The Buzzer Race

Certamen is a Latin quiz-bowl style game where students across the country compete to demonstrate their knowledge in several classical fields, including the Latin language, Roman history and culture, Greco-Roman mythology, Latin literature, and more. In The Buzzer Race, we listen to the stories of the stalwarts of the scene--current competitors, former players, coaches, writers, and others--to learn about their perspective on Certamen, to get to know them as people beyond their achievements, and to delve into what makes this game so special.

Cover art by Karen Dong & Graydon Schulze-Kalt.