Is Brad Paisley's real name his real name? Well you probably have never wondered that, but now that you have, the answer is yes! Brad Douglas Paisley to be exact!

The real names of many of your favourite country stars may surprise you. Could you get used to calling Tim McGraw "Sam," or Garth Brooks "Troyal?" Not really...

In many cases, country artists use their middle name either first or last or come up with a name completely different then what their mom gave them.

I went around town today to test High River's country music knowledge and to see if you could tell the difference between real vs. stage names when it comes to you favourite stars.

Stopped by Linden + Oak where Laura got 90% on the quiz and was shocked when she found out Conway Twitty, wasn't his real name! It's Harold Lloyd Jenkins...different right?

Bob Popowich at the Cargill Field House got about 75% right and tried to pronounce Paul Brandts real last name (Belobersycky - it's Polish), but did get that Carrie Underwoods name is real and was named after the late Carrie Fischer.

Peak Potential had a pretty enthusastic non-country music listening lady who was more than happy to do the quiz and she failed! She tried though and that's what matters!

Tammy of Walkers Western Wear was right on the money for Faith Hill (Audrey Faith Perry aka McGraw), but not Jake Owen (Joshua Owen - pretty close).

Here's a list of some real names of country stars and the names you know them by:

Samuel Timothy Smith is Tim McGraw
Troyal Garth Brooks is of course Garth Brooks
Jason Aldean Williams is Jason Aldeans full name
Leon Eric Brooks III is better known as Kix Brooks
Gary Allan Herzberg is Gary's full name
Craig Morgan Greer dropped his last name
Christina Claire Ciminella is not-so-obviously Wynonna Judd
Thomas Luther Bryan is better known as Luke
Randy Traywick changed his name to Randy Travis
Eileen Regina Edwards' fans call her Shania Twain
Shawn Randolph Houser is known now as Randy Houser
Audrey Faith Perry changed her name to Faith Hill
Kenneth Eric Church dropped his first name to become famous
Hiram King Williams is considered the first king of country music, known as Hank Williams
Stanley Wayne DeMarcus Jr. is just Jay DeMarcus from Rascal Flatts now
His bandmate Gary Vernon Jr. lead sings for Rascal Flatts as Gary LaVox
Ernest Clay Walker Jr. simplified his moniker to just Clay Walker
Tracy Darrell Adkins shortened his name down to Trace Adkins

Some real unadultered names to ease your nerves:

Scotty McCreery, Carrie Underwood, Dean Brody, Thomas Rhett, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton.

It was fun to find this all out! Is my real name Sarah Scott? That's for me to know and you to... well, yes it is!