# A Poll: The Most Famous \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 18, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430 "2007-03-18T13:53:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/1 "2007-03-18T13:53:03Z")
Please reply to the OP before looking at other responses. This is less about your own preferences and more about your perception of “What is the Most Famous such-and-such?” How you choose to establish “most famous” is your own affair. That said, what do you believe is the Most Famous 1. Painting 2. Piece of Sculpture 3. Instance of Classical Architecture 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture 5. Instance of Modern Architecture 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) 7. Piece of Jazz Music 8. Piece of “Pop” Music 9. Piece of Rock Music 10. Piece of Blues Music 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) 12. Piece of Latin Music 13. Novel 14. Poem 15. Movie 16. Stage Play – Drama 17. Stage Play – Musical 18. TV Drama Series 19. TV Comedy Series 20. TV News Program After you’ve answered all 20 and Submitted your answers, go ahead and see how closely your picks are to those of the other Dopers who have replied. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/2 "2007-03-18T14:17:19Z")
**1) Painting** - The Mona Lisa **2) Piece of Sculpture** - I’m going to go with the Venus de Milo **3) Instance of Classical Architecture** - Toss up, here, either the Great Pyramids at Giza, or the Parthenon **4) Instance of Medieval Architecture** - The Tower of London **5) Instance of Modern Architecture** - Gaudi’s Cathedral in Barcelona **6) Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period)** - Bach’s Toccata and Fuge in D Minor **7) Piece of Jazz Music** - No Clue - No Credit **8) Piece of “Pop” Music** - Michael Jackson’s Thriller **9) Piece of Rock Music** - Stairway to Heaven **10) Piece of Blues Music** - No Clue - No Credit **11) Piece of Folk Music (English language)** - Yankee Doodle **12) Piece of Latin Music** - Guantanamera (sp) **13) Novel** - Harry Potter **14) Poem** - Dulce et Decorum Est **15) Movie** - The Godfather **16) Stage Play – Drama** - Hamlet **17) Stage Play – Musical** - Phantom of the Opera **18) TV Drama Series** - No Clue - No Credit **19) TV Comedy Series** - I Love Lucy **20) TV News Program** - 60 Minutes ---
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1. Painting - Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture - Venus de Milo 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - Acropolis 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - Notre Dame Catherdral, Paris 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - TWC 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Beethoven’s 9th Symphony 7. Piece of Jazz Music - Take Five (Dave Brubeck) 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - Mack the Knife 9. Piece of Rock Music - Stairway to Heaven 10. Piece of Blues Music - Goin’ Down to the Crossroads 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - Blowin’ in the Wind 12. Piece of Latin Music - La Bamba 13. Novel - The Three Musketeers 14. Poem - Leaves of Grass 15. Movie - Cassablanca 16. Stage Play – Drama - 12 Angry Men 17. Stage Play – Musical - Oklahoma 18. TV Drama Series - Gunsmoke 19. TV Comedy Series - MASH 20. TV News Program - 60 minues Gear idea, it will be interesting to see how this plays out. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/4 "2007-03-18T15:00:46Z")
I’m taking something of an internationalist approach to the concept of “famous”. I haven’t looked at any other responses. **1) Painting** The Mona Lisa **2) Piece of Sculpture** Rodin’s Thinker **3) Instance of Classical Architecture** The Acropolis **4) Instance of Medieval Architecture** Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris **5) Instance of Modern Architecture** Empire State Building **6) Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period)** Beethoven’s 9th **7) Piece of Jazz Music** Take Five, Dave Brubek Five **8) Piece of “Pop” Music** Like a Virgin, Madonna **9) Piece of Rock Music** Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen **10) Piece of Blues Music** Folsom Prison Blues, Johnny Cash **11) Piece of Folk Music (English language)** The Wild Rover **12) Piece of Latin Music** Depending on what you mean by “Latin”: Overture, Carmina Burana, Carl Orff or The Lambada **13) Novel** Great Expectations, Dickens **14) Poem** If, Rudyard Kipling **15) Movie** Titanic (known and seen in the most countries, IMO) **16) Stage Play – Drama** The Mousetrap **17) Stage Play – Musical** Les Miserables **18) TV Drama Series** ER **19) TV Comedy Series** Mr Bean **20) TV News Program** BBC World 24 ---
