AA/NA Trivia
Recovery
12 Steps
Recovery Slogans
Traditions
100

What does "Autonomous" mean?

Self-Governing

100

What is the process that began in AA and have been adopted by many other support groups?

12 Steps

100

Made a decision to turn our ____ and our _____ over to the care of God as we understood Him.

Will and our lives

100

This slogan reminds people in recovery not to focus on the past or the present.

Just for Today

100

What is the "only requirement for A.A membership?"

 A desire to stop drinking.

200

What does the four sides of the NA symbol stand for?

Self, God, Society, Service

200

This prayer is often heard in the recovery community, allowing those who say it to ask for acceptance, courage, and wisdom.

Serenity Prayer

200

Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong ________ admitted it.

promptly

200

The acronym for G.O.D in AA stands for…

Good Orderly Direction

200

What is the first tradition?

Our common welfare comes first.

300

This was begun in Akron, Ohio, in 1935, with a chance meeting between two alcoholics, one a doctor and one a broker.

AA

300

This is the period between 15-45 days of recovery where the brain overcompensates and produces too much of the feel good neurotransmitter.

The pink cloud

300

Our brain learns by _____ and _____?

Repetition and Reward

300

This slogan helps you understand that recovery is about progress and no one expects you to be perfect.

Progress not Perfection

300

The twelfth tradition asks members to place this before personalities.

Principles

400

What does Recovery, Service and Unity Refer to?

Three legacies of Alcoholics Anonymous

400

What are the stages of relapse?

emotional, mental, and physical relapse

400

We become ready to have higher power remove shortcomings.

Step 6

400

This slogan is used to help you continue working on your 12-step program even when you become defeated. If you quit early on, you could be quitting before you experience the benefits.

Don't quit before the miracle happens

400

Every AA/NA group ought to be fully ____-_________, declining outside contributions.

Self-Supporting

500

NA is currently represented in how many different countries?

131

500

A common syndrome during early recovery that includes irritability, cravings, fatigue, cognitive impairment or frustration.

PAWS (Post-Acute Withdrawal Symptoms)

500

Which step has the same amount of words as the step number?

Step 7 (Humbly ask him to remove your shortcomings)

500

Three indispensable spiritual principles in the 12 step fellowship are? (hint, think of H.O.W.)

honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness.

500

 In tradition 11, our public relations policy is based on ______ rather than _____?

Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion.