# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/41 "2007-03-19T07:33:05Z")
1. Painting = The Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture = David 3. Instance of Classical Architecture = the Parthenon 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture = Notre Dame de Paris 5. Instance of Modern Architecture = Fallingwater 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) = Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony 7. Piece of Jazz Music = Take Five 8. Piece of “Pop” Music = Hey Jude 9. Piece of Rock Music = Another One Bites the Dust 10. Piece of Blues Music = Hootchie Cootchie Man 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) = Greensleeves 12. Piece of Latin Music = Adeste Fideles. Oh, never mind. 13. Novel = Huckleberry Finn 14. Poem = The Raven 15. Movie = Citizen Kane 16. Stage Play – Drama = Hamlet 17. Stage Play – Musical = The Sound of Music 18. TV Drama Series = ER 19. TV Comedy Series = The Simpsons 20. TV News Program = 60 Minutes ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/42 "2007-03-19T08:51:07Z")
1. Painting - Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture - Thinking Man 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - The Pyramids (or the one temple in Greece, if Ancient Egypt isn’t included in “Classical”) 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - Hm… I can’t think of very many famous medieval places. Mont Saint Michel, perhaps? 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - Empire States Building or maybe the Statue of Liberty 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Beethoven’s 9th 7. Piece of Jazz Music - What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong…perhaps? 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - Thriller, maybe 9. Piece of Rock Music - Stairway to Heaven, perhaps 10. Piece of Blues Music - Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway, I would guess 11. Piece of Folk Music - Blowin in the Wind? 12. Piece of Latin Music - La Bamba or the Macarena probably 13. Novel - War and Peace (if infamous) 14. Poem - Shel Silverstein’s Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout 15. Movie - Titanic 16. Stage Play – Drama - Dracula 17. Stage Play – Musical - Les Miserables 18. TV Drama Series - No idea 19. TV Comedy Series - Monty Python? 20. TV News Program - No idea ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/43 "2007-03-19T08:54:42Z")
I have to agree that Notre Dame is a better choice than mine by far (it didn’t occur to me.) ---
**Author:** ![bundykala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@bundykala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bundykala)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/44 "2007-03-19T09:29:13Z")
1. Painting - _Mona Lisa_ 2. Piece of Sculpture - _Venus de Milo_ 3. Instance of Classical Architecture -\* the Acropolis\* 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture -\* Good question…\* 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - _Sydney Opera House_6) Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - _Beethoven’s 9th (Ode To Joy)_ 6. Piece of Jazz Music - _Take Five - Dave Brubeck_ 7. Piece of “Pop” Music -\* Does Crazy Frog count as pop?\* 8. Piece of Rock Music - _Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen_ 9. Piece of Blues Music - _Don’t know much._ 10. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - _Scarborough Fair_ 11. Piece of Latin Music - _Tequila_ 12. Novel - _Lord of the Rings_ 13. Poem - _Jabberwocky_ 14. Movie - _Hitchcock’s Psycho_ 15. Stage Play – Drama - _Romeo & Juliet_ 16. Stage Play – Musical _- Cats_ 17. TV Drama Series _- CSI_ 18. TV Comedy Series - _Friends_ 19. TV News Program - _60 Minutes_ ---
**Author:** ![Faminista](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4af34b/32.png) [@Faminista](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faminista)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/45 "2007-03-19T10:09:39Z")
1. Painting - **Mona Lisa** 2. Piece of Sculpture - **Michelangelo’s David** 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - **The Acropolis** 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - Uh… 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - **Fallingwater** 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period - **Beethoven’s 9th** 7. Piece of Jazz Music - **Summertime** 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - **Macarena** 9. Piece of Rock Music - **Heartbreak Hotel - Elvis Presley** 10. Piece of Blues Music -\*\* Rock Me Baby - B.B. King\*\* 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - **O Danny Boy** 12. Piece of Latin Music - **Macarena** 13. Novel - **Crime and Punishment** 14. Poem - **Roses are Red** 15. Movie - **Gone with the Wind** 16. Stage Play – Drama - **Hamlet** 17. Stage Play – Musical - **Les Miserables** 18. TV Drama Series - **Dallas** 19. TV Comedy Series - **The Simpsons** 20. TV News Program - **60 Minutes** ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/46 "2007-03-19T10:34:29Z")
1. Painting **Mona Lisa** 2. Piece of Sculpture **David** 3. Instance of Classical Architecture **Parthenon** 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture **Cathedral de Notre Dame** 5. Instance of Modern Architecture as opposed to Classical and Medieval? Or as opposed to Art Deco and Victorian and PostModern and so forth? Hmm, I have no clue on the first interp. I’ll go with the **World Trade Towers** for the second. 1. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) **Mvmt 1 Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony** 2. Piece of Jazz Music **Rhapsody in Blue** 3. Piece of “Pop” Music **Hey Jude** 4. Piece of Rock Music **Stairway to Heaven** 5. Piece of Blues Music **God Save the Child** 6. Piece of Folk Music (English language) **I’ve Been Working on the Railroad** 7. Piece of Latin Music **Ave Maria** 8. Novel **Pride and Prejudice** 9. Poem **The Raven** 10. Movie **Gone With The Wind** 11. Stage Play – Drama **Hamlet** 12. Stage Play – Musical **Showboat** 13. TV Drama Series **Star Trek** 14. TV Comedy Series **I Love Lucy** 15. TV News Program **The Huntley-Brinkley Report** ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/47 "2007-03-19T11:03:57Z")
