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.