Max Park: The World's Fastest Rubik's Cube Solver
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What was Max Park's most recent achievement?

  • Breaking the previous world record by Du Yusheng
  • Setting a world record for solving a Rubik's cube in 3.13 seconds (correct)
  • Winning a competition in Southern California
  • Attending a cubing event in Long Beach

What was a challenge for Max Park in his preteen years?

  • Breaking world records
  • Unscrewing the cap of a water bottle (correct)
  • Participating in speedcubing competitions
  • Solving a Rubik's cube quickly

What is the World Cube Association responsible for?

  • Organizing official speedcubing competitions (correct)
  • Setting world records for Rubik's cube solving
  • Promoting Rubik's cube awareness
  • Training speedcubing champions

What did Matthew Dickman describe Max Park's achievement as?

<p>'The holy grail of records' (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who held the previous 3x3x3 record before Max Park?

<p>Yusheng Du from China (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Max Park's autism affect in his preteen years?

<p>His fine motor skills (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Max Park widely regarded as?

<p>The world's top speedcuber (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did Max start showing interest in the Rubik's cube at the age of 9?

<p>To improve his finger strengths (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Max's mother do to help him learn how to solve the Rubik's cube?

<p>She learned how to solve it on YouTube so she could teach Max (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did competitions help teach Max social skills?

<p>They taught him how to wait in line and communicate with the judge (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Max do when he won his first 3x3x3 record at the World Championships in 2017?

<p>He looked to other winners to learn how to hold his certificate up for the crowd (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many competitions are held around the world on any given weekend?

<p>Over a dozen (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many cubers from over 140 countries are registered with the World Cube Association?

<p>More than 140,000 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the mental sport of speedcubing compared to?

<p>'Not Just Child's Play' like Tiddlywinks (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was captured in 'The Speed Cubers', a 2020 documentary that follows Max's story?

<p>'An autistic kid looking at his peer and mimicking' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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