AA Quiz (1)
Where did Alcoholics Anonymous start?
Akron, Ohio
Who was Sister Ignatia?
Nurse who helped almost 5,0000 hospitalized alcoholic patients.
Sister Mary Ignatia along with Dr. Bob, between 1935 and 1965 was the first to treat thousands of alcoholics as a medical condition at St. Thomas Hospital in Akron as well as St. Vincent Charity Hospital Rosary Hill Solarium in Cleveland.
In 1940 a star catcher for what baseball team achieved sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous?
In 1940, a star catcher (Ralston “Rollie” H.) for the Cleveland Indians, described by the press as “rollicking” because of his heavy drinking, announces that he has achieved sobriety through his year-long membership in Alcoholics Anonymous. An unforeseen challenge to the A.A. principle of anonymity. His name and face are splashed over sports pages nationwide. Such violation of the Fellowship’s principle of anonymity leads Bill and members everywhere to consider anonymity’s pros and cons.
Who opinion is given in the beginning of the Big Book?
The Doctor
In what town did Bill W. visit on business and meet Dr. Bob?
Akron, (Ohio).
What are the names of the AA co-founders?
Bill W. and Dr. Bob
How often are the International Conventions held?
5 years
What dose Alcoholics Anonymous state to be its "spiritual foundation"
Anonymity
(Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions).
What is the name of the chapter that contains a list of the 12 steps?
How It Works
Did Bill Wilson's wife write the chapter "To The Wives"?
No
What year did Alcoholics Anonymous Start?
1935
What did Bill W. do while staying at the Mayflower Hotel in Akron, Ohio?
He made a phone call in the lobby instead of going to the bar. A short - term job opportunity takes Bill to Akron, Ohio. In the lobby of his hotel, he finds himself fighting the urge to join the conviviality in the bar.
What is the only chapter not written by Bill W.
" The Employers"
Did Ebby Thatcher die sober?
Yes
When was the Second edition of the Big Book introduced (year)?
1958
Prior to Starting AA both co-founders were in contact with what fellowship?
Oxford Group
Who started the AA meeting in Cleveland, Ohio?
Clarence S.
A Cleveland resident who attends Oxford Group meetings in Akron, started a meeting in Cleveland.
In May 1939 the first meeting in Cleveland is held in the home of AL G. also known as Abby G. a patent lawyer.
There are three sides to the AA triangle. What are the words beside each side?
Recovery, Unity, Services.
AA publishes a daily mediation book. What is it called?
Daily Reflections
What is the name of the guy that came into Bills kitchen and talked with him about a solution he had found?
Eddy Thatcher
What year was the basic textbook, Alcoholics Anonymous published.
1937
Bill W. was homeless for 2 years in sobriety?
(True or False)
True
In 1939 Bill and Lois W. lost their home at 182 Clinton ST, New York, NY 10002
On the second page of " A vision for You", pg. 52, what is mentioned is as a sufficient substitute for liquor?
Fellowship in AA
What was the name of the hospital Dr. Silkworth worked?
Townes Hospital
How many chapters are in the Big Book?
11