# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/21 "2007-03-18T19:14:19Z")
1. Painting- Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture- David 3. Instance of Classical Architecture- Coliseum 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture-London Tower 5. Instance of Modern Architecture-World Trade Center 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period)- Beethoven’s 9th 7. Piece of Jazz Music-Sweet Georgia Brown 8. Piece of “Pop” Music-Beatles, Let it Be 9. Piece of Rock Music-Led Zepplin, Rock And Roll 10. Piece of Blues Music-Sweet Home Chicago 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language)-Blowin’ In The Wind 12. Piece of Latin Music-Santana’s version of Black Magic Woman 13. Novel-Gone with the Wind 14. Poem-The Raven 15. Movie-Animal House 16. Stage Play – Drama-Death Of A Salesman 17. Stage Play – Musical-West Side Story 18. TV Drama Series-Dallas 19. TV Comedy Series-Seinfeld 20. TV News Program-60 minutes ---
**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, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/22 "2007-03-18T19:15:15Z")
[QUOTE=MadTheSwine] Wow! Not a Star Wars in the bunch yet. I enjoy your threads **Zeldar** ,thanks for another fun one! [/QUOTE] Thanks for the compliment. I enjoy trying to find new wrinkles and fun topics. Glad you approve. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/23 "2007-03-18T19:15:39Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] 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. [/QUOTE] Well, it was really just a cover to make it easier for me to judge - picking worldwide fame would be tough (except for ‘TV drama’ even though no one seems to agree with me so far). ---
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[QUOTE=Zeldar] Thanks for the compliment. I enjoy trying to find new wrinkles and fun topics. Glad you approve. [/QUOTE] I am amazed so far that 21 posts in, everyone is saying Mona Lisa. I have never seen complete agreement in this many posts on the Dope before. 😉 Jim ---
**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, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/25 "2007-03-18T19:22:01Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I am amazed so far that 21 posts in, everyone is saying Mona Lisa. I have never seen complete agreement in this many posts on the Dope before. 😉 Jim [/QUOTE] What might be a fun follow-up to see what painting is #2. It would most likely be one of these: Starry Night Whistler’s Mother Venus on the half-shell The Last Supper Nude Descending a Staircase Persistence of Memory Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/26 "2007-03-18T19:42:27Z")
1. Painting - **Mona Lisa** 2. Piece of Sculpture - **Michaelangelo’s _David_** 3. Instance of Classical Architecture **Notre Dame Cathedral** 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture **the Tower of London** 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - **The Museum of Modern Art** 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - **Beethoven’s Fifth** 7. Piece of Jazz Music - **Rhapsody in Blue** 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - **Happy Birthday to You** 9. Piece of Rock Music - **I Can’t Get No (Satisfaction)**, by the Rolling Stones 10. Piece of Blues Music - **One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)** 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - **Blowin’ in the Wind** 12. Piece of Latin Music - **La Cuacaracha** 13. Novel - **Great Expectations** 14. Poem - **The 23rd Psalm** of the Bible 15. Movie - **Gone With the Wind** 16. Stage Play – Drama - **Death of a Salesman** 17. Stage Play – Musical - **Cats** 18. TV Drama Series - **Lassie** 19. TV Comedy Series - **MASH** 20. TV News Program - **The Evening News with Walter Cronkite** Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/27 "2007-03-18T20:05:07Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I am amazed so far that 21 posts in, everyone is saying Mona Lisa. I have never seen complete agreement in this many posts on the Dope before. 😉 Jim [/QUOTE] I would be amazed if someone picked anything else.Mona Lisa is a slam dunk.Of course I thought the same thing about Star Wars and 60 Minutes,but Mona is a lock.Picking another painting over her is just being pretentious. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/28 "2007-03-18T20:15:55Z")
[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 **Michaelangelo’s David** 3. Instance of Classical Architecture **Parthenon** 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture ? 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 **Company B** 8. Piece of “Pop” Music **We are the world** 9. Piece of Rock Music **I can’t get no satisfaction** 10. Piece of Blues Music ? 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) **Yankee Doodle** 12. Piece of Latin Music ? 13. Novel **War and Peace** 14. Poem **The Ride of Paul Revere** 15. Movie **Gone with the WInd** 16. Stage Play – Drama **Streetcar named Desire** 17. Stage Play – Musical **Cats** 18. TV Drama Series **Law and Order** 19. TV Comedy Series **Seinfeld** 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] Answers above printed in bold. ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/29 "2007-03-18T21:06:44Z")
