The Way We Were...
The names of AA's two co-founders.
Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith
This step asks alcoholics to make a list of those who they have harmed.
What is step 8?
What is an "Open Meeting"?
The number of pages in the Big Book, not counting the stories or appendices
164
The amount of Big Book editions that have been released.
What is four?
The city in which the A.A. co-founders met for the first time.
What is Akron, Ohio
The amount of times "alcohol" is mentioned in the 12-Steps.
What is one time?
(Would also accept twice as the 12th step uses the word "Alcoholics")
This term refers to a group where you accept service responsibilities, sustain friendships, and attend consistently.
What is a "Home Group"?
This is the name of the doctor who wrote The Doctor's Opinion.
Who is Dr. William D. Silkworth?
The name of the newsletter published by AA World Services
The Grapevine
This date is known and celebrated in AA as "Founder's Day".
What is June 10, 1935
The 12-steps suggest direct amends should not be made under these circumstances.
What is "when to do so would injure them or others"?
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
AA members approaching new members for romance or dates is sometimes referred to as....
Thirteenth Stepping
This is the chapter of the Big Book that contains the twelve steps.
Chapter 5 - How it Works
The name of the daily meditation book published by AA World Services
Daily Reflections
Bill Wilson's friend who suggested "Why don't you choose your own conception of God?"
Ebby Thatcher
This is what the 11th step suggests alcoholics should pray for.
"...knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out".
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
This AA Tradition states that "Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions".
What is Tradition 7?
This Big Book chapter is where you can find the story of the "Jay Walker".
What is More About Alcoholism
This school allows their campus to be used for the annual AA Founder's Day celebration.
What is Akron University?
This is the First Century Christian Group which proceeded AA and helped to inspire the 12-Steps as we know them today.
What is the Oxford Group
According to the Big Book, the first requirement of this step is "that we be convinced that any life run on self-will can hardly be a success".
The Third Step
The 4th Tradition states that each group should be autonomous except...
What is "...in matters affecting other groups or A.A. as a whole"?
The amount of chapters in the Big Book
Doctor Bob's area of practice in medicine.
What is proctology?
This man is known as 'Alcoholics Anonymous Number Three'
Bill D. (Dodson)
This is the amount of times the word "we" is used in the 12-Steps.
What is 7?
The acronym for this service position is G.S.R.
What is General Service Representative?
How many times is the word powerless used in the first 164 pages?
Once
This journalist wrote a story in the Saturday Evening Post in 1941, generating interest in the growing fellowship.
Who is Jack Alexander?
The name of Bill Wilson's first drink
Bronx Cocktail
How many steps were there originally?
6
Dr. Bob famously said you only need these two things start a new meeting.
A resentment and a coffee pot
This is the only chapter in the Big Book not written by Bill W.
Chapter 10 - To Employers
The name of the town where Bill Wilson was born.
East Dorset, Vermont