1. Painting: **The Mona Lisa** 2. Piece of Sculpture: **Michaelangelo’s David** 3. Instance of Classical Architecture: **the Parthenon** 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture: **the Cathedral of Chartres** 5. Instance of Modern Architecture: **the Empire State Building** 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period): **Beethoven’s 5th** 7. Piece of Jazz Music: **The Entertainer** 8. Piece of “Pop” Music: **All You Need Is Love** 9. Piece of Rock Music: **Rock Around the Clock** 10. Piece of Blues Music (no answer) 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) : **This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land** 12. Piece of Latin Music: **Besame Mucho** 13. Novel: **A Christmas Carol** 14. Poem: **There Once Was a Man from Nantucket** 15. Movie: **Casablanca** 16. Stage Play – Drama: **Hamlet** 17. Stage Play – Musical: **Cats** 18. TV Drama Series: **General Hospital** 19. TV Comedy Series: **The Simpsons** 20. TV News Program: **60 Minutes** ---
**Author:** ![DfrntBreign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@DfrntBreign](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DfrntBreign)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/48 "2007-03-19T11:13:24Z")
1. Painting **the Mona Lisa** 2. Piece of Sculpture **Rodin’s Thinker** 3. Instance of Classical Architecture 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture 5. Instance of Modern Architecture **I know nothing about architecture** 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) **William Tell Overture** 7. Piece of Jazz Music **When The Saint’s Go Marching In (what? Dixieland is jazz, right?)** 8. Piece of “Pop” Music **Billie Jean - Michael Jackson** 9. Piece of Rock Music **Stairway To Heaven** 10. Piece of Blues Music **Hoochie Coochie Man** 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) **America The Beatiful (although I doubt most people realise it’s a folk song) or Blowin’ In The Wind** 12. Piece of Latin Music **Oye Como Va** (at least in my circle) 13. Novel **Moby Dick** 14. Poem **"Here I sit, All broken hearted" (I don’t know poetry, either)** 15. Movie **(this one’s tough) a case could be made for Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ** 16. Stage Play – Drama **Macbeth** 17. Stage Play – Musical **Cats** 18. TV Drama Series **Star Trek** 19. TV Comedy Series **Arrested Development (well, it should have been)** 20. TV News Program **60 Minutes** ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/49 "2007-03-19T11:14:26Z")
Right after I posted that, my first thought was “Oh, Notre Dame!” Chartres was just the one that popped into my head first. Probably because I was playing Civilization as France recently. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/50 "2007-03-19T11:31:40Z")
1. Painting – The Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture – David 3. Instance of Classical Architecture – The Colliseum 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture – Chartres Cathedral 5. Instance of Modern Architecture – The Sydney Opera House 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) – Pachelbel’s Canon/Canon in D 7. Piece of Jazz Music – “Girl from Ipanema” 8. Piece of “Pop” Music – “Billie Jean” or “Thriller” – Michael Jackson 9. Piece of Rock Music – “Blue Suede Shoes” – Elvis 10. Piece of Blues Music – “Boom Boom” – John Lee Hooker 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) – “She’ll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain” 12. Piece of Latin Music – “La Macarena” 13. Novel – “Les Miserables” 14. Poem – “Flanders Field” 15. Movie – “Gone with the Wind” 16. Stage Play – Drama – “Hamlet” 17. Stage Play – Musical – “Cats” 18. TV Drama Series – “E.R.” 19. TV Comedy Series – “Friends” OR “The Honeymooners” 20. TV News Program – “NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw” ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/51 "2007-03-19T11:47:40Z")
Totally and utterly surprised more people have not answered Chartres Cathedral. ---
**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, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/52 "2007-03-19T12:33:29Z")
[QUOTE=Miss Purl McKnittington] Totally and utterly surprised more people have not answered Chartres Cathedral. [/QUOTE] I’m not, honestly. While it’s an absolutely gorgeous cathedral, it has nowhere near the profile that Notre Dame does in popular culture, what with that hunchback running around. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/53 "2007-03-19T12:46:51Z")
1. Painting - Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture - Venus de Milo 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - The Colosseum 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - Notre Dame Cathedral 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - Guggenheim Museum 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) Beethoven’s 9th Symphony 7. Piece of Jazz Music - When The Saints Go Marching In 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - Yesterday 9. Piece of Rock Music - Stairway to Heaven 10. Piece of Blues Music - Crossroads 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) Scarborough Fair 12. Piece of Latin Music - Does Santana count? Oye Como Va. 13. Novel - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 14. Poem - The Road Less Traveled 15. Movie - The Wizard of Oz 16. Stage Play – Drama - Death of a Salesman 17. Stage Play – Musical - The Sound of Music 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 19, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/54 "2007-03-19T12:57:43Z")
