John McIntyre at the Baltimore Sun has a blog about language and usage. In a recent blog entry, he says that copy editors have to know a little about just about everything.

The Sun gives copy desk applicants a test that is grueling. In fact, McIntyre says that in the past 11 years, only one applicant scored over 90 percent.

McIntyre gives some questions from previous tests. Even though some of questions that McIntyre lists are at least slightly law-related, I am certain that I would not have scored over 90 percent or anywhere near.

Here are some examples, but check them all out at McIntyre's blog.

Briefly define "Rig-Veda."
Who was Sojourner Truth?
What is the significance of the Dred Scott decision?