San José School claimed victory in the fifth edition of ManzaQuiz, a school competition held in Manzanares. The event, which brought together more than 300 people, served as the closing ceremony for the Quijo 3x3 program. For the community, this initiative demonstrates that young people can combine education and leisure, fostering knowledge and coexistence in a competitive yet healthy environment.
The technological logistics behind the game board 🖥️
The organization of ManzaQuiz required a real-time response platform synchronized with a central projection system. Each team had a wireless buzzer connected to a hub that recorded the order of presses, avoiding technical ties. The questions were stored in a local database with predefined categories, while a Python script managed the random rotation of rounds. Without this architecture, maintaining the pace of the competition with 300 attendees would have been chaos.
The buzzer: that friend who always fails at the worst moment 😅
Of course, no school tournament is complete without the moment of panic when a buzzer decides to go on strike. Amid the nervousness and adrenaline, some team surely discovered that pressing too hard does not speed up the response, it only confuses the sound technician. In the end, the winner was not the fastest, but the one who remembered that the button is not pressed with a closed fist.