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1. Painting - **The Mona Lisa** 2. Piece of Sculpture - **Venus de Milo** 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - **The Parthenon** 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - **Cologne Cathedral** 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - **Empire State Building** 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - **Beethoven’s Fifth** 7. Piece of Jazz Music - **When the Saints go Marching In** 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - **Hey Jude** 9. Piece of Rock Music - **Stairway to Heaven** 10. Piece of Blues Music - **Mannish Boy** 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - **Scarborough Fair** 12. Piece of Latin Music - **Dies Irae from Mozart’s Requiem** 13. Novel - **War and Peace** 14. Poem - **To a Mouse** 15. Movie - **Gone with the Wind** 16. Stage Play – Drama - **Hamlet** 17. Stage Play – Musical - **Evita** 18. TV Drama Series - **Doctor Who** 19. TV Comedy Series - **Fawlty Towers** 20. TV News Program - **BBC Six o’clock news** ---
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**1) Painting** - The Mona Lisa **2) Piece of Sculpture** - Venus de Milo **3) Instance of Classical Architecture** - Pyramids **4) Instance of Medieval Architecture** - Notre Dame **5) Instance of Modern Architecture** - Sydney Opera House **6) Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period)** - Bethoven’s 5th (at least the first 4 notes 😉 ) **7) Piece of Jazz Music** - Take 5 **8) Piece of “Pop” Music** - Like a Virgin **9) Piece of Rock Music** - I can’t get no satisfaction **10) Piece of Blues Music** - Bom Boom Boom Boom **11) Piece of Folk Music (English language)** - Scarorough Fair **12) Piece of Latin Music** - Girl from Ipanema **13) Novel** - 1984 **14) Poem** - If **15) Movie** - Gone with the Wind **16) Stage Play – Drama** - Romeo and Juliet **17) Stage Play – Musical** - Phantom of the Opera **18) TV Drama Series** - ER **19) TV Comedy Series** - Monty Python **20) TV News Program** - 60 Minutes ---
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[QUOTE=Struan] 1. Piece of Latin Music - **Dies Irae from Mozart’s Requiem** [/QUOTE] Oh I see what you mean now - La Bamba, then. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/8 "2007-03-18T15:23:09Z")
[QUOTE=Struan] Oh I see what you mean now - La Bamba, then. [/QUOTE] I should have been more descriptive of the category. I find it interesting how that’s being interpreted. I really meant the Latin American (Spanish and Portuguese language) genre, but the Classic Latin works as well. ---
**Author:** ![Alive\_At\_Both\_Ends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Alive\_At\_Both\_Ends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alive_At_Both_Ends)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/9 "2007-03-18T15:46:20Z")
1. Painting - Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture - Statue of Liberty 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - The Parthenon 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - St Peter’s, Rome 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - Sydney Opera House 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Beethoven’s 5th Symphony 7. Piece of Jazz Music - Take Five 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - Thriller 9. Piece of Rock Music - Bohemian Rhapsody 10. Piece of Blues Music - I Just Wanna Make Love To You 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - Scarborough Fair 12. Piece of Latin Music - Girl From Ipanema 13. Novel - The Count of Monte Cristo 14. Poem - If 15. Movie - Gone with the Wind 16. Stage Play – Drama - The Mousetrap 17. Stage Play – Musical - Hello, Dolly! 18. TV Drama Series - The Forsyte Saga 19. TV Comedy Series - Monty Python’s Flying Circus 20. TV News Program - News At Ten ---
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Since the questions seem to be posed from a Western perspective, I’ve tried to assume the same for judging fame. 1. Painting The Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture Michelangelo’s David 3. Instance of Classical Architecture Parthenon, Athens 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture Notre Dame, Paris 5. Instance of Modern Architecture The Eiffel Tower 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) Beethoven’s Fifth (if just a few notes count), otherwise Pachelbel’s Canon 7. Piece of Jazz Music “So What” - Miles Davis 8. Piece of “Pop” Music “Beat It” (Michael Jackson) 9. Piece of Rock Music “Satisfaction” (Rolling Stones) 10. Piece of Blues Music “Crossroads Blues” (Robert Johnson) 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) “Blowin’ in the Wind” single verse: variant of “The Country Lovers” which starts off “Roses are Red” 12. Piece of Latin Music Adeste Fideles 13. Novel Crime & Punishment 14. Poem Homer’s Odyssey 15. Movie Casablanca 16. Stage Play – Drama Hamlet 17. Stage Play – Musical The Sound of Music 18. TV Drama Series Baywatch 19. TV Comedy Series I Love Lucy 20. TV News Program CNN Newsroom ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/11 "2007-03-18T16:17:50Z")
