Tid-Bits
Name the Four Horsemen
What is terror, bewilderment, frustration, despair?
Step 12 was changed in 1941. The term “spiritual experience” was changed to _____________
What is “spiritual awakening"?
Under the Twelve Steps you can specifically choose _______
What is pick a Higher Power of your understanding?
This urban guy credits Nicole Kidman with encouraging him toward recovery
Who is Keith Urban?
Practical experience shows that this work will ensure immunity from drinking
What is intensive work with a sponsor?
A.A. had this many members when the Big Book was written
What is more than 100?
Anonymity important at meetings because _________
What is participants are allowed to grow and participate without attention to their background?
Female actor in "True Lies"
Who is Jamie Lee Curtis?
If we are planning to stop drinking, this idea must be banished
What is banish the idea that someday we can successfully drink alcohol?
In April 1939, this was the cost of the Big Book
What is $3.50? (today = $58)
This is the Number One offender of Sobriety and Peace
What is Resentment?
When this talk show host gave out prizes, she also had to give up substances
Who is Oprah Winfrey?
The 3 essentials of recovery
What is willingness, honesty, and open-mindedness?
The name “Big Book” is actually a nickname because of this characteristic
What is the thickness of the paper?
Discussing our wrongs with another person is a major part of this Step
What is the Step 5?
He wasn't an "Iron Man" while he was in his addiction
Who is Robert Downey, Jr.?
Each day, somewhere in the world, recovery begins when one alcoholic talks with another alcoholic, sharing these 3 personal gifts
What is experience, strength and hope?
The phrase "Big Book" is referenced ______ times in the "Big Book"
What is "once"? In the “forward to the second edition” but it is acknowledged only as a nickname.
Believing that there is something bigger than yourself is part of this Step
What is Step 2?
This actor was stuck in a pit, opened a winery, and then went into a rehab
Who is Brad Pitt?
___________ is the fastest addicting drug
What is nicotine?
The Big Book has been translated into this many languages
What is 69 languages?
As of 2020, Americans who claim membership in AA is at this number
What is over 2 million people?
Got Sober, Lived Long, and Prospered
Who is Leonard Nimoy?
Our brain learns by ________ and _________
What is repetition and reward?
Alcoholics Anonymous Gave The One-Millionth Copy of the Big Book to this President
Who is Richard Nixon?
According to The Boston Globe, a 2011 report estimated that Russians were drinking _______% more than Americans
What is 70%?
E.T. girl who called a rehab
Who is Drew Barrymore?
The most commonly abused drug across the nation
What is marijuana?
The original working title of the book "Alcoholics Anonymous"
What was "The Way Out"? (Library research revealed that this title would be the unlucky 13th - no other books had the title "Alcoholics Anonymous")
Number of American adults who suffer from both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder
What is 8.5 million?
When just a munchkin she saw her mother battle the wicked witch of addiction, only to follow the same yellow brick road to a rehab
Who is Liza Minnelli?
This drug has the highest relapse rate
What is alcohol and opioids? (Both have an 80% relapse rate 1 year after treatment.)
The Three Legacies
What is Recovery, Unity, & Service?
This is the median number of inpatient attempts before treatment success
What is two?
Spiderman slings a few brews before swinging toward recovery
Who is Tobey Maguire?