TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: NERDS RULE! 
Clue: Mick Jagger was a finance student at the London School of Economics before cashing in with this band

SOLUTION: the rolling stones

PROBLEM: Category: COLONIAL AMERICA 
Clue: This pamphleteer called George III the "royal brute of Britain" who had usurped the rightful place of law

SOLUTION: paine

PROBLEM: Category: FLAGS 
Clue: 1 of 2 southern states on whose state flag the Confederate Battle flag can be seen

SOLUTION:
georgia or mississippi