A Poll: The Most Famous _______

In My Humble Opinion
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  1. Painting - Mona Lisa
  2. Piece of Sculpture - Michaelangelo’s David
  3. Instance of Classical Architecture - Parthenon
  4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - Tower of London
  5. Instance of Modern Architecture - Eiffel Tower
  6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony
  7. Piece of Jazz Music - “Take Five”, Dave Brubeck
  8. Piece of “Pop” Music - “Twist and Shout”, The Beatles
  9. Piece of Rock Music - “Stairway to Heaven”, Led Zepplin
  10. Piece of Blues Music - “Memphis Blues”
  11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - Camptown Races (?)
  12. Piece of Latin Music - La Cucaracha
  13. Novel - Don Quixote
  14. Poem - If, Rudyard Kipling
  15. Movie - Star Wars
  16. Stage Play – Drama - Romeo and Juliet
  17. Stage Play – Musical - Cats
  18. TV Drama Series - Dallas
  19. TV Comedy Series - The Simpsons
  20. TV News Program - ]CNN Headline News
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Way to go Kotic, you finally broke the unanimous verdict on “Painting.” I was sure it would happen eventually. I wonder if you would mind sharing your location.

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Well, I went ahead and checked “If” by Kipling and I can honestly say I’ve never heard of it. :smack:

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So I didn’t think of Mona Lisa; is the Inquisistion going to come looking for me?

I’m from Norway so I should have mentioned “Skrik” by Munch insead I guess. Honestly, Dali’s painting was the one that popped into my head.

If I have to be pretentious about it, I would have to say something like: Mona Lisa is probably more mentioned because of that Da Vinci code hype :wink:

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Naaaaw. I think the Mona Lisa is famous, more for two things: The reaction to when it was stolen - and suddenly the spot on the wall where it had hung became one of the most visited parts of the Louvre’s collection; and the fact that it’s perhaps the most parodied image ever. The parodies often serve to introduce new audiences to the existence of the painting that would never have thought to crack open an art book and see it otherwise.

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  1. Painting The Mona Lisa
  2. Piece of Sculpture ** The Bust of Nefertiti**
  3. Instance of Classical Architecture The Parthenon
  4. Instance of Medieval Architecture Notre Dame
  5. Instance of Modern Architecture The White House
  6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) Beethoven’s 5th Symphony
  7. Piece of Jazz Music **Maple Leaf Rag **
  8. Piece of “Pop” Music **Thriller **
  9. Piece of Rock Music **Let It Be **
  10. Piece of Blues Music Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
  11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) Ring around the Rosy or **Scarborough Fair ** (depending on what “Folk Music” means)
  12. Piece of Latin Music La Bomba
  13. Novel Moby Dick
  14. Poem **Twas the Night Before Christmas **
  15. Movie The Wizard of Oz
  16. Stage Play – Drama MacBeth
  17. Stage Play – Musical Oklahoma
  18. TV Drama Series Star Trek
  19. TV Comedy Series Gilligan’s Island
  20. TV News Program 60 Minutes

For the music, many people do not know all of each piece but they know parts of them. Star Trek is listed as drama at Amazon.

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I even tried to locate the fark of Ray Charles fused with Mona Lisa. It’s one of my wallpapers!

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No, I meant it in a good way. There is no denying that that Dali is very famous. As I said, I was surprised that the Mona Lisa had been picked by everyone, and Og knows we can’t have that kind of agreement on the Dope.

I had to look up “Skrik,” and I see it’s what I know as The Scream. Because of all the news surrounding that, it would be my number 2.

