General Knowledge
Country or Band Name Quiz
Country or band? Test 50 hilarious name challenges — Chad, Maroon 5, or Liberia?
Country or band? Test 50 hilarious name challenges — Chad, Maroon 5, or Liberia?
Burkina Faso means 'Land of the Upright People' in Mossi and Dyula — the country was renamed from Upper Volta in 1984. Many real countries have names that could pass for rock bands, while plenty of bands are named after places, planes, or even cities they have never visited. Can you sort genuine sovereign states from chart-topping music acts?
Each round presents 10 randomized questions from a pool of 50, with four multiple-choice options and instant feedback after every answer. Your final score comes with a performance tier and shareable results.
You'll cover micro-states from Andorra to Tuvalu, classic rock acts named Boston, Kansas, and Europe, country renames (Upper Volta → Burkina Faso, Swaziland → Eswatini, Burma → Myanmar), and bands inspired by spy planes (U2), German air bases (Rammstein), and entire continents (Asia, America).
In 2018, King Mswati III renamed Swaziland to Eswatini ('Land of the Swazis') on the country's 50th anniversary of independence and his own 50th birthday.
Rammstein took their name from the 1988 Ramstein Air Base airshow disaster — though the band spells the name with two M's. The German industrial-metal group has sold over 25 million albums worldwide.
Burkina Faso was known as the Republic of Upper Volta until 1984, when President Thomas Sankara renamed it. 'Burkina Faso' translates to 'Land of the Upright (or Honest) People' from Mossi and Dyula.
Last updated: April 2026