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Pisgah National Forest - Quiz
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  • 1. What state is Pisgah National Forest located in?
A) North Carolina
B) Virginia
C) Tennessee
D) Georgia
  • 2. Which river is a notable feature of Pisgah National Forest?
A) French Broad River
B) Nantahala River
C) Little Tennessee River
D) Tuckaseegee River
  • 3. What is one of the most popular activities in Pisgah National Forest?
A) Hiking
B) Skiing
C) Desert Camping
D) Surfing
  • 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) Linville Falls
B) Looking Glass Falls
C) Hickory Nut Falls
D) Whitewater 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) Tropical
B) Temperate
C) Arid
D) Cold Desert
  • 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 Agriculture
D) United States Department of the Interior
  • 10. Which act provided the authority to create national forests in the eastern United States?
A) National Forest Management Act of 1976
B) Timber Culture Act of 1873
C) Weeks Act of 1911
D) Forest Reserve Act of 1891
  • 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) George Washington Vanderbilt II
B) Gifford Pinchot
C) Carl Schenk
D) Teddy Roosevelt
  • 13. How many ranger districts is the Pisgah National Forest divided into?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 5
D) 3
  • 14. Which of the following is not a use of the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Timber harvesting
B) Wildlife management
C) Hunting
D) Commercial logging
  • 15. Which of the following is not a county within the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Cherokee
B) Haywood
C) Madison
D) Caldwell
  • 16. What is the highest mountain east of the Mississippi River?
A) Black Balsam Knob
B) Tennant Mountain
C) Mount Mitchell
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) French Broad and Pigeon rivers
D) Catawba and Yadkin rivers
  • 18. Which district lies mostly south of Asheville?
A) Craggy Ranger District
B) Pisgah 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) Farlow Gap
B) Art Loeb Trail
C) Sycamore Cove 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) Buncombe, Madison, and Yancey
B) Henderson, Transylvania, and Haywood
C) Macon, Jackson, and Swain
D) Ashe, Watauga, and Alleghany
  • 22. Which of these is not a wilderness area within Pisgah National Forest?
A) Great Craggy Wilderness
B) Shining Rock Wilderness
C) Linville Gorge Wilderness
D) Middle Prong Wilderness
  • 23. Which of these activities is mentioned as a recreational activity in Pisgah National Forest?
A) Fishing
B) Sailing
C) Surfing
D) Skydiving
  • 24. Which of the following areas is not part of the Grandfather and Appalachian Ranger Districts?
A) Craggy Gardens
B) Big Ivy/Coleman Boundary area
C) Roan Mountain
D) Mount Mitchell
  • 25. What is the highest elevation in Pisgah National Forest?
A) Black Balsam Knob at 6,214 feet
B) Cold Mountain at 6,030 feet
C) Mount Mitchell at 6,684 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) Hiking
C) Mountain biking
D) Skiing
  • 27. In what year was the Bent Creek Campus listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
A) 1985
B) 2000
C) 1993
D) 2010
  • 28. How many acres of old-growth forests have been identified in the Pisgah National Forest?
A) 512,758 acres
B) 189 km2
C) 46,600 acres
D) 10,000 acres
  • 29. Which district office is located in Nebo?
A) Grandfather Ranger District
B) Appalachian Ranger District
C) Pisgah Ranger District
D) Craggy Ranger District
  • 30. Which of these is not a county within the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Yancey
B) Burke
C) Avery
D) Durham
  • 31. Which city is located within the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Asheville
B) Raleigh
C) Charlotte
D) Greensboro
  • 32. Which of the following is not a recreational activity mentioned for Pisgah National Forest?
A) Sailing
B) Fishing
C) Mountain biking
D) Hiking
  • 33. Which county is not part of the Pisgah National Forest?
A) Madison
B) Mecklenburg
C) Haywood
D) Transylvania
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