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  1. Painting - Mona Lisa
  2. Piece of Sculpture - The Thinker
  3. Instance of Classical Architecture - Acropolis
  4. Instance of Medieval Architecture - Notre Dame
  5. Instance of Modern Architecture - Empire State Building
  6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Beethoven’s 5th
  7. Piece of Jazz Music - Sweet Georgia Brown
  8. Piece of “Pop” Music - “The Rose”, Bette Midler
  9. Piece of Rock Music - ? (Two many options, nothing dominates)
  10. Piece of Blues Music - Basin Street Blues
  11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) - Kumbayah
  12. Piece of Latin Music - ? (Can’t think of one)
  13. Novel - David Copperfield
  14. Poem - The Raven
  15. Movie - Gone The the Wind
  16. Stage Play – Drama - Whose Afraid of Virginia Wolf
  17. Stage Play – Musical - Phantom of the Opera
  18. TV Drama Series - Dragnet
  19. TV Comedy Series - Monty Python’s Flying Circus
  20. TV News Program - 60 Minutes
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1) Painting - Mona Lisa
2) Piece of Sculpture - Michelangelo’s David
3) Instance of Classical Architecture - Great Pyramids
4) Instance of Medieval Architecture - Notre Dame
5) Instance of Modern Architecture - The Empire State Building
6) Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) - Pachelbel’s Canon
7) Piece of Jazz Music - Dave Brubeck - Take Five
8) Piece of “Pop” Music - Michael Jackson - Thriller
9) Piece of Rock Music - The Beatles - Let It Be
10) Piece of Blues Music - Hm…can’t name any specific works, only artists. Son House and Robert Johnson are names I’ve heard.
11) Piece of Folk Music (English language) - Bob Dylan - Blowin’ in the Wind
12) Piece of Latin Music - I’m drawing a blank. The only thing that springs to mind is Santana’s Oye Como Va, but I’m not even sure if that qualifies.
13) Novel - Catcher in the Rye
14) Poem - Robert Frost’s Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
15) Movie - Casablanca
16) Stage Play – Drama - Romeo & Juliet
17) Stage Play – Musical - Rent
18) TV Drama Series - Law & Order
19) TV Comedy Series - Friends
20) TV News Program - 60 Minutes

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Okay, following directions… I should point out that most of these are Western-centric. Most famous in the world may be quite different.

  1. Painting: The Mona Lisa
  2. Piece of Sculpture: the Statue of Liberty
  3. Instance of Classical Architecture: the Parthenon
  4. Instance of Medieval Architecture: Chartres or Notre Dame Cathedral. Probably Notre Dame.
  5. Instance of Modern Architecture: define “modern”. Since the Renessance or last 100 years? Eh… either way I’ll go with the Empire State Building.
  6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period): Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, first movement
  7. Piece of Jazz Music: “Take Five” by Dave Brubeck
  8. Piece of “Pop” Music: something by the Beatles… I’ll say “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”
  9. Piece of Rock Music: I know in terms of sheer sales, it’s “Rock Around the Clock”
  10. Piece of Blues Music: St. Louis Blues
  11. Piece of Folk Music (English language): “Danny Boy”
  12. Piece of Latin Music: “La Bamba”
  13. Novel: The Great Gatsby comes to mind, though I’m sure others eclipse it
  14. Poem: probably “The Fog” by Carl Sandberg
  15. Movie: Star Wars
  16. Stage Play – Drama: Romeo & Juliet
  17. Stage Play – Musical: probably Cats
  18. TV Drama Series: Roots
  19. TV Comedy Series: MASH
  20. TV News Program: uh… ABC Nightly News?

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.
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1) Painting
Mona Lisa

2) Piece of Sculpture
Michelangelo’s David

3) Instance of Classical Architecture
The Parthenon

4) Instance of Medieval Architecture
Notre Dame

5) Instance of Modern Architecture
Villa Savoye

6) Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period)
Beethoven’s 9th

7) Piece of Jazz Music
Birdland

8) Piece of “Pop” Music
Billy Jean

9) Piece of Rock Music
Stairway to Heaven

10) Piece of Blues Music
Love in Vain (I can’t think of anything really)

11) Piece of Folk Music (English language)
This Land is Your Land

12) Piece of Latin Music
Conga

13) Novel
Moby Dick

14) Poem
The Raven

15) Movie
Shawshank Redemption

16) Stage Play – Drama
Streetcar Named Desire (thats not a musical right?)

17) Stage Play – Musical
Les Miserables

18) TV Drama Series
E.R.

19) TV Comedy Series
Married with Children

20) TV News Program
60 Minutes

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I just want to thank a bunch of posters for fighting my ignorance regarding sculpture. I would never have classed the Statue of Liberty as a sculpture, but I see my definition was way to narrow. If the question had asked statue I’d have been right there with you, but I always thought of sculpture as a reduction from a larger mass, never as a casting. Ignorance fought! I do stand by that answer on that one, though.

