How to solve a Rubik's Cube quickly
  • 1. What is the standard Rubik's Cube size?
A) 5x5x5
B) 2x2x2
C) 4x4x4
D) 3x3x3
  • 2. Which of these is a popular speedcubing method?
A) Beginner's Method
B) Layer by Layer
C) Roux
D) CFOP (Fridrich)
  • 3. What does 'R' denote in Rubik's Cube notation?
A) Reverse
B) Rear face
C) Rotate the entire cube
D) Right face
  • 4. What does 'U' denote in Rubik's Cube notation?
A) Up face
B) Undo
C) Upper layer
D) Under face
  • 5. What does 'L' denote in Rubik's Cube notation?
A) Large face
B) Left face
C) Last layer
D) Lower face
  • 6. What does 'F' denote in Rubik's Cube notation?
A) Free face
B) False
C) Flipped
D) Front face
  • 7. What does 'B' denote in Rubik's Cube notation?
A) Bottom face
B) Back face
C) Before
D) Broken
  • 8. What does 'D' denote in Rubik's Cube notation?
A) Double layer
B) Down face
C) Diagonal
D) Deep cut
  • 9. What does an apostrophe (') after a letter in notation mean?
A) Double turn
B) Counter-clockwise turn
C) Reverse the algorithm
D) Clockwise turn
  • 10. What does '2' after a letter in notation mean?
A) 180-degree turn
B) Double speed
C) Two layers
D) Repeat twice
  • 11. In CFOP, what does 'F2L' stand for?
A) Fast Two Layers
B) Front Two Layers
C) Final Two Layers
D) First Two Layers
  • 12. In CFOP, what does 'OLL' stand for?
A) Optimize Last Layer
B) Overhaul Last Layer
C) Orient Last Layer
D) Order Last Layer
  • 13. In CFOP, what does 'PLL' stand for?
A) Polish Last Layer
B) Perfect Last Layer
C) Position Last Layer
D) Permute Last Layer
  • 14. Which of these is a common cube lubricant?
A) Water
B) Glue
C) Cooking oil
D) Silicone-based lubricant
  • 15. What is 'corner cutting'?
A) Sharpening corner pieces
B) Ability to turn layers when not perfectly aligned
C) Removing corner pieces
D) A solving method
  • 16. What is 'TPS' in cubing?
A) Turns Per Solve
B) Turns Per Second
C) Total Possible Solutions
D) Technical Problem Solving
  • 17. What is the goal of cross in CFOP?
A) Solve a cross on one face
B) Solve all corners
C) Solve all edges
D) Solve the first layer completely
  • 18. What is a 'cube timer' used for?
A) Scrambling the cube
B) Analyzing algorithms
C) Storing algorithms
D) Timing solves
  • 19. What is a common first step in the beginner's method?
A) Solving the middle layer
B) Solving the white cross
C) Solving the last layer edges
D) Solving the first layer corners
  • 20. What is the benefit of learning more algorithms?
A) More complex scrambles
B) Impressing friends
C) Better cube maintenance
D) Faster solves
  • 21. What does it mean for a cube to 'pop'?
A) It is a high-quality cube
B) It makes a popping sound
C) Pieces fall out
D) It solves itself
  • 22. What is the name of the method that solves corners first?
A) Roux
B) ZZ
C) Petrus
D) CFOP
  • 23. What is a 'scramble'?
A) A type of algorithm
B) A cube modification
C) A competition category
D) A sequence of moves to randomize the cube
  • 24. What is 'inspection time'?
A) Time to disassemble the cube
B) Time to lubricate the cube
C) Time to plan the solve before starting
D) Time to check if the cube is legal
  • 25. What is a 'personal best' (PB)?
A) The slowest solve time
B) The average of 5 solves
C) The average solve time
D) The fastest solve time
  • 26. What is a 'world record' (WR)?
A) The average solve time globally
B) The fastest solve time globally
C) The highest scoring solve
D) The most solves in a row
  • 27. Which is an advantage of using a speedcube?
A) Smoother turning
B) Unbreakable
C) Cheaper than regular cubes
D) Solves itself
  • 28. What does 'AUF' refer to?
A) Algorithm User Friendly
B) Advanced Upper Flip
C) Auto-Undo Function
D) Adjust Upper Face
  • 29. Why is look-ahead important?
A) To distract your opponents
B) To admire your work
C) To make the cube look cool
D) To plan future steps during the solve
  • 30. What is the typical number of steps needed in the CFOP method?
A) Around 100 moves
B) Depends on the scramble
C) Around 20 moves
D) Around 55-60 moves
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