[QUOTE=panamajack] Since the questions seem to be posed from a Western perspective, I’ve tried to assume the same for judging fame. [/QUOTE] Good observation. It really didn’t occur to me to try to be more universal in the list. It might make for a good follow-up thread to specify Non-Western as the chosen universe. ---
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That said, what do you believe is the Most Famous 1. Painting: **Mona Lisa** 2. Piece of Sculpture: \*\* Venus de Milo \*\* 3. Instance of Classical Architecture: **Pantheon** 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture: \*\* St. Peter’s Basilica \*\* 5. Instance of Modern Architecture: **Empire State Building** 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period): \*\* Symphony No. 5 in C minor by Beethoven \*\* Tough One. 7. Piece of Jazz Music: **Rhapsody In Blue** 8. Piece of “Pop” Music: **White Christmas** 9. Piece of Rock Music: **Stairway to Heaven** 10. Piece of Blues Music: **Cross Road Blues by Robert Johnson** 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language): **This Land is Our Land** 12. Piece of Latin Music: \*\* "Black Magic Woman by Santana\*\* 😉 13. Novel: **The Lord of the Rings** 14. Poem: \*\*The Odyssey \*\* 15. Movie: **The Godfather** 16. Stage Play – Drama: **MacBeth** 17. Stage Play – Musical: \*\* West Side Story\*\* 18. TV Drama Series: **ER** I am lost on this one, it could be Gunsmoke. 19. TV Comedy Series: **M_A_S\*H** Not the best, but the most famous I think. 20. TV News Program: **60 Minutes** Jim ---
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1. Painting **Mona Lisa** 2. Piece of Sculpture **Rodin’s Thinker** 3. Instance of Classical Architecture **The Acropolis** 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture **Notre Dame Cathedral** 5. Instance of Modern Architecture **Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Waters** 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) **1812 Overture (by sound if not by name)** 7. Piece of Jazz Music **Rhapsody in Blue** 8. Piece of “Pop” Music **Imagine** 9. Piece of Rock Music **We Will Rock You** 10. Piece of Blues Music **Hound Dog** 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) **Bridge Over Troubled Waters** 12. Piece of Latin Music **I almost said “Carmen” but I guess that doesn’t count. Er, "La Vida Loca"** 13. Novel _ **A Tale of Two Cities** _ 14. Poem **Song of Solomon** 15. Movie **Casablanca** 16. Stage Play – Drama **Hamlet** 17. Stage Play – Musical **The Sound of Music** 18. TV Drama Series **ER** 19. TV Comedy Series **M_A_S\*H** 20. TV News Program **60 Minutes** ---
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[QUOTE=jsgoddess] 3) Instance of Classical Architecture **The Acropolis** [/QUOTE] I guess I should have said “The Parthenon” to make in an “instance.” ---
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1. Painting - Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture - David 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - Parthenon 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - Some…church…in England? 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - Sydney Opera House 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Beethoven’s 9th 7. Piece of Jazz Music - Take Five 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - “Beat It” 9. Piece of Rock Music - “Freebird” 10. Piece of Blues Music - “Crossroads” 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - ? 12. Piece of Latin Music - La Cucaracha 🙂 13. Novel - “Tom Sawyer” 14. Poem - “The Raven” 15. Movie - “The Wizard of Oz” 16. Stage Play – Drama - ? 17. Stage Play – Musical - “Cats” 18. TV Drama Series - “Law & Order” 19. TV Comedy Series - “Seinfeld” 20. TV News Program - “60 Minutes” ---
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1. Painting – the Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture – the Thinker 3. Instance of Classical Architecture – Parthenon (Athens) 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture – Chartres 5. Instance of Modern Architecture – Sydney Opera House 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) – Beethoven’s Ninth 7. Piece of Jazz Music – Rhapsody in Blue 8. Piece of “Pop” Music – Yesterday 9. Piece of Rock Music – Satisfaction 10. Piece of Blues Music – ??? 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) – Greensleeves 12. Piece of Latin Music – Oye Como Va 13. Novel – War and Peace 14. Poem – Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening 15. Movie – Casablanca 16. Stage Play – Drama – Death of a Salesman 17. Stage Play – Musical – Cats 18. TV Drama Series – Hill Street Blues 19. TV Comedy Series – Cheers 20. TV News Program – 60 Minutes NB: All answers fundamentally Pavlovian ---