Standing by my answer on one lead me to a different question. After reading the thread, how many of you would change at least one answer?

I would change three; poem, drama, and musical. Oddly, it was that type of question that kept me off of Jeopardy. OK, maybe not so oddly. You?

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  1. Painting --> Mona Lisa, and this HAS to be universal.
  2. Piece of Sculpture --> Mike’s Dave (Michealangelo’s David)
  3. Instance of Classical Architecture --> Parthenon edges out Coliseum
  4. Instance of Medieval Architecture --> Notre Dame
  5. Instance of Modern Architecture --> Eiffel Tower
  6. Piece of “Classical” Music --> “Ode To Joy”, ie, 4th movement of Beethoven’s 9th
  7. Piece of Jazz Music --> No idea
  8. Piece of “Pop” Music --> “Yesterday” by the Beatles
  9. Piece of Rock Music --> “Satisfaction” by the Rolling Stones
  10. Piece of Blues Music --> no idea
  11. Piece of Folk Music --> “Happy Birthday to You”
  12. Piece of Latin Music --> no idea
  13. Novel -->War and Peace
  14. Poem --> Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
  15. Movie --> The Wizard of Oz
  16. Stage Play – Drama -->Romeo and Juliet
  17. Stage Play – Musical -->Phantom of the Opera
  18. TV Drama Series --> CSI
  19. TV Comedy Series --> Seinfeld
  20. TV News Program -->60 minutes
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I would change my Medevial Architecture ? to Notre Dame

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I would change, if I could, my answer to both the medieval and modern architecture questions: Notre Dame over the Tower of London, and The Empire State Building in place of Gaudi’s Cathedral in Barcelona. For the first instance because I must have had a massive brainfart to have not thought of Notre Dame right off the bat.

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So far my biggest surprise is the lack of votes for I Love Lucy. I voted for MAS*H, but after I voted, my wife asked me, isn’t Lucy the most famous by far?

I thought she was right. Only 7 votes so far of the total.

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I would change Modern Architecture [Fallingwater] to World Trade Center (so obvious now). Eiffel Tower and Sydney Opera House are also better answers.

Several categories like Novel and Poem seem to have many plausible answers. My responses [Ulysses and Leaves of Grass] don’t seem outstanding, but not necessarily trumped either.

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  1. Painting

Mona Lisa

  1. Piece of Sculpture

The David (the one in Florence)

  1. Instance of Classical Architecture

Parthenon or Pantheon

  1. Instance of Medieval Architecture

dunno, Notre Dame?

  1. Instance of Modern Architecture

Guggenheim in New York

  1. Piece of “Pop” Music

Hmm…Thriller?

  1. Piece of Rock Music

Smells like teen spirit

  1. Novel

Difficult to say here because most of the ones I know are only borderline popular so I’ll have to guess. War and Peace?

  1. Movie

Casablanca

  1. Stage Play – Drama

Death of a Salesman

  1. Stage Play – Musical

Les Miserables

  1. TV Drama Series

Law and Order

  1. TV Comedy Series

Friends (I like seinfeld, but…)

  1. TV News Program

60 Minutes

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  1. Painting – The Mona Lisa
  2. Piece of Sculpture – Michelangelo’s David
  3. Instance of Classical Architecture – The Coliseum in Rome
  4. Instance of Medieval Architecture – Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris
  5. Instance of Modern Architecture – Sydney Opera House
  6. Piece of “Classical” Music (the genre, not the period) – Pachelbel’s Canon in D
  7. Piece of Jazz Music – Nothing. I can’t think of one, single “most famous” piece of jazz music.
  8. Piece of “Pop” Music – “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond
  9. Piece of Rock Music – “My Girl”
  10. Piece of Blues Music – Ditto Jazz – nothing.
  11. Piece of Folk Music (English language) – “This Land Is Your Land”
  12. Piece of Latin Music – “La Bamba,” Richie Valens version
  13. Novel – “The Grapes of Wrath” by Steinbeck
  14. Poem – Mary Had a Little Lamb
  15. Movie – Citizen kane
  16. Stage Play – Drama – “The Diary of Anne Frank” (?)
  17. Stage Play – Musical – “Oklahoma!”
  18. TV Drama Series – CSI
  19. TV Comedy Series – Seinfeld
  20. TV News Program – 20/20