Q 01/05

In which Ohio city did Bill W. and Dr. Bob meet in 1935, founding Alcoholics Anonymous?

A) Akron

B) Columbus

C) Cleveland

D) Dayton

Answer · why

A) Akron

Bill was on a failed business trip and, fearing relapse, asked to be put in touch with another alcoholic; Henrietta Seiberling introduced them.

Q 02/05

What date is celebrated as the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous?

A) December 11, 1934

B) June 10, 1935

C) January 1, 1935

D) April 10, 1939

Answer · why

B) June 10, 1935

It marks Dr. Bob's last drink; Bill W.'s own sobriety date is December 11, 1934.

Q 03/05

What was Dr. Bob Smith's medical specialty?

A) Obstetrics

B) Psychiatry

C) Colorectal surgery

D) Cardiology

Answer · why

C) Colorectal surgery

He stayed sober from June 1935 until his death from colon cancer in 1950 and is said to have helped some 5,000 alcoholics.

Q 04/05

Through which Christian revivalist movement did AA's founders meet?

A) The Salvation Army

B) The Emmanuel Movement

C) The Washingtonians

D) The Oxford Group

Answer · why

D) The Oxford Group

Its American leader Sam Shoemaker ran the Calvary Rescue Mission where Ebby Thacher got sober before visiting Bill.

Q 05/05

Which old friend visited Bill Wilson in November 1934, refused a drink and said he'd 'got religion'?

A) Ebby Thacher

B) Sam Shoemaker

C) Mark Whalon

D) Rowland Hazard

Answer · why

A) Ebby Thacher

Ebby became Bill's guide in sobriety; the visit is where the idea of one alcoholic talking to another began.