Rubik's Cube - True or False?

1. The color opposite of red on the Rubik's cube is orange.

2. It was invented by a Hungarian professor of agriculture.

3. Within the first year of release, it sold over 500 million cubes.

4. As of May 2026, the world record for the 3x3 cube is 2.76 seconds, set by Teodor Zajder.

5. The Rubik's Cube was inducted into the US National Toy Hall of Fame in 2014.

6. The six colors on the original cube is white, red, blue, green, purple, yellow.

7. There are many different toys inspired and based off of the Rubik's Cube, like the Pyraminx and Megaminx.

8. The Rubik's cube was originally called the "Magic Block".

9. Different sizes of cubes have been made, like a 2x2 cube, 4x4 cube, 5x5 cube, and even a 24x24 cube!

10. There are 43 quintillion different combinations on a 3x3 cube.

11. In the US, sales for the Rubik's Cube tripled between 2001 and 2003.

12. The Rubik's cube won the 1980 German Game of the Year special award for Best Puzzle.

13. The cube used to be illegal in several countries in the past, as the government of those countries called it "an economic disruptor".

14. The first test batches of the original Rubik's cube were produced in late 1977 and released in toy shops in Budapest.

15. There are competitions that take place for cube solvers to compete to see who can solve the fastest.