That said, what do you believe is the Most Famous 1. Painting : Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture: Michel Angelo’s David 3. Instance of Classical Architecture : the Parthenon 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture : not medieval, but it has to be somewhere on a “most famous” list : the Taj Mahal 5. Instance of Modern Architecture : the Golden Gate bridge 6. Piece of “Classical” Music : Mozart’s Requiem 7. Piece of Jazz Music : When the saints go marching on 8. Piece of “Pop” Music : something by the Beatles 9. Piece of Rock Music : I can’t get no satisfaction 10. Piece of Blues Music : dunno 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) : dunno 12. Piece of Latin Music : La cucaracha 13. Novel : War and peace 14. Poem : no clue. Would strongly depend on the country, I think. 15. Movie : Citizen Kane 16. Stage Play – Drama : Hamlet 17. Stage Play – Musical : West Side Story 18. TV Drama Series :completely country dependant 19. TV Comedy Series : idem 20. TV News Program : idem ---
**Author:** ![clairobscur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/839c29/32.png) [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/30 "2007-03-18T21:15:51Z")
[QUOTE=Zeldar] What might be a fun follow-up to see what painting is #2. It would most likely be one of these: [/QUOTE] What about the Sixtine chappel? ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/31 "2007-03-18T23:49:19Z")
[QUOTE=clairobscur] What about the Sixtine chappel? [/QUOTE] There are so many good number two choices. On top of other’s mentioned, there’s Blue Boy, and The Night watch and The Scream, and I’d throw in several more like the Seurat that inspired Sunday in the Park with George, and the Renoir of the woman in 3/4 profile, and the O’Keefe with the long-horn skull, if I knew their names. But you live in the city of art, so perhaps I will defer to you. ---
**Author:** ![tiger\_lily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@tiger\_lily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiger_lily)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/32 "2007-03-19T00:24:46Z")
1. Painting - Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture - Michaelangelo’s David 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - the Coliseum in Rome 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony 7. Piece of Jazz Music - _The Girl From Ipanema_ by Astrud Gilberto 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - _Thriller_ by Michael Jackson 9. Piece of Rock Music - _Stairway to Heaven_ by Led Zeppelin 10. Piece of Blues Music - can’t say 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - _This Land Is Your Land_ or _Dueling Banjos_ 12. Piece of Latin Music - _La Bamba_ 13. Novel - _Catcher in the Rye_ by JD Salinger 14. Poem - _The Illiad_ 15. Movie - _Gone With The Wind_ 16. Stage Play – Drama - _Romeo and Juliet_ 17. Stage Play – Musical - _Cats_ 18. TV Drama Series - _Dallas_ 19. TV Comedy Series - _M.A.S.H._ or _Seinfeld_ 20. TV News Program - _60 Minutes_ Some of these were _really_ tough choices! I don’t feel strongly about most of them, in fact. ---
**Author:** ![tiger\_lily](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@tiger\_lily](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiger_lily)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/33 "2007-03-19T00:28:47Z")
Hmm, interesting to see the agreements and the differences. Very cool idea. Are you planning to consolidate the results at some point, Zeldar? ---
**Author:** ![Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/48db29/32.png) [@Key\_Lime\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Key_Lime_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/34 "2007-03-19T00:56:39Z")
I promise I didn’t look - some of these are hard! 1. Painting - **Mona Lisa** 2. Piece of Sculpture - **David (Michelangelo)** 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - **Roman Colosseum** 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - **Notre Dame Cathedral** 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - **Fallingwater** 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - **Rhapsody In Blue** 7. Piece of Jazz Music - **Take Five** 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - **New York, New York** 9. Piece of Rock Music - **Gimme Shelter** 10. Piece of Blues Music - **Everybody Needs Somebody to Love** 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - **This Land is Your Land** 12. Piece of Latin Music - **Guantanamera** 13. Novel - **Ulysses** 14. Poem - **Leaves of Grass** 15. Movie - **Titanic** 16. Stage Play – Drama - **Death of a Salesman** 17. Stage Play – Musical - **The Phantom of the Opera** 18. TV Drama Series - used to be **Dallas** ; today: CSI? 19. TV Comedy Series - **The Simpsons** 20. TV News Program - **60 Minutes** ---