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I’m not sure about some of these categories, to be honest. But I’ll do my best at gut reaction… What do you believe is the Most Famous: 1. Painting - Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture - Venus de Milo 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - The Roman Colisseum 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - Notre Dame 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - Eiffel Tower 6. Piece of “Classical” Music - Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” 7. Piece of Jazz Music - God Bless the Child (is this jazz or blues??) 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - Dancing Queen (ABBA) 9. Piece of Rock Music - Stairway to Heaven 10. Piece of Blues Music - God Bless the Child (is this jazz or blues??) 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - This Land is Your Land 12. Piece of Latin Music - La Cucaracha 13. Novel - War and Peace 14. Poem - Trees by Joyce Kilmer 15. Movie - Psycho 16. Stage Play – Drama - MacBeth 17. Stage Play – Musical - Les Miserables 18. TV Drama Series - ER 19. TV Comedy Series - The Simpsons 20. TV News Program - ??? ---
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That said, what do you believe is the Most Famous 1. Painting da Vinci’s **Mona Lisa** 2. Piece of Sculpture Michaelangelo’s **David** 3. Instance of Classical Architecture The **Parthenon** in Athens 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture **Notre Dame de Paris** 5. Instance of Modern Architecture Er… the **World Trade Center** 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) Beethoven’s **Fifth Symphony** 7. Piece of Jazz Music Er… Miles Davis’ **Kind of Blue** I’m not sure any one piece of jazz music is ‘famous’, exactly 8. Piece of “Pop” Music Impossible to say… too many choices 9. Piece of Rock Music Maybe the Rolling Stones’ **Satisfaction** 10. Piece of Blues Music No idea… 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) **’We Shall Overcome’** 12. Piece of Latin Music Ricky Martin’s **‘Livin’ La Vida Loca’** , if that counts 13. Novel Joyce’s **Ulysses** is very famous, though mostly unread 14. Poem In English? Maybe something by Frost or ‘The Jabberwocky’ from Carroll’s _Through the Looking Glass_ 15. Movie **Casablanca** 16. Stage Play – Drama **Hamlet** 17. Stage Play – Musical Either **Oklahoma!** or **Les Miserables** (or maybe ALW’s **Joseph** ) 18. TV Drama Series Very difficult… **ER** or the CSI franchise, currently, I guess 19. TV Comedy Series **The Simpsons** 20. TV News Program In the US, maybe **Fox News** or **CNN** - I know these are networks not shows, but that’s news these days… ---
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[QUOTE=Zeldar] Please reply to the OP before looking at other responses. This is less about your own preferences and more about your perception of “What is the Most Famous such-and-such?” How you choose to establish “most famous” is your own affair. That said, what do you believe is the Most Famous 1. Painting- **Mona Lisa** \* 2. Piece of Sculpture- **Venus De Milo** 3. Instance of Classical Architecture- **Roman Collesium**? 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture- **Westminster Abbey**? 5. Instance of Modern Architecture- **Sydney Opera House** 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period)- **William Tell Overture** 7. Piece of Jazz Music- **Basin Street blues** 8. Piece of “Pop” Music- **Yesterday** 9. Piece of Rock Music- **Bohemian Rhapsody** 10. Piece of Blues Music- **Me and Bobby Mcgee**? 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language)- **This Land Is Your Land** 12. Piece of Latin Music- **Macarena** 13. Novel- **Moby Dick** 14. Poem- **The Man From Nantucket** 15. Movie- **Star Wars** \* 16. Stage Play – Drama- **Romeo & Juliet** 17. Stage Play – Musical- **Cats** 18. TV Drama Series- **Dallas** 19. TV Comedy Series- **Cheers** 20. TV News Program- **60 Minutes** \* After you’ve answered all 20 and Submitted your answers, go ahead and see how closely your picks are to those of the other Dopers who have replied. [/QUOTE] This was fun! Eager to see how close I am to everyone. - indicates picks that I would be surprised if anyone picked something else. ? indicates I am not 100% sure these are the right category…are they? ---
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Wow! Not a Star Wars in the bunch yet. I enjoy your threads **Zeldar** ,thanks for another fun one! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430.md?page=2)