Self Support Quiz

Hi Friends, in preparation for the Assembly I have created a fun Self Support quiz, some answers are a little hard, some are quite easy. Answers will be supplied at the Assembly as part of my presentation, as well, I will post them on-line at the end of March. Let me know how you do.Self Support Quiz

1. What year was A.A. founded.

2. In what year was the General Service Conference Started?

3. When were the traditions introduced?

4. When were the concepts introduced?

5. What rich potential A.A. patron stated “I am afraid that money will spoil this thing,”.

6. Area 83 has prudent reserve, how many months operating expenses is this based on?(Circle one)
a. 3 months
b. 6 months
c. 9 months
d. 12 months

7. “Now, where do A.A.’s services – worldwide, area, local – fit into our scheme of things?” asks Bill W. in an October ___________article in the A.A. Grapevine. “Why should we provide these functions with money?” According to Bill, “The answer is simple enough. Every single A.A. service is designed to make more and better Twelfth Step work possible, whether it be a group meeting place, a central or intergroup office … or the world service Headquarters. (what year was this printed in the A.A. Grapevine, please fill in the blank.)


8. What is the limit on how much an individual can donate to G.S.O.?

9. The A.A. Birthday Plan suggest we contribute ________ for each year we have been sober. (fill in the blank)

10. What tradtion speaks to groups being Self Supporting through their own contributions.

11. Which legacy of A.A. do the concepts represent ?(Circle one)

a. Service
b. Recovery
c. Unity.



12. What month is the General Service Conference held ?

13. Who attends the General Service Conference representing Area 83?

14. When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help _____ want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that: ______am responsible. (Fill in the blanks)

15. Who determines your group’s prudent reserve?


16. What pamphlet gives suggestions on how to split contributions between district, group, area and GSO ?

17. Self-Support:Where Money and ____________ Mix.