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This blonde bombshell, once married to Joe DiMaggio, died of a prescription drug overdose in 1962 at the age of 36.

Who is Marilyn Monroe?

100

This term refers to an individual having a modest view of their own importance

What is humility?

"Humility is not thinking less about yourself; it is thinking about yourself less"

100

When and where was Alcoholic's Anonymous founded?

What is Akron, Ohio in 1935

100

This step involves asking a higher power to remove short-comings

What is step 7?
"Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings"

100

Live and let others do this...

What is "live"?

"Live and Let Live"

200

This blonde bombshell, once married to millionaire J. Howard Marshall, died of a drug overdose in 2007.  

Who is Anna Nicole Smith?

Her son, Daniel, died of an overdose on 9/10/06, while visiting her in the hospital after she gave birth to her daughter, Dannielynn.

200

This term refers to a compensation or "making-up" for a wrongdoing...

What are amends?

Amends are about "righting a wrong", not apologizing

200

This person is an experienced member who guides newcomers through recovery.

What is a sponsor?

200

This step asks you to take a serious look at your behavior, attitudes and beliefs that are unhealthy or hurtful

What is step 4?
"Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves"

200

The words that make up the acronym H.A.L.T

What are Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired?

300

He died in 1994 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while under the influence of heroin...

Who is Curt Cobain?

He was the lead singer of the band Nirvana

300

This term, refers to a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction centered around achievements

What is pride?

Pride is the opposite of humility

300

A meeting anyone can attend is referred to as...

What is an open meeting?

300

This step helps you admit that it is possible for your life to get back to "normal".

What is step 2?
"Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity"

300

According to the Big Book, this is the answer to all of our problems 

What is ACCEPTANCE?

(Big Book p. 417).

400

He died in 2009 of cardiac arrest due to a lethal dose of Propofol delivered by his physician..

Who is Michael Jackson?

Propofol is a sedative that is administered via IV and primarily used for the induction of general anesthesia

400

Abstinence is not enough...the Twelve Steps also helps you work on these personal flaws.

What are character defects?

400

This is a group in which a member is comfortable with and where he or she does official group business.

What is a "home group"?

400

This step requires a willingness to look closely at your actions and how they affected others when you were using alcohol and other drugs

What is Step 8?
"Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all "

400

"I came for my drinking and stayed for....." this.

What is "my thinking"?

"I came for my drinking, and stayed for my thinking"

500

This singer, known for his fashion sense and flamboyant stage presence, died in 2016 after an opioid overdose

Who is Prince?

500

These are the 3 types of amends...
(provide examples of each)

Direct amends
Indirect amends
Living Amends

500

Meetings are self-supporting through these...

What are "our own contributions?

500

This step reminds us that it is OK to say "I am wrong" and to continue to correct our wrongs in our daily lives

What is Step 10?
"Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it"

500

Alcohol is a disease of these 3 things.

What are body, mind and spirit?