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BIG BOOK BASICS
100

 "We admitted we were ___ over alcohol."

What is powerless?

100

He wrote the first story in the Big Book and helped start AA.

Who is Bill W.?

100

I’m the first step to getting well, without me, your life’s not swell.

What is Step 1?

100

This step says we are powerless over alcohol.

What is Step 1?

100

What color is the Big Book?

What is blue?

200

"Came to believe that a ___ greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity."

What is Power?

200

He was a doctor and wrote “The Doctor’s Opinion.”

Who is Dr. Silkworth?

200

I’m a book that’s big, blue, and bold—full of stories that never get old.

What is the Big Book?

200

This step says we believe in something greater than ourselves.

What is Step 2?

200

What does “AA” stand for?

What is Alcoholics Anonymous?

300

"Made a ___ and fearless moral inventory of ourselves."

What is searching?

300

“I can’t stop drinking and I don’t know why.”

Who is a newcomer?

300

I’m what you say when you start to pray, asking for help each sober day.

What is the Serenity Prayer?

300

This is the step where we say “I’m sorry” and make it right.

What is Step 9?

300

What page talks about “Acceptance is the answer”?

What is page 417?

400

"Half ___ availed us nothing."

What are measures?

400

“I knew I needed help, but I was afraid to ask.”

Who is an alcoholic in recovery?

400

I’m the group you go to when life’s a mess, we sit in squares and share our stress.

What is an AA meeting?

400

This step asks us to look honestly at ourselves.

What is Step 4?

400

What is the nickname for the first 164 pages of the Big Book?

What is the program or the text?

500

"We let go ___."

What is absolutely?

500

“Acceptance is the answer to all my problems today.”

Who is Dr. Paul? This quote comes from a story in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, in the 4th edition, titled “Doctor, Alcoholic, Addict” by Dr. Paul O. (commonly known as Dr. Paul). It appears on page 417 (now page 407 in the 4th edition). 

500

I’m not a place, I’m not a thing, I’m your connection to healing within.

What is a Higher Power?

500

This step tells us to help others and live these steps daily.

What is Step 12?

500

How many steps are in the program of AA?

What is 12?

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