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Rubik's Cube Facts Trivia Quiz

How much do you really know about the famous Rubik's Cube? These facts were taken out of the "Rubik's Cube Solution Hints Booklet", which comes with the puzzle. Check it out for yourself.

A multiple-choice quiz by TayRay88. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
TayRay88

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
112,182

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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3718

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Question 1 of 10

1. How many different faces are on a Rubik's Cube? Hint

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which is not a color on an original Rubik's Cube? Hint

Green

White

Purple

Orange

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Question 3 of 10

3. How many layers are in a standard Rubik's Cube? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many individual pieces (that you can separate without tools) is a standard Rubik's Cube made up of? Hint

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Question 5 of 10

5. What year was the Rubik's Cube invented? Hint

1974

1952

1936

1980

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the highest amount of twists needed to solve a Rubik's Cube from any position with optimal strategy? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. How long did it take the inventor of the Rubik's Cube to first solve his puzzle? Hint

1 day

1 week

1 month

1 year

8. From its invention, up until the end of the 20th century, what was the shortest "worst case" number of moves in a human-understandable algorithm that can solve the Rubik's Cube in from any scrambled position? Hint

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1982, the first world record was set for solving the Rubik's Cube. How long did it take Ronald Brinkmann to solve the cube? Hint

7 seconds

19 seconds

8 minutes

57 minutes

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Question 10 of 10

10. How many combinations are there in the Rubik's Cube? Hint

2 million

100 thousand

43 quintillion

300

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many different faces are on a Rubik's Cube?

Answer: 6

Of course there are 6 sides! It is a cube!

2. Which is not a color on an original Rubik's Cube?

Answer: Purple

The original Rubik's Cube has sides of red, green, yellow, white, orange and blue.

3. How many layers are in a standard Rubik's Cube?

Answer: 3

These 3 layers can also be seen as columns going up and down.

4. How many individual pieces (that you can separate without tools) is a standard Rubik's Cube made up of?

Answer: 21

There are 8 corner cubes, and 12 edge cubes along with the cross-shaped inner structure holding the six center faces.

5. What year was the Rubik's Cube invented?

Answer: 1974

It was invented by Erno Rubik, a Hungarian Professor of Architecture and Design.

6. What is the highest amount of twists needed to solve a Rubik's Cube from any position with optimal strategy?

Answer: 20

It has been proven in 2010 that the maximum is 20 and a position requiring at least 20 moves had been known some time before that.

7. How long did it take the inventor of the Rubik's Cube to first solve his puzzle?

Answer: 1 month

Before he did, he wasn't even sure if it was possible to solve his puzzle!

Answer: 52

The world record for practical cube solving from random positions is much lower - 22 moves has been achieved at least twice. It has been proven that any position can be solved in 20 moves, but there is no way to write down the needed steps for each position in a way significantly more compact than providing a list for each position.

9. In 1982, the first world record was set for solving the Rubik's Cube. How long did it take Ronald Brinkmann to solve the cube?

Answer: 19 seconds

Since then the record has been reduced to under 5 seconds.

10. How many combinations are there in the Rubik's Cube?

Answer: 43 quintillion

Source: Author TayRay88

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