • 19. Which counties are included in the Pisgah Ranger District?
A) Macon, Jackson, and Swain
B) Henderson, Transylvania, and Haywood
C) Ashe, Watauga, and Alleghany
D) Buncombe, Madison, and Yancey
  • 20. What is the highest mountain east of the Mississippi River?
A) Mount Mitchell
B) Black Balsam Knob
C) Tennant Mountain
D) Mount Hardy
  • 21. Which city is located within the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Asheville
B) Raleigh
C) Charlotte
D) Greensboro
  • 22. 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
  • 23. What is the highest elevation in Pisgah National Forest?
A) Mount Mitchell at 6,684 feet
B) Mount Hardy at 6,110 feet
C) Black Balsam Knob at 6,214 feet
D) Cold Mountain at 6,030 feet
  • 24. Which of these activities is not mentioned as a recreational activity in Pisgah National Forest?
A) Hiking
B) Rock climbing
C) Skiing
D) Mountain biking
  • 25. 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
  • 26. Which county is not part of the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Mecklenburg
B) Haywood
C) Madison
D) Transylvania
  • 27. Which of the following is not a use of the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Hunting
B) Timber harvesting
C) Commercial logging
D) Wildlife management
  • 28. Which of these activities is mentioned as a recreational activity in Pisgah National Forest?
A) Fishing
B) Sailing
C) Surfing
D) Skydiving
  • 29. Which of the following is not a county within the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Cherokee
B) Madison
C) Caldwell
D) Haywood
  • 30. Which of these is not a wilderness area within Pisgah National Forest?
A) Shining Rock Wilderness
B) Great Craggy Wilderness
C) Middle Prong Wilderness
D) Linville Gorge Wilderness
  • 31. Which county is not listed as part of the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Transylvania
B) Forsyth
C) Haywood
D) McDowell
  • 32. Which of these is not a county within the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Burke
B) Durham
C) Yancey
D) Avery
  • 33. Which of the following is not a recreational activity mentioned for Pisgah National Forest?
A) Hiking
B) Mountain biking
C) Sailing
D) Fishing
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