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