Seattle
2025
Remitly
Holidays
Global
100

Completed in 1950, this Mercer Island span became the world’s first floating bridge, now carrying traffic as part of I-90.

Mercer Island Floating Bridge

100

This long-running sketch comedy show marked its 50th anniversary this year with a star-studded special featuring celebrity guests and returning cast members.

Saturday Night Live

100

Among the most popular treats in the SEA office, employees frequently reach for one of these top five snacks.

Beef Stick
Dried Mango
Hello Panda Chocolate
Pocky Chocolate
Pacific Popcorn Black Truffle



100

One in three men wait until this day to do their Christmas shopping.

Christmas Eve

100

Home to over 2,000 languages, this continent is considered the most linguistically diverse in the world.

Africa

200

Founded in 2000 by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, this Seattle museum celebrates music, science fiction, and pop culture.

Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP)

200

Founded in 2000, this private American aerospace company sent celebrities like Katy Perry, Gayle King, and Lauren Sánchez on a suborbital flight.

Blue Origin

200

From the US, name one of the four countries that receives the highest Remitly Wallet transfer volumes?

USA–Mexico

USA–Philippines

USA–Colombia

USA–Dominican Republic


200

In Mexico, children break open these hanging papier mache sculptures to release the gifts inside.

Pinatas

200

Often cited as the most difficult language for native English speakers to learn, this language features complex grammar, tones, and a writing system very different from the Latin alphabet.

Mandarin Chinese

300

This crowd-pleasing stadium tradition, first created in 1981 by a University of Washington cheerleader during a UW–Stanford football game at Husky Stadium, has since become a global phenomenon.

The Wave

300

This religious leader, who served as head of the Catholic Church beginning in 2013, was the subject of worldwide mourning upon his death this year.

Pope Francis

300

After the first launched corridor in the Philippines (PHL), this country became the second official corridor to be launched.

India

300

During the holidays, this famous New York City landmark features a colossal Christmas tree and a popular ice-skating rink.

Rockefeller Center

300

This country is unique for having the mythical unicorn as its national animal, symbolizing purity and strength.

Scotland

400

Located beneath Pioneer Square, these subterranean passages were formed after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889 and later became a popular tour attraction.

Seattle Underground Tunnels

400

In 2025, this American pop superstar made headlines when she announced her engagement to a Kansas City Chiefs NFL player.

Taylor Swift

400

In which U.S. state did Remitly receive its final money transmitter license, enabling it to operate in all 50 states?

Massachusetts

400

This ex-Beatle wrote and recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” in 1980 for his second solo album.

Paul McCartney

400

Covering roughly 5.5 million square miles, this desert holds the title of the largest in the world.

Antarctic Desert

500

What is the item that people in Seattle purchase the most significant number of per capita than any other city in the U.S.?

Sunglasses

500

On November 12th, 2025, the final one of these coins was minted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ending a long-running era of U.S. currency production

The Penny

500

In 2011 what was the original name that Remitly was founded as?

BeamIt Mobile

500

It takes this many years for a pine tree to grow to an acceptable Christmas tree height.

15

500

Spanning 11 time zones, this is the largest country in the world by land area.

Russia