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+# pub-quiz-nodejs
+
+This is a fun project for me to learn NodeJs.
+
+The premise of this software is a backend website where pub-quizes can be managed:
+- There's an API point for participants to send their answers
+- There are multiple API points for the quiz manager to administrate the quiz
+  - Delete all data (i.e. before starting a new quiz)
+  - Mark answers as right / wrong
+  - Get a summary of a quiz: which teams scored what
+
+## don't actually use this idea
+If nothing else, allowing internet usage to your pub-quiz participants will make it very easy to cheat.
+It's also taking away some of the fun of playing in a social setting.
+
+#### This is only meant for me to learn NodeJS, nothing more.