Twelve Steps
Meetings
Big Book
Moss Lane History
Firsts
100
How many steps were there originally?
6
100
AA members approaching new members for romance or dates is sometimes referred to as....
"Thirteenth-stepping"
100
How many sections are in the Big Book?
4
100
When was Moss Lane Formed?
1974
100
Recite the first step.
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.
200
Which step is the first step to include talk of a higher power?
Step 2
200
What does it mean to say some AA meetings are "closed" or "open"?
Closed indicates only alcoholics attend, whereas open invites anyone to attend
200
What is the full title of the original "Big Book"?
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How More Than One Hundred Men Have Recovered from Alcoholism
200
What time and day does Steering Committee meet each Month?
1st Tuesday and 6:45 pm
200
This is the year that the first woman joined AA.
1937
300
How many of the 12 Steps of AA have the word alcohol or alcoholic in them?
2
300
What is the Original Meaning of the 13th Step?
When you pass away sober and continue to the big meeting in the sky.
300
Fill in the blank:
"Acceptance is__________.
the answer to all my problems today."
300
What was the original purpose of the building?
Post Office
300
The Name of one of the first institutions to allow AA meetings to come into their facility
Rockland State Hospital
400
The 12 Steps of NA have 11 of the 12 beginning with the word "we"; How many steps does the 12 Steps of AA begin with "we"?
1
400
Fill in the blank:
Every A.A. group ought to be______________, declining outside contributions.
fully self supporting
400
The beginning of the Big Book has not been changed since 1939, but exactly how many pages does that consist of?
164
400
Who installed the glass for the bubble?
Doral L.
400
Name of the Dr. where meetings first started in Amarillo?
George I./ George C.
500
What Type of Doctor was Bob?
Proctologist
500
The first meeting between Bill W and Dr. Bob happened in what year and what City/State?
1935 Akron, Ohio
500
Why is the Alcoholics Anonymous book nicknamed "The Big Book"?
They picked the cheapest, thickest paper the printer had, and requested that each page be printed with unusually large margins surrounding the text. This made for an unusually large book.
500
Who is the first person on the Memory Board at Moss Lane?
Mary Williams
500
Fill in the blanks:
"The first ________gets you _________. "
drink & drunk."