Jibardy: Sean vs. Callum Pettit

This story originally ran in the October 2008 issue of Freeskier (V11.1).

To kick off Jibardy this year, we pitted the brothers Pettit in a cerebral death match. Can zany, 16-year-old Sean best our Buyer’s Guide cover boy and his 18-year-old brother Callum?

Photo: Chris O’Connell

Sean : Chicken, lettuce, tomato and bacon.
3 pts.

Callum : Turkey, bacon, tomato and lettuce
4 pts.

Freeskier : What is the deadliest animal in Africa? (Hippopotamus or
mosquitoes acceptable)

Sean : I think I know this, I saw it on the Discovery Channel. Is it the Hippopotamus?
1 pt.

Callum : It"™s got to be some sort of snake. Python?
0 pts.

Sean : What is John Symms"™ college degree in? (Mathematics) I"™m going to go with Design . Or the Art of Film .
0 pts.

Callum : Human Kinetics ? No. Math ?
1 pt.

Freeskier : When was the skateboard ollie invented? (1978 by Alan "Ollie" Gelfand. Closest to the answer wins.)

Sean : 1975.
1 pt.

Callum : 1965.
0 pts.

Freeskier : What is Candide"™s home resort? (La Clusaz, France)

Sean : I know it"™s in France. Port Du Soleil?
0 pts.

Callum : La Clusaz?
1 pt.

Freeskier : What year did Canada become an independent country? (1867. Closest to the answer wins.)

Sean : It must have been around 1855.
1 pt.

Callum : 1854.
0 pts.

Freeskier : How many screws are needed in a Salomon STH16 binding?
(10. Closest to the answer wins.)

Sean : I don"™t know, 25?
0 pts.

Callum : I"™m going to say eight.
1 pt.

Freeskier : Who is the wealthiest man in the world as reported in 2008 by Forbes Magazine? (Warren Buffet)

Sean : Is it still Bill Gates? The Prime Minister of Italy?
0 pts.

Callum : The guy who owns Google? Bill Gates? P. Diddy?
0 pts.

Freeskier : How many X Games medals do the guys at Simon"™s house in Colorado possess? (Simon, TJ, Peter, Colby = 11)

Sean : 11.
1 pt.

Callum : 12.
0 pts.

Freeskier : What is 23 degrees celsius in Fahrenheit? (73.4. Closest to the answer wins.)

Sean : 68?
0 pts.

Callum : Is it 72?
1 pt.

AND THE WINNER IS…

CALLUM PETTIT! 8 POINTS
SEAN PETTIT: 7 POINTS

Photo: Chris O’Connell

TUNE IN NEXT ISSUE!
Callum’s love for club sandwiches has bested Sean’s affection for the Discovery Channel. Check in next month as Callum takes on Québécois Phil Casabon.