Riau - 2025 Chicago Open - Buzzpoints App

Question

A cross-border region named for Singapore, Johor, and this name has led to increased trade and electronics manufacturing in the city of Batam, part of an archipelago of this name. For 10 points each:

[10m] Give this name for both an archipelago and a nearby province on the island of Sumatra.

ANSWER: Riau [accept Riau Islands]

[10e] Many of the Riau Islands, including Batam, are on the southern edge of this strait between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra, known for its piracy.

ANSWER: Strait of Malacca

[10h] Much of the trade between Batam and Singapore goes through this region of Singapore, which contains the Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal. Singapore’s largest prison is a former camp for British POWs named for this region.

ANSWER: Changi

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2025 Chicago Open	2025-08-09	Y	11	10.91	91%	18%	0%
California	2025-02-01	N	2	15.00	100%	50%	0%
California	2025-02-01	N	3	16.67	100%	33%	33%
Great Lakes	2025-02-01	N	3	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Great Lakes	2025-02-01	N	6	15.00	100%	17%	33%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	N	3	23.33	100%	67%	67%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	N	6	15.00	100%	33%	17%
Midwest	2025-02-01	N	5	26.00	100%	80%	80%
Midwest	2025-02-01	N	6	15.00	100%	50%	0%
North	2025-02-01	N	2	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Northeast	2025-02-01	N	2	15.00	100%	50%	0%
Overflow	2025-02-01	N	5	14.00	100%	20%	20%
Pacific Northwest	2025-02-01	N	2	10.00	100%	0%	0%
South Central	2025-02-01	N	1	30.00	100%	100%	100%
Southeast	2025-02-01	N	1	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Southeast	2025-02-01	N	3	13.33	100%	33%	0%
UK	2025-02-01	N	10	12.00	100%	20%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	N	5	20.00	100%	60%	40%
Upstate NY	2025-02-01	N	1	0.00	0%	0%	0%

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