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100

cWhat does it mean to say some AA meetings are "closed" or "open"? 

Closed indicates only alcoholics attend, whereas open invites anyone to attend

100

200

"Our primary purpose is to stay sober and _________________________________________....

...help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety."

100

Who founded Narcotics Anonymous?

Jimmy K. 1953

100

What kind of mask does Jason Voorhees wear?

What is a hockey mask?

100

What can you catch but not throw?

COLD

200

AA members approaching new members for romance or dates is sometimes referred to as....

"Thirteenth-stepping"

200

The "12 & 12" refers to which text?

The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

200

Finish the saying, "NA is not for people who need it…"

What is "... its for people who want it."v

200

What is the name of the killer in the Scream franchise?

Who is Ghostface?

200

What kind of room has no windows or doors?

Mushroom

300

Each group has a GSR, what does it stand for

What is group service representative.

300

What was the organization that inspired a lot of AA's ideals and methods?

The Oxford Group

300

"Put your keytag under your tongue and… "

What is "… if it dissolves you can take another drug."

300

Who is the main character of The Nightmare Before Christmas, who wants to go from King of Halloween Town to Santa Claus?

Who is Jack Skellington?

300

When I take five and add six, I get eleven, but when I take six and add seven, I get one. What am I?

What is a CLOCK?

400

The first meeting between Bill W and Dr. Bob happened in what year and what City/State?

1935 Akron Ohio

400

This is the year that the first woman joined AA.

1937

400

Where was the first Narcotics Anonymous meeting?

Los Angeles CAlifornia 

400

How many Indiana Jones movies are there?

What is Four?

400

I'm tall when I'm young and short when I'm old. What am I?

Candle

500

When was the first AA conference? Give me the year or the city

1950 First A.A. Convention is Held

500

How did the Serenity Prayer come to be used in 12 Step programs?

It was seen in an obituary and brought to Bill W's attention by a member named Jack

500

How many times do The words "drugs" and "narcotics" appear in NA's Twelve Steps. 

Nowhere. One of the major differences between NA and most other fellowships is that NA admits powerlessness over the disease, not the substance. In AA powerlessness is admitted over alchol; In Cocaine Anonymous, cocaine and all other drugs; but in NA "We admitted that we were powerless over our addction; that our lives had become unmanageable." To many this is just a matter of semantics, but for others this can be a powerful distinction. 

500

What was the first horror movie to win the Best Picture Oscar?

What is The Silence of the Lambs?

500

What animal can jump higher than a house?

All animals can jump higher than a house because houses can’t jump.