Alcoholics Anonymous 101
How many A.A. members were there when they wrote the book, "Alcholics Anonymous"?
A.) 100
B.) 2
C.) 15
A.) 100
This step involves admitting powerlessness and unmanageablity
Step 1
Someone who guides a newcomer through the process of 12-step groups
Sponsor
When was NA founded?
1953
The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
What is the name of the physician who wrote the "Doctor's Opinion" in the A.A. Big Book?
Dr. William Silkworth
This step involves making a searching and fearless moral inventory.
Step 4
A powerful desire to use substances often perceived as "impulsive" and "uncontrollable"
Craving/Urge
When was the Basic Text published?
1983
Who has married many women but was never married?
A Priest
What was the name of the group that Bill W. was a member of before he formed A.A. with Dr. Bob?
Oxford Group
This step involves carrying this message to other alcoholics/addicts and practicing these principals in all of our affairs.
Step 12
What does the acronym HALT stand for?
Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
How many NA meetings are held weekly throughout the world?
A.) 43,000
B.) 76,000
C.) 12,000
D.) 89,000
B.) 76,000
Throw away the outside and cook the inside, then eat the outside and throw away the inside. What is it?
Corn on the cob
Where is the birth place of Alcoholics Anonymous?
Akron, Ohio
This step involves asking a higher power to remove shortcomings
Step 7
What are the physical symptoms experienced after detoxification that relate to the "bodily healing" from substance abuse?
PAWS (Post Acute Withdrawal Symptoms)
NA actually had numerous founders. However, one man is generally given credit as being the person who held NA together in the early years, or being "THE Founder". What was his name?
Jimmy K
What 2 things can you never eat for breakfast?
Breakfast & Lunch
How many pages were there in the original Big Book, without stories?
A.) 163
B.) 184
C.) 179
179
This step involves making direct amends unless it would injure someone.
Step 9
The process by which a poison or toxin is removed from the body and generally medically supervised treatment designed to purge the body of intoxicating or addictive substances.
Detoxification
Where was the first formal, regular meeting of NA held?
A.) Oakland, CA
B.) San Diego, CA
C.) Portland, OR
D.) Van Nuys, CA
D.) Van Nuys, CA
What can run but never walks, has a mouth but never talks, has a head but never weeps, has a bed but never sleeps?
A river