Sunday Express New Year Quiz

[MarilynneT]

Which late singer's famous hip wiggling started out as stage fright?
One opera, one violin concerto, one ballet, 17 stringed quartets and 9 symphonies, which composer?
Which 19th century Danish author was so terrified of being killed in a fire that he always carried a piece of rope with him so that he could escape any building that was alight?
Which famous impressionist painter won enough money in a state lottery to make him financially independent and able to paint in the style he liked?
Which sport which started out in France and derived its name from the French from there you are or take it is the sport with the highest ration of officials to participants?
The top six countries for percentage of houses with five rooms or more are all Spanish speaking,Arab speaking or English speaking?
Any help much appreciated. Thanks.

[Murphysrocks]

Elvis Presley.
Ludwig van Beethoven.
Hans Christian Andersen.
Claude Monet.
Tennis.
And after looking at way too many statistics spreadsheets for a New Year's Eve (of all days), I'd go with "English-speaking".

[MarilynneT]

Thanks Murphysrocks.

[cliffyg]

confused on sweet treats food and drink no 10
Place these sweet treats in order of when they were introduced earliest first
internet information varies
Bounty 1951
Crunchie 1929
Kit Kit named much earlier but sold as KitKat 1937
Mars Bar 1936

[Giggy1]

The only Oscar to win an Oscar in 1941 and 1935

[Murphysrocks]

@cliffyg - According to Wikipedia (and who can question the mighty Wiki?), Mars was 1932, and Kit Kat (as "Chocolate Crisp") was 1935, so I'd go with "Crunchie, Mars, Kit Kat, Bounty".

@Giggy1 - If your "1935" is a typo for "1945", then it's "Oscar Hammerstein II".