[QUOTE=tiger lily] Hmm, interesting to see the agreements and the differences. Very cool idea. Are you planning to consolidate the results at some point, Zeldar? [/QUOTE] I hadn’t really planned on it, but it does sound like it might be a fun thing to do. Are you interested in doing the compiling of results? If so, you’ve got my blessing. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/55 "2007-03-19T12:58:36Z")
Where the heck did I get Notre Dame as Classical? Substitute the Parthenon instead (actually don’t - I read the thread.) Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![jacob\_wrestling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@jacob\_wrestling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacob_wrestling)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/56 "2007-03-19T14:02:34Z")
[QUOTE=Miss Purl McKnittington] Totally and utterly surprised more people have not answered Chartres Cathedral. [/QUOTE] It was the first thing that popped into my head, but I went with Notre Dame, by virtue of its being far more famous and also smack dab in the middle of probably the most visited city in the entire world. ---
**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, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/57 "2007-03-19T16:16:17Z")
[QUOTE=jacob wrestling] It was the first thing that popped into my head, but I went with Notre Dame, by virtue of its being far more famous and also smack dab in the middle of probably the most visited city in the entire world. [/QUOTE] Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/58 "2007-03-19T16:31:09Z")
[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. 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] 1. Painting - Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture - Either Rodin’s ‘Thinker’ or the ‘Venus de Milo’ 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - Pyramids of Giza 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - some Cathedral no doubt 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - World Trade Center 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Handel’s “Messiah” 7. Piece of Jazz Music - Dave Brubek’s “Take Five” 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” 9. Piece of Rock Music - early Beatles numbers “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”, “She Loves You”, etc. 10. Piece of Blues Music - “Rock Me Baby” by (originally I think) B.B. King and many, many others 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - “This Land Is Your Land” Arlo Guthrie 12. Piece of Latin Music - dunno 13. Novel - the Great Gatsby 14. Poem - “There was an old woman from…” no, seriously, 15. Movie - Either “Gone With the Wind” or “Wizard of Oz” or “Casablanca” 16. Stage Play – Drama “Hamlet” 17. Stage Play – Musical “My Fair Lady” 18. TV Drama Series - “General Hospital” 19. TV Comedy Series - “I Love Lucy” 20. TV News Program - 60 Minutes ---
**Author:** ![Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Silence\_of\_the\_clams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silence_of_the_clams)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/59 "2007-03-19T16:43:04Z")
Most Famous 1. Painting - that painting by Dali with the melting clocks 2. Piece of Sculpture - Venus de Milo is in my eyes much more appealing than the Sfinx 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - I was going to say the Colloseum, but now I’d rather say the Acropolis of Athens 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - the Sistine chappel is much more interesting than that leaning tower in Pisa 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - the Sydney opera house 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - the four seasons by Vivaldi 7. Piece of Jazz Music - something by Miles Davis I guess, but don’t take my word for it, since I abhore jazz as much as any vacuum 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - Madonna’s Like a virgin 9. Piece of Rock Music - Bohemian rhapsody 10. Piece of Blues Music - Dust my broom 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - english language folk music? Must be some drunken Irish tune, how about Whiskey in the jar 12. Piece of Latin Music - what? Like something Shakira can shake with, or something the Pope dances to? As to the former, I am ashamed to say it must be Macarena, and as to the latter it must be some gregorian hymn like Dies irae 13. Novel - The old man and the sea by Hemingway 14. Poem - must be that haiku about the frog that jumps in to the pond, with the subsequent sound of a splash 15. Movie - Lawrence of Arabia 16. Stage Play – Drama - Romeo and Julie 17. Stage Play – Musical - Les Miserables 18. TV Drama Series - Dynasty 19. TV Comedy Series - Seinfeld 20. TV News Program - CNN? ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430/60 "2007-03-19T16:44:52Z")
Ok, I haven’t peeked. 1. Painting - Mona Lisa 2. Piece of Sculpture - Michelangelo’s David 3. Instance of Classical Architecture - Parthenon 4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - ?? 5. Instance of Modern Architecture - Tour Eiffel 6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik 7. Piece of Jazz Music - ?? 8. Piece of “Pop” Music - I Want to Hold Your Hand 9. Piece of Rock Music - Satisfaction 10. Piece of Blues Music - ?? 11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - If I Had a Hammer 12. Piece of Latin Music - ?? 13. Novel - 1984 14. Poem - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas 15. Movie - Gone with the Wind 16. Stage Play – Drama - Streetcar Named Desire 17. Stage Play – Musical - The Sound of Music 18. TV Drama Series - Law & Order 19. TV Comedy Series - I Love Lucy 20. TV News Program - 60 Minutes [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-poll-the-most-famous-_______/396430.md?page=4)