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43 (US) quintillion positions, but only one solution: This is the ingenious principle behind the toy invented by the Hungarian professor Erno Rubik. Its mechanical and mathematical signs are as simple as they are elegant, but the result is a challenge that can last for months, with the discovery of every move combination being a great success.
2 Rubik's Cube quizzes and 20 Rubik's Cube trivia questions.
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  Rubik's Cube    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you're an "oldie", you probably owned a Rubik's Cube in the 80s. But chances are you never solved it without "cheating". Here's some interesting trivia about the little cube that took over the world during the 80s.
Difficult, 10 Qns, bruinboy, Oct 26 20
Difficult
bruinboy
Oct 26 20
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  Rubik's Cube Facts    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
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.
Tough, 10 Qns, TayRay88, Jul 27 20
Tough
TayRay88
Jul 27 20
3902 plays

Rubik's Cube Trivia Questions
1. In what year was the first Rubik's Cube created?

From Quiz Rubik's Cube

Answer: 1974

Erno Rubik, a lecturer at the Department of Interior Design at the Academy of Applied Arts and Crafts in Budapest, Hungary, made the first cube in 1974. He was looking for an innovative method to teach his students about 3D objects. When he saw how much the students loved this little cube, Mr. Rubik decided to market his invention to the world.

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

From Quiz Rubik's Cube Facts

Answer: 6

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

3. Although there have been many different sizes and shapes of the Rubik's Cube, what was the most popular shape?

From Quiz Rubik's Cube

Answer: 3x3x3 cube

The 3x3x3 cube was the most popular cube, although there have been many variations, such as the 4x4x4 Rubik's Revenge cube and the pyramid, to name a couple.

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

From Quiz Rubik's Cube Facts

Answer: 3

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

5. In 1982, Minh Thai of the USA set an official world record time for solving the 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube? How fast was that record?

From Quiz Rubik's Cube

Answer: 22.95 seconds

His record has been beaten a few times since then. One best time for restoring the cube in an official championship was 9.86 seconds by Thibaut Jacquinot (France) at the Spanish Open 2007 in Murcia on 5 May 2007.

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

From Quiz Rubik's Cube Facts

Answer: 21

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

7. How many different color combination arrangement are there in a 3x3x3 cube?

From Quiz Rubik's Cube

Answer: 43,252,003,274,489,856,000

At over 43 quintillion possible combinations, this is more than the total number of estimated seconds since the Big Bang. It is also over 7 billion combinations for each man, woman, and child on Earth!

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

From Quiz Rubik's Cube Facts

Answer: 1974

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

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

From Quiz Rubik's Cube Facts

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.

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

From Quiz Rubik's Cube Facts

Answer: 1 month

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

11. How can you tell a real Rubik's Cube from a fake Rubik's Cube?

From Quiz Rubik's Cube

Answer: The real Rubik's Cube has the Rubik's name on the sticker of the white center piece

The white center piece sticker is the proof one needs to tell the real from the fake. Believe me, the real Rubik's Cube could be disassembled, as I did it a few times before I figured out how to solve it.

12. 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?

From Quiz Rubik's Cube Facts

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.

13. What did the Rubik's Cube manufacturer consider naming the cube for its international launch in 1980?

From Quiz Rubik's Cube

Answer: The Gordian Knot

In 1980, Ideal Toys was going to call it The Gordian Knot, but someone suggested The Rubik's Cube, and the rest is history.

14. 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?

From Quiz Rubik's Cube Facts

Answer: 19 seconds

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

15. Who launched the Rubik's Cube in America with a Hollywood party on May 5th, 1980?

From Quiz Rubik's Cube

Answer: Zsa Zsa Gabor

Appropriately, they had Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gabor launch the cube in America.

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

From Quiz Rubik's Cube Facts

Answer: 43 quintillion

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