House of Mercy Facts
12 Steps
Relapse Prevention
Coping Skills
General Knowledge
100

These are 3 members of management. 

Who is Becca, Amy, Mollie, Sara, Andy, and Bryon?

100

This is greater than yourself in recovery. 

What is a Higher Power?


100

This can be internal or external.

What is a Trigger?


100

These skills help bring you back to the present moment. 

What is grounding?

100

Chicago skyscrapers overlook this body of water. 

What is Lake Michigan? 

200

There are currently 4 Primary Counselors. This many spent time working as an RC.

How many is 4? 

200

This step discusses insanity as doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. 

What is step 2?


200
An intese desire for something. 

What is a craving?

200

This must be done without judgement. 

What is mindfulness? 

200

There are 50 stars on the US flag to represent each state, the 13 stripes represent this.

What are the original 13 colonies? 

300

Before becoming House of Mercy, this building was previously what? 

What is a retirement center? What is Bishop Drumm? 

300

This step involves a daily inventory. 

What is Step 10?

300

This relapse prevention slogan highlights that willpower alone may not keep you sober. 

What is Be Smart, Not Strong?

300
Short statements you say to yourself to change your thinking. 
What are positive affirmations? 
300

The 2028 Summer Olymics will be hosted in this city.

Where is Los Angeles? 

400

The building was built in the 1930's, but didn't become House of Mercy until this decade.

When was the 1980s?


400

The first tradition states that personal recovery depends on.

What is unity? What is common welfare? 

400

Relapse Prevention has three sessions dedicated to this feeling/state of mind that is a common relapse trigger. 

What is Boredom?


400

When using HALT, you are asking yourself what?

What is Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired?

400

The largest human organ. 

What is skin?

500

The original House of Mercy wasn't started in Iowa, or even the United States. The original House of Mercy was founded in this country. 

Where is Ireland?

500

This was the year that self-help groups like AA started. 

When was 1935?

500

Relapse Prevention class symbolizes your recovery as a boat and calls healthy coping skills/routines this.

What are mooring lines?

500

Visualizing putting your emotion somewhere and processing through it later is what coping skill?

What is the container technique?

500

The Statue of Liberty was gifted to the USA by which country? 

Where is France?