Steps & Traditions
Meetings and Meetings
Big Book
Miscellany
Dates
100

This many of the 12 Steps have the word "alcohol" in them

What is one

100

This is one of the most recent A.A. meeting formats

What are online meetings or virtual meetings or virtual reality meeting

100

The preamble to the 1st edition of the Big Book claimed that more than this many people had recovered from alcoholism

What is 100

100

He twelve-stepped Bill W

Who is Ebby Thacher

100

This date is considered the birthday of A.A.

What is June 10, 1935

200

These materialize after Step Nine

What are The Promises

200

Bill W and Dr. Bob first shook hands at her home (full name)

Who is Henrietta Seiberling

200

The story titled "Acceptance Was The Answer" in the 4th edition of the Big Book was titled this in the 3rd Edition

What is "Doctor, Alcoholic, Addict"

200

Working with Dr. Bob and carrying on after him, this nurse was thought to have helped over 10,000 alcoholics

Who is Sister Ignatia

200

The year the first issue of the A.A. Grapevine was published

When is 1944 (June)

300

This many of the 12 Steps begin with the word "We"

What is one


300

In this hospital, Dr. Bob and Bill first met "A.A. #3", Bill D

What is (Akron) City Hospital

300

For this reason the 1st edition of "Alcoholics Anonymous" was printed on thick paper with large margins, resulting in it being nicknamed "The Big Book"

What is, Bill and Co. wanted to charge more / wanted people to feel like they were getting value for their money

300

This religious organization inspired many of A.A.'s ideals and methods

What is the Oxford Group

300

This is the year A.A. was said to have "come of age"

What is 1955

* A.A.'s 20th anniversary convention in St. Louis

400

The phrase "divert us from our primary purpose" appears in this Tradition 

What is Tradition Six

400

After July of 2025, A.A.'s International Convention will have been held in Canada this many times

What is 4

*Toronto 1965, Montreal 1985, Toronto 2005, Vancouver 2025!!

400

This is one of the two mythical creatures named in "Dr. Bob's Nightmare" (name either one)

What is Scylla or

What is Charybdis

400

This is considered the spiritual foundation of A.A.

What is anonymity

400

Marty M, the first woman to attain long-term sobriety, joined AA in this year

What is 1939

500

This was the original name of the 12 Traditions when Bill's essays were first printed in the Grapevine

What is "Twelve Points to Assure our Future"

500

This local group is thought to be the longest-running A.A. women's group in the world

What is the Winnipeg Women's Group

500

This is the original full (sexist) title of the Big Book

What is "Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism"

500

This is sometimes considered the heartbeat of A.A.

What is the homegroup

500

In this year it is believed the first sobriety token was given

When is 1942 

*Doherty S. is thought to have started the sobriety coin tradition in Indianapolis A.A.

600

In 1958, this word, which was not in Tradition Three, was removed from the A.A. Preamble 

What is "honest"

600

This non-alcoholic couple hosted many of the early Akron A.A. gatherings in their home

* first and last names of both

Who are T. Henry and Clarace Williams

600

In this year, AAWS stopped printing the circle & triangle logo on the Big Book due to trademarking concerns

When is 1993

600

This is how the Serenity Prayer came to be used in AA

What is, an A.A. member saw it in an obituary and brought it into the Foundation office

600

The year the A.A. Preamble was written and first published in the Grapevine

What is 1947