The show popularizes the myth that the gang's name came from sewing razor blades into their caps. What is the more historically accepted origin of the name?

A brand of blindingly strong gin

A notorious street fight in Peaky Fields

Their method of blinding rivals with pocket sand

The distinctive peak of their flat caps

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The Origins of Peaky Blinders

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01Who is the creator and principal writer of the "Peaky Blinders" series?
02The series is famously set in and around which English industrial city?
03While the TV show is set after World War I, the real Peaky Blinders gang was most prominent during which earlier period?
04The show popularizes the myth that the gang's name came from sewing razor blades into their caps. What is the more historically accepted origin of the name?
05What is the iconic opening theme song for "Peaky Blinders," performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds?
06The Season 1 antagonist, Billy Kimber, was based on a real-life gangster who controlled which criminal enterprise?
07The Shelby family's background and cultural traditions are rooted in which two heritages?
08Tommy Shelby has a complex and recurring relationship with which real-life 20th-century British politician?
09The character of Alfie Solomons, the leader of a Jewish gang in Camden Town, is believed to be inspired by which real-life gangster?
10Who directed the first three episodes of the series, setting its distinctive cinematic tone?