Which Maurice Sendak story was turned into an opera by Oliver Knussen, first performed in 1980?

A popular 1940s style of ankle socks shares its name with a nickname for Robert. What are they called? Which popular 1960s hairdo shares its name with an insect's home? Which popular 1990s sitcom starred Jerry as himself? A popular big band became which man's alone after his brother walked offstage during a 1935 performance? A popular Chippendale furniture style of the 1750s was inspired by designs from which Asian country? Which name is on a popular brand of English muffins? Which populist became Louisiana's governor in 1928? What word names a portable lamp or a green-garbed DC Comics hero?