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All gut reactions. 1. Painting: **Mona Lisa** 2. Piece of Sculpture: **David** 3. Instance of Classical Architecture: **Parthenon** 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture: **Notre Dame (the one in Paris)** 5. Instance of Modern Architecture: **Sydney Opera House** 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period): **The Four Seasons** 7. Piece of Jazz Music: **Rhapsody in Blue** 8. Piece of “Pop” Music: **Yesterday** 9. Piece of Rock Music: **Stairway to Heaven** 10. Piece of Blues Music: **?** 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language): **Blowin’ in the Wind** 12. Piece of Latin Music: **Livin’ la Vida Loca (heaven help me)** 13. Novel: **War and Peace** 14. Poem: **The Road Not Taken** 15. Movie: **Casablanca** 16. Stage Play – Drama: **?** 17. Stage Play – Musical: **Les Miserables** 18. TV Drama Series: **Law & Order** 19. TV Comedy Series: **Friends** 20. TV News Program: **World News Tonight (on NBC?)** ---
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[QUOTE=clairobscur] What about the Sixtine chappel? [/QUOTE] It’s certainly more famous than the first fiftine 😛 In terms of mostest famousest statue, can I change my vote to The Statue of Liberty? ---
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**1) Painting** Mona Lisa **2) Piece of Sculpture** Michaelangelo’s Dave **3) Instance of Classical Architecture** Parthenon **4) Instance of Medieval Architecture** Notre Dame **5) Instance of Modern Architecture** Eiffel Tower **6) Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period)** Beethoven’s 9th - specifically the forth movement **7) Piece of Jazz Music** Rhapsody in Blue **8) Piece of “Pop” Music** Thriller **9) Piece of Rock Music** Stairway to Heaven **10) Piece of Blues Music** ??? **11) Piece of Folk Music (English language)** Blowin’ In the Wind **12) Piece of Latin Music** La Bamba **13) Novel** The first one that came to mind is Huck Finn **14) Poem** If, Kipling **15) Movie** Star Wars **16) Stage Play – Drama** A Streetcar Named Desire **17) Stage Play – Musical** Les Miserables **18) TV Drama Series** Dallas **19) TV Comedy Series** Seinfeld **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 - Coliseum 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - Notre-Dame 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - Fallingwater 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Nutcracker Suite 7. Piece of Jazz Music - God Bless the Child 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - Moonriver 9. Piece of Rock Music - (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction 10. Piece of Blues Music - Got My Mojo Workin’ 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - This Land is Your Land 12. Piece of Latin Music - Babalu 13. Novel - Moby Dick 14. Poem - The Raven 15. Movie - Gone with the Wind 16. Stage Play – Drama - Hamlet 17. Stage Play – Musical - My Fair Lady 18. TV Drama Series - Bonanza 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 - David 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - Parthenon 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - Notre Dame Cathedral 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - Falling Water (though a geodesic dome would more accurately be called “modern”) 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Beethoven’s 5th 7. Piece of Jazz Music - Dorsey’s “In the Mood” 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - Beatles “Help” 9. Piece of Rock Music - a song by the Rolling Stones 10. Piece of Blues Music - Howlin’ Wolf “Killing Floor” 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - “This Land is Your Land” 12. Piece of Latin Music - I don’t know, but it was by Selena 13. Novel - Dante’s “Inferno” 14. Poem - Green Eggs and Ham (seriously!) 15. Movie - Casablanca 16. Stage Play – Drama - Romeo and Juliet 17. Stage Play – Musical - West Side Story 18. TV Drama Series - Roots 19. TV Comedy Series - MASH 20. TV News Program - 60 Minutes Wow, I’m old. ---
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1. Mona Lisa (Da Vinci) 2. David (Michelangelo) 3. The Parthenon 4. Notre Dame de Paris 5. The Effiel Tower 6. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Beethoven) 7. Fly Me To The Moon (Sinatra) {yes Sinatra is jazz} 8. Thriller (Jackson) 9. Yesterday (The Beatles) 10. The Thrill is Gone (King) 11. O Danny Boy 12. Feliz Navidad (Feliciano) 13. Great Expectations (Dickens) 14. The Tiger (Blake) 15. Star Wars 16. Hamlet (Shakespeare) 17. The Phantom of the Opera (Webber) 18. Dallas 19. I Love Lucy 20. The CBS Evening News (Cronkite) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430.md?page=3)