Involved administrators have lobbied for
(select appropriate answers):
A. small, flexible backyard contests;
B. large public relations oriented
contests;
C. skate safety instructional programs;
D. improved amateur events;
E. fewer, better organized contests.
16. The difference in the preceding pro-
posed contest types reflects (choose one):
A. the natural differences between
administrators;
B. power politics;
C. differing intelligence quotients;
D. a healthy process;
E. freedom of choice.
17. The average skater on the street
cares little about economic forecasts,
political concerns and legal constraints
because (select one):
A. he is too busy skating:
B. she is too busy skating:
C. skaters are apolitical;
D. the average skater doesn't read
industry mags;
E. skaters live in the future.
18. Following several years as a topless
bar type environment, Surf N' Turf
Skatepark was recently unearthed and re-
opened. In its first few months it did more
business than in its entire three year in-
carnation as a prime 70's attraction. This
proves (select one):
A. the viability of today's sport/art:
B. topless titty bars are out;
C. good promotion beats no promotion;
D. supply side economic theories
abound;
E. a lot of guys snuck in during the 70's.
19. On a recent morning Dave Lee,
arguably the most legendary of all skate
collectors, decided to auction off the en-
tire history of the sport. Those present in-
cluded the other Partain, Jay Adams, Ray
Flores, Tall Dog, Leado Bob Kittela,
Thatcher, and... The presence of these
elder statesmen in one place proves
(select one):
A. history sells;
B. the presence of a true skate
historical network;
C. people are bored;
D. the Daniel Gesmer Show was sold out;
E. old dogs require old equipment to
do new tricks.
20. Americans spend over 10 billion
dollars a year to lose weight yet the
country remains a nation of overweight
people. This indicates (selects one):
A. if you live large you eat large;
B. Colonel Sanders was a Commie;
C. people don't skate enough;
D. televised spectator sports don't
foster healthy bodies;
E. none of these people has ever met
Barry Zaritsky.
21. In the July 1977 issue of Skateboarder
the following statement was printed: "Get
off the streets! The street is no place to
try your skill as a skateboarder." This
demonstrates (choose any applicable):
A. the environmental preference
From some kid tooling a stick on the ancient streets of Venice,
Italy, to Mike Vallely by Jimbo-ing it near the cemetaries of Colma, California,
the presence of the skateboarder will continue to be felt.
Ted Shred (left) displays the tribal skate
garb of the San Francisco street.
John Palfreyman (right) was the first bike guy to
ever ride a pool. Today he is a top, world
class sidehack racer.
changes in the
sport of skate-
boarding over a
decade;
B. good citizen-
ship and good
sense go hand
in hand;
C. Skateboarder Magazine deserved to
go out of business;
D. people that don't skate shouldn't run.
skateboarding periodicals;
E. another reason to outlaw the sale of
automatic weapons.
22. In a cultural/attitudinal sense, social
researchers now consider a "generation"
to be a three year period. This indicates
(choose one):
A. the rapid passage of time;
B. today's fad is tomorrow's trivia;
C. substance survives while style in-
validates itself;
D. very few people remember Bruce
Logan;
E. in a cultural/attitudinal sense,
skateboarding is a very old sport.
23. Media proliferation has created a vast
informational glut. American popular
culture is largely reflective of mass media
concerns. Of the following common
usage terms, which one was not
originated by media/merchandising types:
A. safe sex;
B. gleaming the cube:
C. road rash;
D. bop till you drop;
E. semper fidelis.
24. On sidewalks, on streets, on ramps, .
in pools and down hills throughout the
world, relatively unknown skaters con-
tinually expand the sport's boundaries.
Despite these skaters' innovations, many
remain anonymous. The fact that this
occurs indicates (select one):
A. the great depth of talent in the sport.
today:
B. it's tough to be a pro;
C. today's hot kid is tomorrow's hot pro;
D. publicity is hard to get;
E. magazines are generally behind the
times.
25. Roger Hickey, the perennial high
speed boy, is currently regarded as
skating's fastest. Hickey's skateboard
record is 73.97 mph and, according to
racing lore, Hickey has never been beaten.
adrid
Roger Hickey, notorious back road
downhill racer. An unknown skater
nosewheelies down an unknown street in
an L.A. beach town in 1976.
With his typically modest attitude Roger
is holding a "Roger Hickey vs. the World"
day. The object of the endeavor is to beat
Hickey going downhill. (He'll even give
you 500 bucks cash if you can do it.)
Based on the preceding information,
Roger Hickey is (select one):
A. confident;
B. fast;
C. a world class athlete;
D. an egomaniac;
E. an Elvis impersonator.
26. The biggest problem in the sport to-
day is (select one):
A. skaters who make six-figure
incomes;
B. magazines that are controlled by
manufacturers:
C. the lack of enough terrain;
D. legal harassment;
E. pretentious articles such as this.
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