Norfolk Island (i/nrfk alnd/; Norfuk: Norf'k Ailen) is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia, 1,412 kilometres (877 mi) directly east of mainland Australia's Evans Head, and about 900 kilometres (560 mi) from Lord Howe Island. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia. Together with two neighbouring islands, it forms one of Australia's external territories. It has 1,796 inhabitants living on a total area of about 35 km2 (14 sq mi). Its capital is Kingston.

Norfolk Island was colonised by East Polynesians but was long unpeopled when it was settled by Great Britain as part of its settlement of Australia from 1788. The island served as a convict penal settlement from 6 March 1788 until 5 May 1855, except for an 11-year hiatus between 15 February 1814 and 6 June 1825, when it lay abandoned. On 8 June 1856, permanent civilian residence on the island began when it was settled from Pitcairn Island. In 1913, the UK handed Norfolk over to Australia to administer as an external territory.

Answer this series of questions:

1. What island is featured in this article?
2. In what ocean is it located?
3. Near where?
4. What continent is it a part of?
5. How many people live there?
6. What's the total area of the island?
7. What is its capital?
8. What people first lived there?
9. Who eventually settled it?
10. When?
11. What did they use it for?
12. When?
13. Was it used the entire time in that manner?
14. When was it not?
15. When did free people begin to live there?
16. Who settled it?
17. Does the UK still own it?
18. Who does?
19. What is it classified as now?
20. How far away from Lord Howe Island is it?

Numbered answers:
1. Norfolk Island
2. Pacific Ocean
3. between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia
4. Australia.
5. 1,796
6. 35 km2 (14 sq mi).
7. Kingston.
8. East Polynesians
9. Great Britain
10. 1788
11. convict penal settlement
12. from 6 March 1788 until 5 May 1855
13. No
14. between 15 February 1814 and 6 June 1825
15. 8 June 1856,
16. Pitcairn Island
17. No
18. Australia
19. external territory.
20. , and about 900 kilometres (560 mi)