OT: Test #486B

[wire chief]

14..DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS: Author? Chief character? His "rodent" buddy? Actor? Singer?

15..22-0? That's otherworldly! Explain.

16..Ancient religion exclusive to Japan?

17..John L. Lewis is head of ? and later starts the..?(no initials).

18..Recall Lester Maddox.

19..Link Kim Peek to Dustin Hoffman.

20..For Stalin to be undisputed leader in 1927, what had to happen?

21..T. A. R.(?) is what China calls this land.

22..In 1886 what is John Riel's infamy?

23..In 1959 Tom Bosley is on Broadway about a mayor. Explain.

24..This agency first opens in 12 cities in 1914.

25..Name one Jackie Wilson hit.

I know, I know, you are rusty, but don't use that as an excuse.

 

[hoopingcrane]

16..Shintoism

17..united mine workers; congress of industrial organizations

18..former governor of Georgia, famously opposed to desegregation, complete with ax wielding

20..Trotsky removed from power and expelled from Communist party

21..Tibetan Autonomous Region

23..Playing Fiorella Laguardia

24..FBI

25..Lonely teardrops

 

[UcMiami]

15 - Golden State NBA streak to open the season
16 - Shinto
20 - Trotsky permanently removed as in assassinated in Mexico
21 - Tibet

 

[DriveLH]

25. Higher and Higher

 

[Waquoit]

18. Fmr. Lt. Gov., of Alabama I believe. And as crane said, famously opposed to desegregation.

 

[geordi]

16. Shinto
17. United Mine Workers...AFL
18. Georgia Governor. Avowed segregationisty
25. Higher and Higher; I'm Coming Back to You

 

[wire chief]

Hoop puts himself on the line with 8 responses. We need to trade in his FBI answer for Fed Reserve System, otherwise perfect.
Others repeat.

UcM adds his knowledge of the Warriors in Q15.