'This state's largest county, San Bernardino, was divided in 1893 to form Riverside county'
California
400
'Philosopher Soren Kierkegaard was born May 5, 1813 in this capital'
Copenhagen
400
'The Eagles in 1975 & The Emotions in 1977 both hit No. 1 singing about "The Best Of" this'
"My Love"
400
'Ticonderoga is no. 1 in making no. 2 these, introduced in 1913'
pencils
400
'"For the love of" Wyoming senator Enzi!'
Mike
400
'Leadville in the Rockies in this state is the USA's highest incorporated city'
Colorado
600
'Born May 5, 1919, Giorgios Papadopoulos became dictator of this country in 1967'
Greece
600
'Robbie Nevil & B*witched had tunes called this French phrase meaning "that's life"'
"C\'est La Vie"
600
'16 tablespoons equals one of these'
a cup
600
'"Heavens to" ex-New York lieutenant governor McCaughey!'
Betsy
600
'At about 1,700 square miles, this saline lake is one of the largest lakes in the world with no outlet'
the Salt Lake
800
'This May-5 born Monty Python member & BBC travel filmmaker is a commando of the Order of the British Empire'
(Michael) Palin
800
'Sammy Davis Jr. in 1972 & Christina Aguilera in 2007 sang about this sweet guy'
"Candyman"
800
'This brand says its "magic" tape is "the original matte-finish, invisible tape"'
Scotch
800
'"Geez" House Rules Committee ranking Democrat Slaughter'
Louise
800
'Nome, Alaska lies on this peninsula named for a 19th century Secretary of State'
the Seward peninsula
1000
'A culinary foundation is named for this dean of American cookery who was born in Portland May 5, 1903'
James Beard
1000
'Sticky-sweet title of no. 1s for Bobby Goldsboro in 1968 & Mariah Carey in 1997'
"Honey"
1000
'11-letter word for embroidery on canvas, with uniform spacing of stitches in a pattern'
needlepoint
1000
'South Carolina legislator John "O'Goshen!"'
land
1000
'(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) The northwest angle belongs to the U.S., although it doesn't look that way; it's the only part of the lower 48 that extends miles north of this parallel of latitude'