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Test your AA IQ with the 12 question AA History Quiz! Have some fun and maybe even learn a thing or two about our meaningful heritage. If you don't know an answer, just give your best guess. Then, click the blue button below for results.

Where did Alcoholics Anonymous start?

Cleveland, Ohio

Akron, Ohio

Buffalo, New York

New York, New York

Flint, Michigan

None

What are the names of the A.A. co-founders?

Brian W. and Father Thomas

Bob W. and Dr. Bill

Bill W. and Dr. Bob

Clarence S. and Dr. Bob

Ebby T. and John D. Rockefeller Jr.

None

What year did Alcoholics Anonymous start?

1925

1934

1935

1939

1945

None

Prior to starting A.A. both co-founders were in contact with what fellowship?

Washingtonian Movement

Sectarian Group

Liberty Society

Oxford Group

Anti-alcohol Prohibition

None

What year was the basic textbook, Alcoholics Anonymous published?

1935

1937

1939

1942

1945

None

Who was Sister Ignatia?

Just another drunk

Bill W's spiritual advisor

Dr. Bob's childhood music teacher

Nurse who helped almost 5,000 hospitalized alcoholic patients

Henrietta Seiberling's cousin

None

How often are International Conventions held?

3 years

4 years

5 years

7 years

10 years

None

What did Bill W. do while staying at the Mayflower Hotel in Akron, Ohio?

He went on drinking binge

He saved a pregnant woman from being hit by a bus

He made a phone call in the hotel lobby instead of going to the bar

He asked the front desk where he could get his shirt pressed

He canceled his business appointment and went home

None

Who was Henrietta Seiberling?

First woman to get sober by joining Alcoholics Anonymous

Founder of the Hazelden Foundation

Daughter-in-law of the Goodyear Rubber company founder

Along with Carl Jung, spiritual advisor to Bill W.

Donated the Stepping Stones house to Bill W.

None

10.

Who started the first A.A. meeting in Cleveland, Ohio?

Abby G.

Clarence S.

Hank P.

Bill D.

Fitz M.

None

11.

Bill W. was homeless for 2 years in sobriety

True

False

None

12.

A star catcher for what baseball team achieved sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous?

New York Yankees

Boston Red Sox

Philadelphia Phillies

Cleveland Indians

St. Louis Cardinals

None

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