This time, we have a quiz on sports expressions in English, in honor of the fall sports season. What is the verb used when you "nail" a trick or landing in a competition? The five-letter verbs in "XX that trick" and "XX the landing. Can you guess? The correct answer will be in the next issue,

The correct answer is "blue moon. The blue moon...well, it is a very moody color, isn't it? It is used as an idiom "rarely" because it is a rare natural phenomenon. The next "blue moon" will be in 2037, and I am looking forward to seeing what the world will be like.

Saturday, October 31 this year was the second full moon in a month, wasn't it? So here's our annual quiz! What color moon would you call the second full moon in a month? It is also used in the idiom "rarely". The correct answer will be in the next issue!

The correct answer to our quiz was "fall colors" or "fall foliage". In the U.S., the fall foliage in the northeastern states of Maine and Vermont, as well as Tennessee and North Carolina, is famous. What are your favorite fall foliage spots?

Autumn is deepening and many of you may be enjoying the changing season as the autumn leaves of Lake Chuzenji are introduced on TV. Today's quiz is to try to say "autumn leaves" in English. Let's try to say "fall" followed by a six- or seven-letter word. See the next issue for two different expressions!