Isn't there always so much to be upset about? And isn't there always someone you see as the cause of that which upsets you? Guy Fawkes certainly felt that way, and he took part in the infamous Gunpowder Plot for which we remember him every year, by burning in effigy the contemporary villains we see behind the modern evils around us.

The choice of which villain to burn is tied inextricably to the year in question and the signature suffering of the British people at that time. Guy Fawkes stand-ins have traditionally been major villains from outside of the country, including famous dictators, terrorists, or other literal evildoers of whom everyone has had quite enough. In other years, those we burn in effigy may be figures from the popular culture who have disappointed us either through their work or through their actions outside of their work. 

Of course, politicians have long been a popular subject for those who wish to really put the hours into making a top-notch Guy whom they want to see burn. This is often the case in times when the people blame the government for a stagnant economy, an unpopular war or every once in a while, the weather.

Making a Guy is a lot of hard work. Don't invest your time in making the wrong Guy. Take this quiz, and we will tell you whom you should burn in effigy this Guy Fawkes Night.