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Trivia Answer

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Trivia time, Lexington! Here's a question about our hometown university. The University of Kentucky was originally founded as what specific type of college back in the eighteen sixties? Drop your guesses in the chat and we'll reveal the answer in ten minutes.

And here's the answer.

Trivia answer time! The University of Kentucky was originally founded as an agricultural college, established back in eighteen sixty-five as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky. Unfortunately, no one nailed that one in the chat this round, but don't worry! These questions can be tricky. Stick around for the next trivia question coming up in just a bit!

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