Traditional Luck
This tradition states that every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
What is Tradition Seven?
Source: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Tradition Seven
Correct answer 1000
If stolen 1500
Often called Jimmy K., this man attended his first recovery meetings in the early 1950s and is considered the founder of Narcotics Anonymous.
Only the person who picked can answer with no help from their team
Who is Jimmy Kinnon?
NA history, as recounted in NA World Services materials
Correct answer 500
Incorrect answer 300 to the other team
Step Eight reads: 'Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to do this.'
What is 'make amends to them all'?
Source: Alcoholics Anonymous (Big Book), Chapter 5, 'How It Works'
If stolen 1000 to opposing team
This tradition states that Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, though our service centers may employ special workers.
What is Tradition Eight?
Source: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Tradition Eight
Correct answer 1000
If stolen 2000
This Baltimore congressman later served as president and CEO of the NAACP.
ONLY a person from Baltimore can answer.
Who is Kweisi Mfume?
The long form of this tradition warns that public solicitation of funds using the A.A. name is highly dangerous, whether done by groups, clubs, hospitals, or other outside agencies.
What is Tradition Seven (long form)?
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Tradition Seven
Correct answer 600
If stolen 1000
NA's foundational text, first published in this year, serves the fellowship much as the Big Book serves A.A.
Only the person who picked can answer with no help from their team
What is 1983?
Source: Narcotics Anonymous (Basic Text), publication history
Correct answer 600
Incorrect 200 to the other team
According to the Twelve and Twelve, Step Eight is not yet about action, it is about developing this quality toward those we've harmed, even before any amends are made.
What is willingness?
Source: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Step Eight
Correct answer 600
If stolen 1200
This term describes paid staff, such as those answering phones at an intergroup or central office, who may be hired for practical service work without violating this tradition.
What are special workers?
Source: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Tradition Eight
Right answer 1800
Wrong answer 1000 to the other team
This 1988 comedy stars Eddie Murphy as an African prince who travels to Queens, New York, in search of a bride.
What is Coming to America?
⚠ ZERO OUT: If answered incorrectly, that team's score resets to ZERO.
The long form cautions that nothing can so surely destroy A.A.'s spiritual heritage as futile disputes over money, authority, and this.
What is property?
Correct answer 900
If stolen 1200
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Tradition Seven
Unlike A.A.'s First Step, which names alcohol specifically, NA's First Step describes powerlessness over this broader term.
What is addiction?
Narcotics Anonymous (Basic Text), Step One
Correct answer 900
Incorrect answer 300 to the other team
The Twelve and Twelve notes that compiling this list forces us to set aside self-justifying excuses, such as insisting the other person was equally at fault.
What is the Step Eight list (of persons harmed)?
Source: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Step Eight
Correct answer 600
If stolen 900
The Twelve and Twelve warns that if Twelfth Step work were paid for, sponsorship could become no different from the relationship a client has with this kind of professional, such as a psychiatrist.
What is a professional (psychiatrist or counselor)?
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Tradition Eight
Right answer 1500
Wrong answer 2100 to the other team
This stand-up comedian and actor was awarded the first-ever Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998.
Who is Richard Pryor?
★ SPECIAL: If answered correctly, that team's score DOUBLES.
In 1940, this wealthy philanthropist hosted a dinner to potentially fund A.A., but the fellowship ultimately declined large-scale outside financing, a decision now seen as a cornerstone of Tradition Seven.
Only the person who picked can answer with no help from their team
Who is John D. Rockefeller Jr.?
Source: AA history, as recounted in Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age
Correct answer 800
incorrect answer 400 to the other team
This companion volume to the Basic Text offers one short meditation for every day of the year.
What is Just for Today?
Source: Just for Today: Narcotics Anonymous Daily Meditations
⚠ ZERO OUT: If answered incorrectly, that team's score resets to ZERO.
The Twelve and Twelve teaches that our Step Eight list should include this person too, the one we may have harmed the most through years of drinking or using.
Who are we (ourselves)?
Source: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Step Eight
Correct answer 1200
If stolen 2000
According to the essay, the moment Twelfth Step work is done for money, it risks commercializing what should remain an act of this.
What is love (a labor of love)?
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Tradition Eight
What is love (a labor of love)?
Source: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Tradition Eight
⚠ ZERO OUT: If answered incorrectly, that team's score resets to ZERO.
This scholar and civil rights activist co-founded the NAACP and wrote 'The Souls of Black Folk.'
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois?
☠ STEAL ALL: If answered incorrectly, the OPPOSING team takes ALL of that team's points.
This phrase from the Twelve and Twelve describes A.A.'s deliberate practice of staying poor as an institution, refusing large gifts or bequests that might shift its focus from carrying the message.
What is 'corporate poverty'?
Source: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Tradition Seven
Correct answer 1500
If stolen 2000
This NA slogan encourages members to stay engaged with the program and not give up, no matter how a particular day is going.
Only the person who picked can answer with no help from their team
What is 'Keep Coming Back'?
Source: Common NA slogan, referenced in NA conference-approved literature
Correct answer 2000
Incorrect answer 1000 to the other team
This is the key distinction between Steps Eight and Nine: Step Eight is about making the list and becoming willing, while this next step is where the actual amends happen.
What is Step Nine?
Source: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Steps Eight and Nine
☠ STEAL ALL: If answered incorrectly, the OPPOSING team takes ALL of that team's points.
This is the key distinction Tradition Eight draws: the actual Twelfth Step work of one alcoholic helping another must always remain this, even though related service functions may be paid.
What is free (nonprofessional/voluntary)?
Source: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Tradition Eight
⭐ DOUBLE POINTS: If answered correctly, that team's ENTIRE score doubles.
Nicknamed 'Lady Day,' this legendary jazz and blues singer was born in Baltimore in 1915.
Who is Billie Holiday?
⚠ SPECIAL: If answered incorrectly, that team's score resets to ZERO.