Ultimate "Peaky Blinders": Behind the Scenes Quiz

Answer: World War I

The "Peaky Blinders" series begins in the direct ending of World War I (WWI), specifically in 1919 Birmingham, with the returned, traumatized soldiers like Tommy Shelby. He, like many, was trying to navigate through a changed, unrest-filled Britain, and by doing so, rose from street gang to running a powerful criminal enterprise.

Answer: Liam Neeson

Sam Neill was born in Ireland and is a fellow Irishman with Liam Neeson. He moved to New Zealand when he was seven. Neill is better known for his role as Dr. Alan Grant in the "Jurassic Park" series, playing in "Jurassic Park", "Jurassic Park III", and "Jurassic World Dominion". His primary goal in life is to rid England of the Peaky Blinders, where he inevitably fails.

Answer: True

In the area of Birmingham, "blinder" was slang for a striking, well-dressed person. The caps that were worn were a major part of the look to be a Peaky Blinder. The thought that razor blades were seldom used is historically incorrect, although not impossible. Metal razors were much too expensive for poor young men during those times.

Answer: Liverpool and Yorkshire

Yes, most of the scenes were filmed in Yorkshire since the city's architecture has all the right looks to give the show a gritty, dirty, industrial feel around the early 20th-century. Some of the spots used in Liverpool are Port Sunlight for Aunt Polly's home, and Powis Street where the Shelby's main residence was.
Some of the other locations were London, Cheshire, and West Midlands.

Answer: The Devil's Horsemen

In Europe, one of the top film-industry horse suppliers is The Devil's Horsemen. Not only do they provide beautiful horses, they also provide the horsemasters and riders, as well as the carriages and tack needed for the appropriate scenes. They are located in Wychwood Stud just outside of London.

They provide both indoor and outdoor training facilities in a completely private 120-acre property.

Answer: True

The actors Joe Cole and Finn Cole are, in fact, brothers. Joe made it to season 4 in the series, but Finn made it through the entire series. Joe actually helped his brother Finn get the role of Michael Gray. Finn's character actually turns into a major figure in the series.

Answer: Bane

Bane is considered a mercenary and smart, and the field commander of the League of Shadows. He wears a mask as he terrorizes Gotham City as well as being in hardly bearable pain. Bane ideally wants to be the friend of Talia al Ghul as well as her protector.

Answer: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

The show's theme song has been used in other famous films like "The X-Flies", "Scream", and "Hellboy." It comes from their eighth studio album, "Let Love In" (1994), as a single. They are an Australian band. A long time before "Peaky Blinders" had even been conceived, "Red Right Hand" was being heard by film and TV producers looking for atmospheric and sinister music.

It was initially featured on a single episode of the "X-Files" in 1996, and then used in the first three "Scream" movies.

Answer: True

The show really did use the name of a real street gang that ran in the Birmingham area in the late 1800s until the 1910s. Just like the show, they wore tailored jackets, buttoned waistcoats, leather boots, and flat peaked caps. The real Peaky Blinder's gang operated earlier than the show did and was a smaller band of troublemakers. Eventually, they were overtaken by others like the Birmingham Boys, led by Billy Kimber.

Answer: Libya

Winston Churchill was played by Andy Nyman in the first series and by Richard McCabe in series 2. The weapons were never sent, but the Peaky Blinders did accidentally steal a shipment of British government guns that were intended for Libya. This was one of the central plot points of the first season. Churchill later uses Tommy Shelby and the Peaky Blinders for his needs to get closer to other disorderly groups by seeking information as it pertains to other criminal issues.